Her words arrested my attention. When my beloved friend resurrected this quote, I paused and pondered its depth of meaning. Nestled within a gallery of autumnal photos, it stated: The Fall trees show us it can be beautiful to let things go.*
What musings command our attention?
Letting go tugs at our heartstrings.
Consider the mother who feels a bittersweet ache when her firstborn walks across the stage to accept a graduation diploma.
Study the father as he kisses his daughter and turns to take his seat for the rest of the wedding ceremony.
Gaze at the couple hugging their grandchildren and sending them with their parents down the jetway on a missionary assignment.
Notice the friend as she clamps the lock on the U-Haul and waves to her bestie who is leaving to take a promotion across country.
Letting go initiates change and leads into the process for what comes next.
Release feels scary. In our attempt to maintain control, we cling, clutch, grip, and grasp. But letting go makes way for what’s next. And God’s supernatural resources for the future wait upon our decision to release.
“Let go [of your concerns]! Then you will know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10 GWT)
“‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.’” (Jeremiah 29:11)
Letting go becomes an act of spiritual worship when we yield our lives to God so that He is free to accomplish His beautiful purposes in us and through us.
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” (Romans 12:1)
A prayer of letting go: “Lord, I let go of my life, my dreams, my goals, my plans, my professional status, my expectations, my past, my hurts, my timing, and my personal agenda. I submit to you by saying, “Thy will be done.” Now, I want You to take my life and use it for Your glory and my good. I let go and say to You, “Anything, anytime, anywhere.”
Letting go leads to beautiful.
“Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9)
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“And this is eternal life, that they may know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ
whom You have sent” (John 17:3).
How have you experienced difficulty in letting things go?
At this moment, where is there a hesticancy to let go?
Consider going outdoors for a walk with God in the beauty of His nature. What other lessons do you learn about His imagery at this time of year?
*This anonymous quote comes in various expressions, and is not original with my friend.
