Let go and let God. Haven't we all
heard that statement a number of times? I have heard it so often
that it has lost its impact for me. It becomes one of those mundane
things you hear. For me it became a cliché.
But I heard it loud and clear again
this week. I heard it in my spirit. Let go and let God. And I want
you to hear it this week too. What does it practically mean to let
go and to let God? Does it mean we must look the other way and
pretend that nothing was wrong? Should we hide our face in the
ground like an ostrich and pretend that everything is okay? Should
we sit back and expect things to fall into our laps? Should we stop
doing our part and just trust that all will fall into place?
I think through the questions I
asked you probably answered the questions for yourself.
No, you shouldn't sit back and do
nothing. And no, by letting go you are not saying that your
problems don't exist. By letting go you are acknowledging
them, but you are choosing to not let your problems get under your
skin. You are in fact saying: 'Yes, I see you, you are there, but I
have a God much stronger and more capable than you. I have a God of
more than enough as My Father. I have a Father Who can see the
future, Who knows the best for me and Who will not allow evil to
befall me.'
You see I realized again that we
are children of the Most High God. Princes of the King of kings and
Lord of lords. We are the kings and lords that He is King and Lord
over. And if we truly realize that we are, then what do we have to
worry about?
Have you ever seen the Queen of
England worrying about her finances? No, of course not, she is a
billionaire. Can you also ever imagine her looking after her own
safety, checking if all the doors of Buckingham Palace are locked?
No, of course not, she has a whole team of safety specialists
looking after her safety.
And so I can go on, but you get the
point. Now why are we any different? Our Father is infinitely
richer than she will ever dream to be and He has all the 'safety
specialists' lined up to protect us. So why are we so worried? Why
are we so stressed out? Well, the answer really is because we trust
more in what we can see around us than in the living God. We trust
more in the news we receive than in the Bible. And that is why we
are frantic and stressed out. If His Kingdom and all it entails was
more of a reality to us than this world, we will be relaxed, filled
with all His goodness and His Shalom peace.
We need to learn to look up, to
follow Him and to trust Him above all else. Trust in a God that is
good and wants only the best for you. Expect good rather than evil
to befall you. Let go of all the stress you are holding on to. Let
go of all the junk wearing you down. Rather surround yourself with
the surreal experience of walking hand in hand with God, following
Him wherever He goes. He knows best.
Let go and let God. Acknowledge the
issue, then do your best in all situations, give it to Him and go
on with your life, knowing that He will work out all things for
your good (Romans 8:28).
Father please help us to live a
'let go' life. Help us to look up to You and not our problems. We
give it all to You and trust You to help us and to show us the way.
We love You. Amen