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Let Go & Let God

He knows, so why do we still try to control our lives?

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Letting go and moving on are probably some of the hardest things we face in life, especially when we thought some things were there to last. I am a control freak. I like things to happen the way I envisioned. I like to plan things out and see them happen, but that is not always the case. Sometimes you don't see things complete. Some plans do not get to see the final product, and sometimes things do not happen the way you want them to.

In Jeremiah 29:11 it is written, "For i know the plans i have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you". So why do we think our plans are better? Why do we try to control everything to the nail? Why do we go back to things God has removed us from thinking that it was meant to be?

He has a perfect plan. A plan far greater than anything we could imagine ourselves. It is often said as a joke that He laughs when we make plans because usually what we want is not in our best interest and He knows that.

Letting go is hard, but some things are just not supposed to last, no matter how much we want it in our lives. It's important to remind ourselves that everything happens for a reason and things will definitely get better in time. However, most importantly, remind ourselves and trust in the promises He has made us.

In Isaiah 64:7 it is written, "Yet, LORD, you are our father; we are the clay and you our potter: we are all the work of your hand." Allow Him to make a beautiful masterpiece in you. Stop trying to move His hand off the clay. He knows what He is doing. Trust in Him. Allow Him to reveal the masterpiece to you without trying to cut in.

In Proverbs 3:5-6 it is written, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not in your own understandings in all ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path." Lean NOT on your own understandings. Allow that to sink in. Do NOT think you know what is better. Trust in Him and He will direct your paths.

"Be still and know that I am God", Psalm 46:10. Be still? This verse does not mean do nothing or be quiet. Rather the Hebrew root for be still means LET GO. Therefore, Let go and know that I am God. Let Go and Let God!

Dear Lord,

I know sometimes it gets hard. I try too hard to control my everyday life and the many details that are involved. I know your plan is greater. Help me to trust in your plan. Help me to let go and allow your will to be done. Help me to surrender my life to you. I say I trust in you, but allow me to do it whole-heartedly rather than choosing where you can work in my life. I do not want to choose the places you are allowed. Help me let go of the things closet to me and allow your will be done in those places. I remind myself of Jeremiah 29:11 and the promises written throughout the bible. I know you are always by my side throughout it all. Amen.

God has a plan for each and every one of us. Sometimes life is like a rollercoaster and we are click clicking our way to the very top of a scary and unfamiliar place, but the designer and operator of this ride knows perfectly what is over that edge. He designed the rollercoaster, and He knew exactly what He was doing when He strapped you into that seat. You do not need to be afraid of what is going to happen when you plug over the top of that edge because the designer and operator knows exactly. Trust in it He knows.


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