Letting Go-A gut wrenching process

The question that always arises for me is, "At what point do I let it go Lord?"

It is never easy to let go. In fact, it can be gut wrenching and a difficult process indeed. This is especially true when we hold on to scriptures like, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1) or “Call those things that are not as though they are.” (Paraphrase of Romans 4:17)

I have been serving the Lord since 1981 and have had to continually live and walk through the process of letting go. What I have found is that just when you think you have won absolute victory in this area, something else arises and you begin all over again.

This seems like one of those life long processes so do we ever get it down? I think the answer is pretty clear. You have to be sensitive to the timing of the Lord as to when we let something go.

I believe this is so true, because God has called us to fight the good fight and when we let something go, we feel as if we have given up the battle…this couldn’t be farther from the truth. God sometimes allows us to hold on to something in order to fight in the Spirit for it. This process trains us to know God’s timing of when to release it completely over to Him in the midst of fighting for someone or something. This is where the real battle is.

We never want to let it go! It hurts too much. But let go we must because if we don’t, we will get stuck and unable to move forward. This is what happens many times in marriages and relationships. This often happens when a wife, husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, mother, father, etc. stand in agreement, believing God for a miracle.

When do you give it up and go on? When God says so! It is a process and it differs for each individual and circumstance. There are those who never come to the place of being able to let go of someone or something. This is not good. This is linked, I believe to why there are so many battered women and men. They do not or cannot let go when it is time to.

It is in God's timing of release that the breakthrough finally comes, yet in our minds letting go seems so final. It certainly doesn't feel that by letting go we will get a breakthrough, but it is true.

Some would call holding on a weakness or failure to walking in faith, while others see it as a mighty act of faith to let go quickly. Only God can help you supernaturally let something go when you love so deeply.

I use to look at others and see their apparent faults such as holding on to someone who had verbally mistreated them or committed adultery, etc and thought, "what in the world would cause you to hold on to someone so despicable?" I then put them in this dysfunctional box and thought to myself, "Oh my God, just move the heck on!" But I then realized that there are a multitude of things and situations in life that cause people to be where they are and do what they do.

No two people are alike on this earth. It is easy for a counselor, brother or sister to say, "Just move on"! But there is a series of things that must take place in a person’s heart in order for them to do that. It is called, a process.

It is our responsibility to help them work through heart issues to get them to a point of being able to let go and go on. This too is part of the process. Many will never allow it to happen, while the majority will no matter how gut wrenching it is. I for one have been through this time and time again. It is a huge part of our walk with the Lord.

As long as we live and breathe we will go through different processes in life. That old saying, "let go and let God" is so, so true. My prayer is God will show you the timing of whatever process you are in and if it is time for you to let go and go on.

No matter how gut wrenching it may seem now, there is hope..........its called faith! You and I can trust Him because our lives are in Him. He knows the ultimate outcome and He also knows what is best for us. Do not look at a particular outcome as defeat, but part of the process of trusting God in every situation in your life. I know it hurts. Lord how well I know this, but our Daddy is God Almighty and He will bring you through to the other side in complete victory.

I pray for you today that God's love will overtake you in such a way that you will be lifted into His arms of love. That you will be carried away in His presence and know that you are secure in Him. I pray that you may pass through this process and reach the other side knowing that He is in charge no matter what it looks like.

Letting go...a gut wrenching experience.............but you can do it! I’ll see you on the other side.

With love,

Janet Crews
www.JanetCrewsMinistries.com