Carrying Something You Shouldn't? How To Finally Let It Go
5 helpful action steps when God is telling you to leave something in your life behind and it's hard to obey.
Has God ever led you to give up something?
It happened to me last week, and I am struggling with obedience.
I’m finding it difficult to give it up completely. I’ve given God excuse after excuse.
When we cling to something God wants us to let go of, it’s like grasping broken glass with our hand.
It causes us pain and injury.
If we let go, the damage will stop, and the healing process can begin.
For whatever reason, we hold on and continue to inflict harm.
It should be obvious to let go, so why do we struggle?
Maybe we don’t know how because we’ve held onto it for so long, we can’t imagine living without the clenched fist.
What could we be holding that is so hard to get rid of?
hurt or unforgiveness
a specific sin we can’t overcome
shame from our past
addiction, unhealthy habits
a wrong relationship
a grudge, resentment
The possibilities are endless. It’s unique to each person.
How can we release and move forward?
1. Pray
Obviously, we need divine intervention. If we could have made this move on our own, we would have done so by now. Call upon the all-powerful God who can help us despite our failures.
2. Find Direction in God’s Word
Scripture gives clear instructions on what is right and wrong. We can ask the Holy Spirit to speak to our hearts and reveal what God wants us to do.
3. Establish Accountability
Confide in a trusted friend about our intentions and ask for prayer and accountability. If we don’t feel we can do this, we can put our intentions on paper and make a conscious decision to revisit at specific time intervals (daily, weekly, monthly) to hold ourselves accountable.
4. Believe
We must have faith God will provide the strength for us to be obedient to His leading.
5. Do the Work
Put in the effort. If it were easy, we would have let it go a long time ago.
“My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV)
Dear Lord, help me be obedient and release what I’ve been holding on to far too long.
I grew up hearing that God takes it away from you and He does but you have to let it go, too often, we pick it back up.
I don't think God has ever led me to give up on anything. But, I have failed to let God lead me in the right direction. Thanks for your thought-provoking devotional.
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