Live Let Go and Held
This weekend I hit a breaking point. My life is abundantly blessed and I am so grateful for all of the wonderful people and opportunities that the Lord has given me. But, it is also a lot to manage and I have found myself trying to do it all on my own and feeling very alone. The past few weeks have been a lot. Between studying for finals, preparing for the World Race, trying to pack up to leave school, and making time for all of the people that I love so much and I am going to miss. I stopped prioritizing alone time with Jesus.
In these past few weeks, I have noticed my thoughts being brought back to childhood. The simplicity in living let go. Let go of the cares of the world and all of the stress and pressure that comes with it. Living a life held by others, taken care of, loved. A life dependent on trusting and loving parents. A life that is free. I miss this life. I miss my parents. I feel very overwhelmed and all on my own.
I know I am not alone and that my Father in Heaven is taking very good care of me. But when you don’t prioritize intentional time with someone, it can be hard to see that they are there, it can be hard to see how much they love you. It can be hard to believe that they are with you. Just like a marriage is unhealthy if the couple spends no time alone together, it is the same in our relationship with our Father in Heaven. When we are not spending time alone with Him it can be hard to see how present He really is and how much He truly loves and takes care of us.
Over the past few weeks, I found myself trying to balance all of life’s responsibilities on my own and it has been filling me with fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of letting people down, afraid of leaving, afraid of making the wrong decision. I am human, I am weak, and I cannot do it on my own. Heck, I can’t even make my own heartbeat on my own. I have been letting the “Have To’s” lead my life, I have been allowing the fear and anxiety guide my steps instead of prioritizing the only one who can carry me through it.
Our God is a good Father who takes good care of His children. We don’t have to do anything but we do have a choice. We can choose to give Him the things of this world that are weighing us down and allow Him to love us by letting Him take those things and take care of us. The “Have To’s” will always be there. We will never be able to do enough in our own strength to make them go away. But, if we choose to prioritize our Father, give Him the worries of the world, and allow Him to fill the space where they once were, He can bring us back to a life filled with childlike joy and peace despite what is going on around us.
This is life with Christ. A life let go and held. A life let go of the worries and anxieties and responsibilities of the world. A life held by the only one who can carry us through. I haven’t been living this life for the past few weeks. Today, I am choosing to give it back to Him. I need Him. I can’t do anything without Him. I have a question for you dear friend, are there areas in your heart and life where you could be living more let go and held? If there are, there is no shame in giving it back to Him. Because of what Jesus did on the cross for us, we can enter into His presence with humility and confidence. Freedom is found here. Childlike joy is found here. I encourage you to run to Him and continue to live let go and held by our good Father in Heaven who takes good care of His children.
Songs:
Sunday Drive – Brett Eldredge
Restoring Eden- MBL Worship
Nothing Else- Cody Carnes
Real Thing – Maverick City Music
Scripture:
Psalm 118: 8
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in human hands.
2 Samuel 12:8
“I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. I gave your master’s house to you, and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all of this had been too little, I would have given you even more.”
1 John 3:1
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Matthew 18:3-5
“Truly I tell you if you unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of a child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.”
1 John 5:20
We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxieties on him because he cares for you.
Luke 10:38-41
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he had said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” “Martha, Martha,” The Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed — or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.
Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
