Sunday Message: Let It Go

"I'm letting go so I can be free. When we think about letting go of some things in our lives we realize that even the thought of doing so is very difficult to fathom. Letting go, doesn't always mean to stop caring, because it is almost impossible for most people to shut off the feelings that they have for a person, especially someone that they truly care about."

"When we let go we have to do so knowing that we tried everything that we possibly could have to make things work but some people will just never be willing to change. Think about how hard it is to make changes in your own lives, and then think how hard it is to change someone else's heart.
Looking out for your own heart, your mental, emotional, and physical health, is not the wrong thing to do. Don't feel pressured to stay somewhere and not be loved like you should be loved, let go if you aren't being treated as special as you should be, so you can be free."

How many of us are holding on to someone or something that we should let go of?

 If we were really honest with ourselves and took inventory, I’d say a lot of us. In love and in life, there comes a time where you have to evaluate whose in your life and what purpose they serve- that is, if you want to mature.

Take me for example, I had a friend whom wasn’t compatible with me at all, this person had a “victim” mindset and when offended, would take things to the extreme. I appreciated their company, we had good times, but inside I always felt that I was lying to myself and ultimately lying to them. I became frequently frustrated and depressed when dealing with this person, so much so I thought of their problems more than I tended to my own life. It took for us to come into a situation where this friend turned their back on me- then I got the message.

I truly believe holding onto the wrong people, habits, or things is detrimental to our lives. Would you drink milk after its expiration date? I hope not. So why would you keep someone or something past their expiration date for your life?

Well, how do you know when something or someone has reached their expiration date?

Trust me, you will know! when the time came to walk away from this person, It was clear. If they truly were my friend, they wouldn’t share my personal business told in confidence. They wouldn’t have said hurtful, un-true things about me. It was still hard to walk away, but I did it and it was the most important thing I did in my life.

Take inventory of the things and people in your life. Who or what is here to help? Pray for it, Keep it. Who or what is here only to hinder? Pray for it, Send it on, Drop it.

“Letting go does not mean giving up… it means moving on. It is one of the hardest things a person can do. Starting at birth, we grasp on to anything we can get our hands on, and hold on as if we will cease to exist when we let go. We feel that letting go is giving up, quitting, and that as we all know is cowardly. But as we grow older we are forced to change our way of thinking. We are forced to realize that letting go means accepting things that cannot be. It means maturing and moving on, no matter how hard you have to fight yourself to do so.”

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- Unknown