"Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit
unto his stature?"--Matthew 6:27 (KJV)
There
you have it. Worrying doesn’t help at all. I’m 5’1/2”. I get frustrated with
the disrespect I receive. I have always wished I were taller. I haven’t been transformed
into a 5’ 10” senior supermodel yet.
Matthew
6 is part of the Sermon on the Mount. The last part of it deals mainly with the
uselessness of anxiety. This is a good message for those of us who feel limited
in any way.
Today
I will share some resources on letting go. Let’s start with this lyric video of
Jason Gray’s song, “I’m Gonna let it Go”:
“Letting
go” quotes from Goodreads:
“Incredible
change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have
power over instead of craving control over what you don't.”―-Steve Maraboli,
Life, the Truth, and Being Free
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“You
must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control
anyway.”-―Steve Maraboli, Life, the
Truth, and Being Free
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“It
is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn
from our errors and move on.”-―Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
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“Renew,
release, let go. Yesterday’s gone. There’s nothing you can do to bring it back.
You can’t “should’ve” done something. You can only DO something. Renew
yourself. Release that attachment. Today is a new day!”-―Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life
and the Human Experience
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“Some
people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength.
However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let
go and then do it.”-―Ann Landers
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“Once
you realize you deserve a bright future, letting go of your dark past is the
best choice you will ever make.-―Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
My Conclusion
We
may not have as much control as we’d like, but God does.
“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted
among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”
“The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our
refuge. Selah.”--Psalm 46:10-11 (KJV)
Footprints
in the Sand poem:
One night I
dreamed a dream.
As I was
walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the
dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each
scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One
belonging to me and one to my Lord.
After the
last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked
back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed
that at many times along the path of my life,
especially
at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was
only one set of footprints.
This really
troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord,
you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk
with me all the way.
But I
noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was
only one set of footprints.
I don't
understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
He
whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never,
ever, during your trials and testings.
When you
saw only one set of footprints,
It was then
that I carried you."
Are you willing to let go and let God?
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