Letting Go Is Hard

July 10

This letting go stuff is hard. Just as I think I am making progress, I realize I still am far from where I want to be. I have this desire in me to have all God has for me, to leave nothing behind. I want more!

For me to have more of His love I need to let go of even more. This morning I realized that I am still carrying too many burdens; my master to-do list, my daily to-do list, this daily writing, trying to be available and help the people in my life, just to name a few. Then I add on to that my fears and concerns, trying to know what to do and how to handle situations. This is too much to carry. I tend to want to take it all on myself. If I just do the right thing, I can fix it. But, I can’t. I need to stop. Surrender and trust God to lead the way. To make room for more of God I need to let more go. It doesn’t mean do less. It means day by day, moment by moment trust Him to lead the way.

Abide in the love of God and He will abide in me. The more of God's love I have experienced, the more I realize how little I have truly known. God’s love for us is perfect and His perfect love casts out all fear. Man’s love is unreliable no matter how honorable the man. This is why we need God’s love. The more time I spend in centering prayer and small pauses during the day the more I am filled with His love and the more I can respond out of His love. For me to love the unlovely or love those who simply don’t know how to love me, I need to be saturated with God’s unfailing love. When I am filled with His love, my ability to truly love increases.