Letting Go

There are days when you reach a breaking point.

You had enough demands at work to send you over the edge. Your family pushes your buttons that cause you to react badly. You try to rest only to wake up from a familiar nightmare. The one that you try to run but get nowhere fast while some shadowy figure is moving in closer.

In such moments of pressure and unrest, it's time to let go and fall into the arms of the Lord. It says in 1 Peter 5:7, "Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you." (NLT). And Jesus invites us, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28, NLT).

When we let go we will know a measure of peace and strength. There are deep sighs in our hearts that God only hears and it's these burdens He wants us to let go and place them into His trusting hands. In exchange He will give us rest and strength to carry us through another day.

There are somethings we can't change, namely a person's will. Your children will not always listen and obey. Some co-workers will not stop gossiping. Your neighbors will do what they please no matter how it effects your rest.

But we can come before the Lord and present our needs in troubling times and receive grace to respond differently. When we cling to an offense it will eat away at our peace and drain our strength.

Remember those that wait upon Lord mount up with wings of eagles. They can do so because they are not weighted down by the cares of this life. They have learned that God cares for the little and big things. He will take care of us so we can be a carefree people soaring above our difficulties!