Hi Everyone,
This is my first post in a long time and for that I apologize again. I know I need to write more and I hope to in the future.
Today's post is about letting go. It's a message that has come to me from several different places in the last week which usually means the Lord is trying to tell me something. I want to start with an illustration from a very good friend of mine, CS.
He recently told me about something that happened to him. He was visiting with one of his closest friends when several of his friend's family showed up and had a lot of negative things to say about C. They were very bitter about some "perceived" wrong that he did to them. Now from our discussions, I don't think he really did anything wrong to them but this perceived transgression was really bothering several of them. Here's the kicker. This happened over a decade ago. They have been harboring this grudge for a long time and guess who wasn't bothered about any of it until recently? - CS. He didn't even know it was out there. Pretty crazy stuff. What's my point? If you harbor a grudge against someone the only person you are really hurting is yourself.
I think that's a good point but I want to talk for a minute about the definition of letting go that the Lord keeps bringing to my heart. I have to let go of the past. In my current life, I don't have as many "things" as I once did. I don't live in as nice a house as I used to and as a matter of fact, my ex-wife still lives in the nice house where I used to live. I also don't have a boat like I used to. And here's something else from my past that I don't like - I can't run as fast or as far as I could five years ago.
I've noticed lately that I have spent some time regretting not having the "things" that I used to enjoy. What makes it worse is I am facing a couple of struggles. Lately, it's been easy to be frustrated about the past and not really notice the great things that are going on around me. So the Lord finally dealt with me to let go of the old house and let go of the boat. Part of the problem of remembering the "good old days" is that they really weren't all that good. I was just remembering the best parts of the "old days" and forgetting all the hard stuff that made them not so good at the time. Another part of the problem is that while I was focusing on how things were, I forgot to focus on the good plan that God has for my future. I'm on the verge of a couple of very significant breakthroughs in area's of my life that will put my family and I in the best financial place I have ever seen.
This year one of my businesses suffered a pretty big setback but it's still going strong and looks like there are opportunities to grow back some of what we lost. Another of my businesses is on the verge of taking off in a way I would never have seen back in the good old days. So what the Lord was finally saying to me is that at this stage of my life it's time for a new beginning not a being bogged down in trying to my recollection of the good old days. But in order to move higher, I have to let go of some of the things I have held as important.
Something else I noticed was that I was holding on to feeling guilty about some bad choices I have made. The worst part about that is I can't change any of them. I can make choices about my future.
So I want to encourage you. If your are holding on to things that are holding you down, it's time to let go and move up. It's time for you to move out of your past and move into your future. Maybe the devil has told you that because of something you did wrong it your past, that your life can't be as great as you would like. That's just simply a lie. Did you know that after the prodigal son came home from wasting all the money his father gave him that his father not only took him back but blessed him with fine clothes and a big feast. God has a great plan for your life and nothing in your past can stop you and God from achieving a bright future. So let go and get going!!
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This is my first post in a long time and for that I apologize again. I know I need to write more and I hope to in the future.
Today's post is about letting go. It's a message that has come to me from several different places in the last week which usually means the Lord is trying to tell me something. I want to start with an illustration from a very good friend of mine, CS.
He recently told me about something that happened to him. He was visiting with one of his closest friends when several of his friend's family showed up and had a lot of negative things to say about C. They were very bitter about some "perceived" wrong that he did to them. Now from our discussions, I don't think he really did anything wrong to them but this perceived transgression was really bothering several of them. Here's the kicker. This happened over a decade ago. They have been harboring this grudge for a long time and guess who wasn't bothered about any of it until recently? - CS. He didn't even know it was out there. Pretty crazy stuff. What's my point? If you harbor a grudge against someone the only person you are really hurting is yourself.
I think that's a good point but I want to talk for a minute about the definition of letting go that the Lord keeps bringing to my heart. I have to let go of the past. In my current life, I don't have as many "things" as I once did. I don't live in as nice a house as I used to and as a matter of fact, my ex-wife still lives in the nice house where I used to live. I also don't have a boat like I used to. And here's something else from my past that I don't like - I can't run as fast or as far as I could five years ago.
I've noticed lately that I have spent some time regretting not having the "things" that I used to enjoy. What makes it worse is I am facing a couple of struggles. Lately, it's been easy to be frustrated about the past and not really notice the great things that are going on around me. So the Lord finally dealt with me to let go of the old house and let go of the boat. Part of the problem of remembering the "good old days" is that they really weren't all that good. I was just remembering the best parts of the "old days" and forgetting all the hard stuff that made them not so good at the time. Another part of the problem is that while I was focusing on how things were, I forgot to focus on the good plan that God has for my future. I'm on the verge of a couple of very significant breakthroughs in area's of my life that will put my family and I in the best financial place I have ever seen.
This year one of my businesses suffered a pretty big setback but it's still going strong and looks like there are opportunities to grow back some of what we lost. Another of my businesses is on the verge of taking off in a way I would never have seen back in the good old days. So what the Lord was finally saying to me is that at this stage of my life it's time for a new beginning not a being bogged down in trying to my recollection of the good old days. But in order to move higher, I have to let go of some of the things I have held as important.
Something else I noticed was that I was holding on to feeling guilty about some bad choices I have made. The worst part about that is I can't change any of them. I can make choices about my future.
So I want to encourage you. If your are holding on to things that are holding you down, it's time to let go and move up. It's time for you to move out of your past and move into your future. Maybe the devil has told you that because of something you did wrong it your past, that your life can't be as great as you would like. That's just simply a lie. Did you know that after the prodigal son came home from wasting all the money his father gave him that his father not only took him back but blessed him with fine clothes and a big feast. God has a great plan for your life and nothing in your past can stop you and God from achieving a bright future. So let go and get going!!
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