LET THEM GO!

2 Peter 3:17 TLB

I am warning you ahead of time, dear brothers, so that you can watch out and not be carried away by the mistakes of these wicked men, lest you yourselves become mixed up too.

 

The most difficult thing for most of us to do is to let things and people go, especially when they are either too useful to us or no longer necessary. We are all clingy by nature and have the habit of clinging to things or people that have usually gone past their sell-by date. We cling to old clothing that is too tight, small, or big and can no longer be worn because we like them. We even hold onto broken and damaged things, hoping to fix them one day, but that day never comes.

How about those relationships and friendships that are no longer serving any purpose or making any impact? According to 2 Corinthians 6:14, we mustn’t remain in relationships that are unequal and detrimental to us in any way. Sometimes the Lord tells us to let something, or someone go, as we see in Acts 15:39, but we stubbornly cling and refuse to obey God's directives, instead of avoiding them as Proverbs 4:14-17 instructs. Letting go of someone or something may be the only way to our new season or receiving our breakthrough.

We habitually hold on to pain, grudges, malice, old and broken relationships, as well as damaged and useless things that occupy spaces that could be used for better things. The Lord doesn’t want us to just let go of these things but to not allow them to occupy us. Our minds need to be set on things that will edify us and positively affect our emotions, as seen in Colossians 3:2.

The storms of life we experience are sometimes used to shake off unwanted things and people from our lives, and when or if we don't allow the shaking, the storm may grow bigger or worse, like in Jonah 1:10-13. Letting go of someone does not mean the end of loving or caring for that person; it simply means God wants you to make room for a new season, which usually will need new skill sets, strength, talents, and influences to support you.

Letting go of anything, good or bad, can be exceedingly difficult and painful, and it's not normally easy to let them go either. Relationships are great and have so many good rewards for all involved, but we must run from any toxic relationship and negative or ungodly influence that may be detrimental to us in any way, as seen in 1 Timothy 6:10-11 and 1 Corinthians 10:14.

God uses the right people around us to help and bless us, just as the enemy uses the wrong people to destroy us. We must differentiate and appreciate healthy relationships from toxic ones and be strong enough to let go of the latter. Unfortunately, letting go is one of the hardest things to do. It's easy to hold on to the wrong things and people but remember that if our hands and lives are occupied and filled with the wrong things and people, there’ll be no room for the better things and people God wants to bless and fill us with.

Letting go of hurts, regrets, and worries plagues us. While we have all kinds of feelings, we must still remember that God uses these to build us up because He always has something better in store for those willing to receive from Him. Whatever He has for us is in front of us and not behind, so let go and keep moving towards Him, according to Philippians 3:13-14.

Looking back and holding on will distract us from our tomorrow. The devil will try to remind us of our past mistakes, but don’t allow failures and sin to carry you through life with distractive habits, relationships, and things because you refuse to let them go. Let them go!

PRAYER: Dear Lord, grant me the grace and strength to let go of anything and anyone that you have not planned to walk with me without malice or anger in Jesus’s name, amen.

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