Letting go of the old and the past creates space for growth and allows new and more incredible things to blossom in this new space. Letting go will allow God to step in and make all that is seemingly impossible possible. Letting go is trusting that God will care for us and all that God entrusted us with. Letting go of everything else is letting God.
Letting go is not only of human nature. It is also divine. God lets go of the throne to establish a kingdom of unity in which there is “neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for [we] are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28). God lets go of Self to establish a long-term relationship with us through the being of Jesus; an eternal bond between Creator and Creature (John 3:16). Jesus lets go of His hometown, family, and friends to follow the will of God (Luke 22:42). Jesus lets go of the 99 in search for the one that is lost (Matthew 18:12). Jesus lets go of a day of rest to proclaim good news to the poor, to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free (Luke 4:18). God lets go of our sins so that in forgiveness and mercy we may find grace and experience the freedom that comes from the glory of God (Isaiah 1:18, Psalm 103:11, 12; I John 1:9). The Holy Spirit lets go of the wind; it blows where it wills so that we may be born of the Spirit (John 3:8).
God invites us to let go of our anxieties, fears, doubts, worries, bitterness, anger, and evil (sin). As we turn these over to God, an overwhelming feeling of peace fills our being, and a newborn vision aligned with truth, hope, and love reconciles us with God, ourselves, and others. A newborn faith sees us through the toughest of times. It’s time to let go and trust that in all things, God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good (Romans 8:28).
Now, take a deep breath and let go. Something new is about to be born!
In Christ,
Pastor Iraida