“Let it Go…!” Blog #167
Can’t stop thinking about all those things that hurt me?
So hard to leave it alone, because it wasn’t my fault?
Don’t even know how to “let it go” when there’s so much baggage?
Every day of our lives is made up of past joy or past pain. Everywhere we look back into the
cobwebs of our mind is fault or joy. There is no in between. There is no one that is able to
just satisfy our past with a statement, gift or action that can undo the past. So why do we
keep it so important in any part of our thinking?
The reason is simple. It’s easy. It’s easy to feel sorry for ourself. It’s easy to justify. It’s easy
to let our own mind take us up and over and out of the past by rationalizing a thousand
reasons why it could “never be any different”.
The strangest part to all our understanding of our own life is this: When someone close to
us is gone now, life takes on a different feel. Blame, resentment and worry toward other
people don’t just disappear. Intrusive thoughts invade our thinking, float around until
something happens.
I truly believe we ask to be born into the family we are given to learn valuable lessons.
Every single person has something to over come. Regardless of how much we may be
wounded in the family we come from, we walk away with powerful, painful growth - IF WE
ALLOW OURSELVES TO GROW. In the materialistic, secular, imperfect society we live in, inner
growth is difficult IF we choose to hang our hearts on “crutches”. What do I mean by
“crutches?” So often a person does not want to “feel any pain”. So ….. they take something
to stay numb to all of that pain. Where does it go?
Ironically, “inner pain does not leave until it is dealt with”. So that being said, what does
using a “crutch” do? It becomes a band aid! We only band aid the parts of our life that we
do not want to deal with NOW.
When we were young children living with our parents, they had an obligation to raise us
with love, support and in a safe home. However, so often many parents incite fear, not
courage. They instill guilt not confidence. They bring sadness not joy. That being said,
these in itself are “powerful lessons to learn from”. If we can “let go” the blame. IF we can
“let go” the guilt. (I should have done this or I should have done that.). None of it matters
when we decide to “Let it go”. Telling ourself we did the best job we could with the tools we
had at the time, and there is not more to add to it, period. This is a good place to bring in
my own “crutch” now. I have replaced all the outside superficial, day to day crutches that I
was leaning on. None of them ever worked anyway! Just knowing that instantly I can pray
for strength, courage and the ability to truly “let it all go” is a miraculous feeling of calm.
Jesus is here with me.
He tells me quietly but firmly; “I AM THE DOOR, KNOCK AND THE DOOR WILL OPEN”. I am at
peace.
Can I finally believe in Jesus and Let it all Go now…..”
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