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Let It Go

    When things in life aren't going the way we expected or wanted, it is often a temptation to want to take over things for ourselves. When we feel out of control, we do everything we can to get it back. It is our fleshly reaction to push away the very solution to our every need. 

    It's difficult to take the leap of faith and let go of your life as you know it, but when we give our lives up to Jesus completely, it actually frees us. We get our peace because it isn't up to us anymore. When we let Jesus take over our lives it makes it a lot harder for us to screw things up! Why do we think that we know better than God anyway? We want to take over when we feel He isn't doing a good enough job,  but the truth is He is always working perfectly in our lives if we just let Him. 

    That means letting go of your family, job, friends, possessions, future, etc.-- everything. It might sound scary at first, but it should actually be a comforting thought. When we give it all to Him, we don't have to worry about it. If it doesn't work out it's not on our heads, it's on His. And let's be honest-- it's always going to work out when He's in charge. 

    I urge you, my brothers and sisters in Christ, to "let it go." What ever "it" is in your life that you've been holding on to, let Jesus take it from here. It is only when we give everything back to Him that we can have peace of mind. Take the trust fall and see that He isn't right there to catch you. 

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. (ESV)

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. (ESV)

1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. (ESV)

Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. (ESV)

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