Rest in Release
“Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.”
Psalm 37:5
What is the it that you really want? Or more likely, the it’s ? I have mine. And not only do I really want it, need it, pray for it… I believe it ’s from the Lord. My longing for it, my soul wrapped ’round it – all orchestrated by Him. Yet, it remains a desire unfulfilled, a hope deferred, a whisper in my dreams. I have noticed that so often the closer we feel we are to it, the tighter we grasp. The smoke and mirrors illusion that by our own concentrated effort, plans, labor, or even love we have power over it by clinging to control.
Self-sufficiency (control) has no place in our spiritual journey with Christ. There is no better support. No sweeter love. No richer life. No deeper joy… than Jesus. The God who formed every cell, every tissue, every fiber of our being is the same Lord that shapes the moments of our days. He feels every heartbeat, He sees each tear, He knows our most precious intimate yearnings. And He knows how to get us there.
When we are searching for our way, seeking it out in faith and circumstances erupt, snatching away our spiritual, physical, and emotional strength our gut reaction is not release. But that is exactly what God wants us to do. RELEASE! Release it all to Him. He holds eternity in His hands. He carries our concerns and ultimately controls the consequences of our lives. Does release constitute the death of it ? No. In relinquishing it to Him the blessings are birthed anew – pure and miraculous. Letting go of it is the beginning, not the end.
Melody, This post is at a level of spiritual maturity that makes my heart want to sing and at the same time to stretch up to go on with Christ in my own life with renewed energy. Knowing that letting go is the hardest thing to do, I also send my loving support and prayers to you.
That elusive “it”. Melody, I’ve chased it to the point of exhaustion. For some reason I seem to think I know what I need to be happy and fulfilled. I see it, desire it and go after it. And then there always comes that moment, like you said – that release moment, when I have to let it go. But Melody, do you know what I’ve found? That when I release it, I get HIM.
Thank you for this post. And thank you for the comments you leave for me. You just have no idea how much they mean to me.
I get a glimpse here of God’s timing and of His perfect wisdom when he says, “Not yet Child, rest in Me.” I think sometimes he defers our hopes until all of our hope is in Him. You know, I’d thought that the publication of my book would be my “it”…but Lord, You’re it for me now and for always. I love You Father! And Melody I love you too!