Letting Go

As the years stack up, I find myself letting go of things.  Some I’ve learned to live without.  Some I no longer need and many I didn’t need in the first place.  And there are those things which I have grown tired of dragging along behind me.

What does one hang on to? And what does one let go of?  Ah, those are the questions one asks when lying awake in bed at 3 o’clock in the morning.  Now what matters?  Someone tell me, tell me now so I can go back to sleep…or stay awake.

I think it comes down to three key considerations.  First, is this thing good for my relationships with those who truly make a positive difference in my life, and I in theirs? Secondly, is this thing good for me; good for my health and my sanity?  And lastly, is this thing good for my soul, might it make an eternal difference and not just for me?

Take stock, consider, reflect.  Letting go is more difficult, but hanging on is more dangerous.  What things have made your life and the life of those around you worse?  What things have separated you from God?  You may not care.  But here you are, nonetheless, made in God’s image whether you believe it or not.  And one day you will care.

Let go of those things which hold you back. Understand that those most difficult to let go of often do the most damage.  We all have our demons.  We let them in and with God’s help we can let them out.

“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” -Hebrews 12:1