Seth, our nine month old, loves being mobile. He crawls around as fast as lightning. He pulls himself up on whatever he can find...a chair, my pant leg, his sisters hair...and he stands. More and more he let's go of what he used to help stand himself up. And each time he let's go, he stands a little longer before he falls. As a parent this is exciting and a little sad all at the same time. On the one hand, you want the boy to be able to stand on his own two feet, but on the other hand you want to make these moments last as long as possible and with each stand he makes you know your baby will not be a baby forever. But being a parent means learning to let go, doesn't it?
It seems that spiritual growth is also about a life-long process of letting go so that you can increasingly experience God for all he is. See if you can relate to any of these letting go spiritual growth steps:
Letting go of my way to stand for God's way.
Letting go of hurt to experience God's healing.
Letting go of fear to find God's courage.
Letting go of doubt to accept God's power.
Letting go of selfishness to be used by God to touch others.
Letting go of money to let God be my financial planner.
Letting go of lies to live in the truth.
Letting go of hate to be free to truly love.
Letting go of my comfort zone to not miss out on his adventure.
Letting go of isolation to embrace others and let others embrace me.
Letting go of thinking I am in control so that God can be in control.
The list could go on and on, couldn't it? Letting go is a beneficial part of life. For each time we dare to let go, we get to find out for ourselves what it is like to stand with Christ in a whole new way! Hey...Don't be a baby...let go! :-)
Check out Hebrews 5:11-6:3
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