A Time To Let Go

Heart Prep

Pray and ask God to open your heart and mind to hear Him clearly today.
Ask Him to open your eyes to see what you need to let go.

Ecclesiastes 3:6 “A time to search and a time to give up as lost; a time to keep and a time to throw away.”

The Scripture for today speaks for itself. Let’s get straight to the point here: what or whom do you need to let go of? I met a boy in the seventh grade that I fell head over heels for. He was the new kid; he was very quiet and humble; he was so calm, not like the other seventh-grade boys; he had the sweetest smile and the softest hands. From the day I met that boy I was in love with him. I hung onto him as much as I could. He was my boyfriend up until he moved away later that year. Even after he moved away we kept in touch. Nine years later we are still very close friends. The real truth is, I stayed loving that boy up until this past summer, and I am 22 years old now. I was holding onto the sweet seventh grade boy that I knew, not wanting to acknowledge the fact that he had changed over the years. I prayed and prayed that God would make him ‘like’ me because I ‘liked’ him so much. It never happened. I got upset with God, and myself, thinking I was the problem. Just what was so wrong with me that he didn’t like me back? The problem was that it was time for me to let go. It was that simple. I didn’t want to, but it was time. God showed me that truth multiple times but I wouldn’t hear it. This past summer I finally fully understood: it wasn’t meant to be. I felt complete freedom and peace when I finally let go, like God had told me to do.

Life Application

When you trust God with your thing or person and let go when it is time, He will replace whichever it is with something or someone far better. And even in sorrow He will give you peace.

What is God saying to me today?

Is something or someone on my mind that I need to let go of today? Whether it is something that someone did to me, or a person or relationship, is it time to let go?

How does this change my life and what are my next steps?