Today's Reading: 2 Chronicles 34; John 19:1-22

Letting Go Is Hard

I am the LORD your God. You shall have no other gods before Me. - Exodus 20:2-
3

Corrie Ten Boom once said that she learned to hold on to things loosely because it hurt
too much when God pried them away. There are many things in our life that we get
attached to: our work becomes our identity, our homes become our personality, our
children become our goals. Sometimes it is hard to know who we were before these
things came in and took over our lives. Where do I end and these things begin? When
God challenges us on our priorities, it is difficult to truly understand what He is doing.

Because I work in the ministry, it gets confusing at times to separate my walk with the
Lord from my work in the Lord. Recently, I have fallen in love with the plans of a ministry
that truly helps people and honors God. I received His promises and His revelation of
how to get the ministry started. Then, out of the blue, I had the sense that He wanted
me to give the ministry to someone else to do. He used me to get the ministry going, but
now He wanted me to let it go and not feel that I must do the work for Him. It was hard
to let go because that ministry had become a key part of my life. How do you let go of
something that God placed in your heart to do, so that you can honor God by not doing
it?

We have to remember that nothing is ours. We are just stewards entrusted with the
Master's gifts. Our calling is to be obedient. Our hearts are to have nothing above Him,
including His ministries. We are to align ourselves up with Jesus, to rest at His feet and
to have a relationship with Him. Jesus wants you, not what you can do.

Lord, thank You that You don't want my attention divided. I am sorry that I fall in love
with the work to a point of missing Your will. Help me to walk in Your paths and stay in
step with Your call. You have given me everything I have and I give them back to You.
Be glorified in me. Amen.

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