The Beauty Of Letting Go

Isaiah 43:19 English Standard Version (ESV)
19 Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.

Sometimes it’s hard to let go. Especially when that “THING” holds sentimental value or you feel loyalty to it or at one point it was a blessing from God.
This morning  as I laid on my bed , thinking about how important it is that I let the  feeling of disappointment go , God reminded me of the beauty of letting go. He reminded me of my history with him.

Almost a year ago , I was lead by God to leave my church. This was a feeling I had for many months but I didn’t obey due to loyalty and feeling like God had placed me there.
How dare I leave a place where God was using me ?
How dare I leave my dance ministry ?
What if I leave my church and I don’t find anything?
Well, after much praying and asking God for clarity I took the plunge and decided to tell my pastor that God was leading me in another direction and I no longer was going to be a leader of the dance ministry nor would I longer attend church.
To my surprise He understood and said that the most important thing is to be where God wants me to be.
After the hype of the weekend ( I made the decision to tell my pastor while being at a weekend long worship dance conference), I remember saying to myself, “Whelp, I’m homeless now. I have no church.”
Well my  “homelessness” didn’t last long. To my surprise a couple of days later while scrolling on Instagram an ad popped up ! It was an ad from the church I attend now. To be honest at first I wasn’t really sure about the church from their Instagram page , it looked a little too cool for me but I gave it a chance..
Let’s just say I absolutely love it. The word is what I was praying for and more. It’s God centered, Biblical, convicting and practical. I’ve  also been  able to meet cool people and I genuinely enjoy going to church. It doesn’t feel like a task. & yes there is no dance ministry which is the one thing that I’ve always done at church. But before coming to my new church I asked God  that wherever he takes me I wanted him to grow me in a different way and that I wanted to serve him in a different way. So I guess this is his way of answering. LOL.
There is such beauty in letting go. It’s scary but there is something beautiful waiting when we are obedient to God in what he tells us to let go of. Many times we may not see the fruit of letting go in a couple of days like it happened to me… Maybe it may take months or even years but ,” let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.” Galatians 6: 9
In this process sometimes you just have to remind yourself of your history with God. Remind yourself that the same God who did it before is able to do it again. Remind yourself of that time that God came through and did the exceedingly and abundantly in your life (Ephesians 3:20). Remind yourself just of the fact that you are saved and in relationship with God and no longer do the things you use to do . That’s a miracle right there!
So in whatever situation you are in, maybe you need to let go of unforgiveness, a relationship, friendship or a dream know that if you are being led by God he will honor your obedience and the “NEW” thing is so worth it compared to the old thing.

So, here is  to living lives led by the Holy spirit and being obedient to him.

Love,
Giselle Parris