I’m lying in bed this morning, and my brain is running.
You know, that thing we do when the day behind us hasn’t resolved all its problems, and we still feel an impasse ahead? As in, an impossible one?
I’m telling my heart this morning that God is big, and He can do what I can’t do. Truth be told, I’ve always known that, and now I’m forced to live as if I know it.
I’m not sure why I think that stewing about something would ever solve anything.
All it does it tense my shoulders, carve lines into my forehead, and bring a down-spirit into the atmosphere.
I’m slowly learning to let go.
The impossible is made possible by a God who delights in the impasse because He gets to show his strength.
Ever hand a jar with a stubborn lid to a guy with muscle? See that twinkle in his eye as he twists it with ease and your jaw drops?
You tried your hardest to open it, and finally, in frustration, you handed it over. See that phrase, handed it over?
Release doesn’t mean turning a blind eye. How can you release a problem whose existence you are in denial of?
Release means you face your giant head on and realize its ability to destroy your peace. You are fully aware of its ugliness—so aware, in fact, that you know it’s too big for you to handle.
Because you own it, you also get to release it. You hand it over because your shoulders weren’t meant to carry it, and if you do, you’ll end up stooped long before your years.
Release doesn’t mean turning a blind eye. Rather, you can only release when you open your eyes to acknowledge your situation and see the need for supernatural help.
We get confused on this one. Just as we mistake trust for forgiveness, we mistake release for reality. Christ would have us walk in truth.
In owning reality, we get to experience the rest of release.
Sister-soul, today—own your problem fully. Then, because it’s too big for you to handle, release it fully into the hand of God who delights in the impossible.
Find your peace, your joy, your grace, today. Christ gifts you with all of these while He works on what concerns you. Your work is over, except that which springs of faith, and rest.
Relax in His hands—you are well-cared for because your deepest care is given from above rather than from around you. Nothing can stop the inflow of heaven into your soul.
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