Time to Let Go

I'm admitting it - I haven't been a good blogger lately. 

I know I told y'all a few weeks back that I was having a rough time putting my thoughts and feelings into words and I really wanted to enjoy the summertime with my family and friends sans blogging, but what I didn't tell you is that I was going through friendship turmoil, the death of my brother's high school teammate and family friend, and I had nothing I felt was interesting enough to blog about. 

#BFTP didn't take off, which looking back on should have been a no brainer, and without a real income, my days were monotonous, filled with absolutely nothing worthy of writing about.  

All of that to say, I had to let a lot of things go. 

I had to remember that blogging isn't the only thing in my life and what I [don't] post doesn't define me or how interesting I am. I've shared a lot of me and my life with y'all, but there are still relationships and friendships I don't talk about because of how roller coaster-esque I feel in them.

I had to remember that God has a plan for me much greater than my own in EVERY aspect - partially in the blogging world, but especially in my life, my friendships and my relationships - and that I could not fix everything, do everything and be everything alone. 

A few years ago, TD Jakes preached about letting it go, so I've decided to share it with y'all. This quick read is something I've turned to time and time again and hopefully it'll be something y'all can turn to when you just don't know what else to do.

"There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk. 

I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone. When people can walk away from you let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

The Bible said that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]

People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.

Let them go.

And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead.

You've got to know when it's dead.

You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay.

Let them go!

If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to . . .
LET IT GO!

If you are holding on to past hurts and pains . . .
LET IT GO!

If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth . . .
LET IT GO! 

If someone has angered you . . .
LET IT GO!

If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge . . .
LET IT GO!

If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction . . .
LET IT GO!

If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents . . .
LET IT GO!

If you have a bad attitude . . .
LET IT GO!

If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better . . .
LET IT GO!

If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him . . .
LET IT GO!

If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship . . .
LET IT GO!

If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves . . .
LET IT GO!

If you're feeling depressed and stressed . . .
LET IT GO!

If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying "take your hands off of it," then you need to . . .
LET IT GO!

Let the past be the past Forget the former things. GOD is doing a new thing for 2014!

Get Right or Get Left. 

Think about it and then . . .
LET IT GO!

"The Battle is the Lord's!""

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