When Your Hands Are Full ~ Release
There’s this quiet weight many of us carry. It isn't the kind others can see, but the kind that weighs heavily against the heart. These weights have names like worry, guilt, fear, disappointment, regret, the urge to control outcomes we were never meant to hold, and the list goes on and on.
We grip tightly on these things because they feel familiar and the thought of
letting go seems dangerous. Sometimes we actually want to let go but
releasing it feels like weakness. Here's the truth God keeps whispering to my
soul:
Release is strength.
Release is trust.
Release is worship.
A couple of years ago at a women’s retreat in the Colorado mountains, I was
reminded of how hard it truly is to let go. I stood outside, shivering in the crisp cold air, with a tiny slip of paper in my hands. This paper seemed too small to hold the ache I’d written on it. I knew what I needed to surrender, but stepping toward the bonfire felt like stepping toward an emotional cliff.
Dropping that paper into the flames was one of the hardest things I’ve done in a long time. But it was also the beginning of a divine exchange.
Pain for peace.
Fear for courage.
Shame for identity.
Tight-fisted self-protection for God’s open-handed healing.
Friend, your release is not about losing something at all. This release is about making room to receive something so much better.
Reflections Along Your Journey
1. What invisible weight have you been carrying that God never asked you
to hold?
2. How might releasing this weight change the way you breathe, live, or
worship today?
3. What could God place in your hands if they were finally empty enough
to receive?
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