Oh how that song from Frozen both inspires and challenges me. You know the song, chances are your kids sing it just about every day, as a matter of fact, some of you are probably singing to it right now in your heads. I actually adore the song, but truth be told it also strikes a very tender nerve for me when I first heard it.
You see, my One Word 365 for 2014 (you can find out more here) is “Release”. I prayed over this word and knew that only God would pick this word for me because it certainly wasn’t one this control freak mama would pick on her own.
Release — my expectations, my need to control, my kids as they transition into adulthood, my ministry, my will…yep, pretty much everything fell under this one seemingly little but really gigantic word.
I’ve wrestled with it for the last six months and have watched God stretch me even more because of it. It’s not been easy at all, and if I’m straight up honest with you it’s been a daily (sometimes even hourly) challenge…but…I love when there’s a but…God is showing me how to release, and let it go, a little more every day.
We sat down as a family (yes, even with teenage and adult kids we did watch it together) to watch the movie Frozen when it first came out on DVD. While we watched it I caught myself with a few tears trickling down my face during that song.
Why was it affecting me that way?
Honestly, probably because in the pit of my soul I knew that it was just another gentle reminder as to what I am supposed to be doing in this season of life and motherhood. You see, my kids aren’t little kids any longer and well, as much as I “think” they need their mama’s input, they really don’t need or want it as much as I’d like.
So, maybe your kids are still small, or maybe they are growing up like mine, either way, there’s a few things we can learn together as we link arms and learn to let it go.
Here’s of the things we can start to let go of the tight grip of control on—
- as much as you love your kids, God loves them infinitely more,
- as much as you want what’s best for them, God has something even more incredible for them,
- as much as you want your marriage to be “perfect”, God wants you to have a godly healthy marriage,
- as much as you want to “control” the details of your life, God wants you to let it go and trust him with the details.
Yes, sweet sisters, you have to show up and do your part, but you also have to get out of the way and let God do His part. If it’s up to us, then the results are going to be tiny, small and limited, but if we let it go and release it to God, then the results, dear one, are limitless!
Sometimes easy to say and generally a lot harder to do, but it’s going to be so worth it when we finally release our grip and let it go!
What about you…
What is it about this whole “let it go” concept that scares you a little?
What do you think God could be nudging you in your life to “let it go”?
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