Letting Go. I don’t know about you but it is probably the thing I have done most in my life. And it got even more intense as a mom. When our kids learned to walk we had tp let go. And they had to let go, but letting go is TERRIFYING.And as kids get older it gets worse.
It was so difficult to let go of my oldest son at age 12when hubby told me I had to let him go…..to the lake to go fishing by himself. I should preface this by saying it was a Christian camp where our family is very well known and there was very little traffic and he was a fairly responsible child and a pretty good swimmer.
Letting Go as they get older
I have to chuckle because at that moment of letting Go at 12 seemed so huge, but it’s been 4 years. Yep He’s 16 and yep he has his learners permit. It was a few days of struggle letting him get behind the wheel. But see I have been practicing! That moment at age 12 was really serving the purpose of getting ready for this moment and this moment is preparing me for one day down the road for another letting go moment. I am soooo grateful that this is how God has it set up…..Baby Steps. Hmmmm interesting that that’s how the very first moments of letting go are- baby steps. Mommy’s ad daddy’s need to let their little ones go. Yes they may tumble but we cheer them on to get up and keep going.
And babies need to let go of the furniture they are cruising around . It’s the first step in a long line of letting go.
Hello 2021
Hindsight is 2020 (I know that was last year) but looking back I had no concept that this year was going to be a year long process of learning to let go. .
I have let go of
- confort
- friends
- miistry
- fears
- balance
- ideals (this has been a theme for a LONG time- you would think I would have learned my lesson by now )
- promises
- committements others made
- hurts, frustrations
- the past
- normal
- time
- energy
- time like I once knew it
Now before you assume you know what I am talking about – I will guaruntee you don’t Most of these things surprised me I wasn’t expecting any of these things.
I wish I could tell you that letting go has gotten easier over the years…for some things it has but for others- nor so much. A lot of his has to do with preparing your heart and being willing to trust God with it all We can have peace. Not that it’s easier but we can trust. AND Letting Go is one of the biggest displays of our faith in God – when we trust him that he has it all under control!
Have you ever had a season of learning to let go? What was the hardest part?
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