The Pound For Pound PrincipleSample

Let Go of the Ring  

Are there things in your life God is calling you to surrender? 

Often times, God will ask us to surrender habits, ideas, plans, dreams or even mindsets in order to take hold of the greater plans and purposes He has for our lives. Have you had to say goodbye to some “old things” before the Lord beckoned and promoted you to a new level? Sometimes those “old things” are hard to release because you loved them, became attached to them and even possibly found identity in them. We always like to say, “Don’t look back. Forge ahead. Keep your determination,” but it’s another thing to actually live out those sayings. We must move ahead and set free the things that were once critical to our development. 

Psalm 37:4 says that when we delight ourselves in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our heart. When we put what God desires for our lives above our own desires, our heart and mind change from an attitude of self-preservation and self-interest to one of total surrender. Letting go may feel like you’re losing something, but with God, letting go means something greater is on its way.