Release

Hi friend! I have had a million things to say and absolutely nothing to say at all. I will share what I’m learning and hope the Lord uses it to encourage you. God is teaching me to release and let go. My word for this year is release, and the Lord is continually showing me what to release and how to do this. 

I am a feeler and crave going deep with people. While this can be beautiful, it can also get really heavy. I found myself leaving others, and feeling their heaviness weighing me down. I desire to walk freely and lightly, but in order to do this, I must release them. I must release their burdens and choices.

In my time with the Lord, He gave me a beautiful picture in my mind. I was at an airport, and my name was called on the intercom to leave on the plane. I was standing with all this unchecked baggage of others. I couldn’t leave and go where I needed to go, because I was so concerned about others’ stuff that they weren’t taking responsibility for. I felt like the Lord was revealing to me that He was the voice calling me on the intercom to go, but I was so consumed and concerned about the baggage of others that I could not leave. This hit me hard, and I realized that I needed to release the burdens of others, whether they choose to take responsibility or not.

A definition of release is to allow something to move, act, or flow freely. When I release others, I receive freedom and release myself. Through releasing, we can make space for the things we are passionate about to freely flourish in our lives and go to the higher places the Lord is calling us to.

Is there something weighing heavily on you that isn’t yours to carry? You can let it go and release it. Give it to Jesus. Entrust that person or situation to the Lord, and receive an easy and light yoke. We are meant to walk lightly. I have to continually remind myself that I am only responsible for me. I am not responsible for the actions or decisions of others, even those I hold dearest. God can lead me to speak truth in love, but at the end of the day I am not responsible. A dear friend keeps reminding me that I am a whole person. I am whole, and so are you. We are not defined by the decisions and actions of others, even those we love so dearly. Nothing is worth your peace.

So, let it go. Release and rest in His lightness.

My prayer for you: Lord, I pray for my friend to walk lightly today. God, please highlight what is weighing heavily on them and reveal the steps to release. I pray that as they release the heaviness, You would give them something else in exchange.