Let Go...Let God

Lately I went camping with friends. Inclement weather aside, everything went well as the fun, food and fellowship abound interspersed with meditation and study of God’s Word I was tasked to facilitate.




The theme, “Let Go…Let God” rang right into our hearts as we realized that in line with God’s will which is for us to be transformed into the image of His Son Jesus, we must do the yielding otherwise, He cannot do the changing. We must crack through the comfort of our cocoon and see the infinite possibilities of what we can become in Christ. “If I cling to what I am, I will never ascend to what I might be.” We must let go and let God.



Perhaps, we have allowed opportunity after opportunity to pass and thereby missed the chance of fully apprehending what the Potter has intended for us. Thankfully, He is patient, kind, and gentle in His dealings with us even in times when we stubbornly resist His persuasion to yield our will to His.



The encounter between Jesus and the young ruler brought home the concept. How willing and prepared are we to let go of our attachment to the temporal to achieve what He intends for us? When confronted with an issue that deals with what matters most, are we going to turn away too just like the young ruler did because we are not willing to count the cost and let go? Would we rather choose to embed ourselves in our possessions and miss the privilege of basking in His presence?