One of the simplest (notice that I did not say easiest) things we can do in life is to merely let go…
- Let go of who’s right or who’s wrong.
- Let go of the stress, anger, and bitterness that eats at your soul when you are wronged.
- Let go of the control and expectations that continuously have you sabotaging yourself daily trying to do absolutely everything for everyone.
- Let go of the “what if’s” and constant analyzing every situation of your past or future trying to figure out what you could have done or should do better.
- Let go of the idea of being the perfect mother, wife, <insert career>, or woman in general.
- Let go of trying to figure out “why”.
- Let go of it “not being fair”…
Letting go truly is so simple, yet oh so very hard. Especially when you can’t run away to the top of a mountain to hide away from life and the world’s issues that we endure every single day. We have to make decisions without knowing the outcome. We have to have faith and hope in the unknown. And we have to stop wasting so many minutes, hours, days, nights, weeks, and years of our lives being afraid of relinquishing that control.
Jesus himself clearly tells us to lay our burdens down at his feet, and He will give us rest (Matthew 11:28).
He tells us to not be afraid, for He is with us (Isaiah 41:10).
And I have foolishly learned time and time again after repeated failures over decades of my life that carrying these burdens on my own is truly a death wish both psychologically and physically. Not letting go and trying to control every situation of my life truly put me on my knees and made me realize that I had to have help. I had to let go of the idea that I could control my destiny and didn’t need anybody, and learned that God already has planned my destiny and I needed to only seek Him first before anything else.
Emotional, or psychological, trauma is real my friends. And learning to manage your emotions and your thoughts is a tedious task. It takes work. It takes spiritual help. It is a daily battle we all fight. A battle though, that we do not have to fight alone. So take heart in knowing where we find our peace, and who has overcome this world. Because only then will letting go get easier and easier. 💗
Along my journey, here are a few of my favorite resources that have helped aid in this spiritual growth: She is Free by Andi Andrew and Get out of Your Head by Jennie Allen. I pray that these books speak to you just as clearly as they did to me!
This one might be my favorite