LET IT GO……………

I have to say, that I would not think of posting the words of T.D. Jakes, due to the fact that he is a head minister in a large church congregation in Texas, Potter’s House.  I would not think that the words that he speaks would be consistent with what I believe, at least in terms of my lesbian identity.  However, I was wrong; Bishop Jakes was invited to dialogue back in April of this year with some representatives from the group Soulforce, a group that seeks to create understanding and awareness regarding religion and homosexuality.  Bishop Jakes welcomed the dialogue, in fact, he is quoted as saying in response:

 

“It has always been my goal and purpose to be a bridge builder and to not build walls. It is in that spirit that I would plead with the church to seek common ground rather than to focus on irrelevant and often erroneous information that seeks to divide.”

This man rocks, in my mind……

 

So, it now seems only fitting to give his words their due space on this blog.  His words regarding letting go, which came to me through an email from a coworker this week, spoke directly to my soul.  I struggle at times, as hard as I work to evolve and to balance and to grow, I struggle with letting go, of old ideas, of people, of situations.  This testament, which to me, that is what it is, speaks volumes to all of my fears regarding this……….please, read on.

Let it go for 2008
By T. D. Jakes

There are people who can walk away from you.

And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk.
I don’t want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you.
I mean hang up the phone.

When people can walk away from you let them walk.
Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

The bible said that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]

People leave you because they are not joined to you.

And if they are not joined to you, you can’t make them stay.

Let them go.

And it doesn’t mean that they are a bad person it just means that their part in the story is over. And you’ve got to know when people’s part in your story is over so that you don’t keep trying to raise the dead.
You’ve got to know when it’s dead.

You’ve got to know when it’s over. Let me tell you something. I’ve got the gift of good-bye. It’s the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It’s not that I’m hateful, it’s that I’m faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He’ll give it to me.
And if it takes too much sweat I don’t need it.
Stop Begging people to stay! .

Let them go!!

If you are holding on to something that doesn’t belong to you and was never intended for your life,

Then you need to……

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ……

LET IT GO!!!

If someone can’t treat you right, love you back, and see your worth…..

LET IT GO!!!

If someone has angered you .

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge……

LET IT GO!!!

If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction……

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents

LET IT GO!!!

If you! U have a bad attitude…….

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better……

LET IT GO!!!

If you’re stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him……

LET IT GO!!!

If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship…….

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep trying to help someone who won’t even try to help themselves……

LET IT GO!!!

If you’re feeling depressed and stressed ………

LET IT GO!!!

If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying ‘take your hands off of it,’ then you need to……

LET IT GO!!!

Let the past be the past. Forget the former things.
GOD is doing a new thing for 2008!!!

LET IT GO!!!

Get Right or Get Left .. Think about it, and then .

LET IT GO!!!

‘The Battle is the Lord’s!’

 

One of the main parts of this that is so striking for me, is the idea that someone that if someone is not with you, supportive of you, then that person is not “joined” with you.  Profound, yet so true.  It really is as simple as, you are either with me, or against me.  And, I surely do not need an army of troops against me; I need those that are joined with me, supporting me, loving me just for who I am; don’t we ALL need and deserve that?  YES, absolutely and unequivocally, YES, YES, YES………….

 

The other part is that, if God is guiding me in a certain direction, and I am resisting, I need to “take my hands off” of resisting.  I need to let it go, and let God do what He needs to do, in the best interest of me and my life.  I need to TRUST, that there is a power greater than myself at work, and working its magic, in all actuality.  I need to be with that, not panic, and let it be what it will be.  See, on a very basic level, letting go is about trust, about trusting that we will be taken care of, about letting go and trusting that if that person is no longer in our lives, if that relationship is ending, if that money is running out, if that job is not what we hoped for, that ALL WILL BE WELL…….. In these days of worries of war, money, food, politics, and our precious earth, how easy is it to believe that all will be well?

 

Most days, not easy at all.

 

But, that is the challenge for us all on this journey to goodness, to greatness, actually.  We need to work hard at it, but the hard work, the sore spiritual muscles, the tears, and the laughter, the gifts and the losses, will all make it worthwhile.  Because, we will have built a trust that cannot be broken, because we know that no matter what, we are being cared for and looked after, and we are free to just be………..