Letting go…completely:
What does it really mean to “let go?”
To really grasp this concept, we need to understand one fundamental truth, a truth found in (Galatians 2:20) “It is not I who live, but Christ lives in me.”
Who we think we are, our name, our personality, our physical identity, is simply a temporary expression of Christ. It is not us who live, but God; this is who we truly are.
As we hold this truth in our thinking, let’s read the entire verse and see how it unfolds.
“I am crucified with Christ, yet nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me, and this life I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God who loves me and gave His life for me.” (Galatians 2:20)
If it is not “us” who live, but Christ in us, then the question is, can we trust this enough to “let go?”
Can we truly “let go” of everything we think our life is about? Can we “let go” and “let God?”
This verse explains that we live by the faith OF the Son of God. God’s faith, not ours. Less of us, more of God. Can we truly let go of our faith, and live by God’s?
And then we have this:
“The Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know how or what to pray for, but the the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that can not be expressed in words.” (Romans 8:26)
God has the faith, God does the praying, and He/She does all of this from inside us. Again, the question is, can we trust this enough to really let go of our own efforts?
It’s like a trust fall into the hands of a loving, infinite God.
It is so freeing to release it all, to simply let it all go and trust. All of the spiritual striving…take a deep breath, and let it all go.
Turn with me to (Colossians 2:9 AMP) “For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form [giving complete expression of the divine nature]. And you are in Him, made full and having come to fullness of life [in Christ you too are filled with the Godhead—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—and reach full spiritual stature.]”
Once we truly and completely let it all go our lives become the complete expression of the divine nature.
The universal paradox: When we let it all go, we receive it ALL.
“Whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.” (Matthew 10:39)
Let go, let God…..
In love and light,
-J
