What do you intend to release from your life on Friday, June 23? National Let It Go Day is the perfect time to purge your life of negativity to make room for more positivity and uplifting grace. Dedicate this special day to getting out of your own way and stepping out of the shadow you’re casting over your life. Use it to align more fully with God’s plans for your constantly unfolding future by surrendering the things holding you back:
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11)
Surrender Unhealthy Attachments
Are there toxic people or unhealthy relationships dragging you down? Do you engage in self-destructive behavior patterns that you know drain you of vital life energy? Perhaps you are overly attached to material possessions, money, or your reputation. Whether the burden that’s holding you back is physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual, offer the whole situation to God with an act of your will while contemplating the promise of Philippians 4:19: “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
Grudges and Grievances
Nursing resentments toward others who have harmed or hurt us
Release Regrets and Guilt
If your mind tortures you with a constant litany of “shoulda, coulda, woulda,” it’s time to release to God your regrets over paths not taken, words left unsaid, or words said that should have remained unspoken. If you feel you need forgiveness for a past sin of commission or omission, confess your transgressions to God. Trust Him to be a kind, loving, and merciful Father who welcomes you back into restored unity with Him. “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and
Don’t Forget Self-
Sometimes the heaviest burden we carry is our inability to forgive ourselves for our perceived imperfections and mistakes. In a great piece on self-forgiveness for The Association of Biblical Counselors, Leslie Vernick writes that our emotional pain is not so much caused by our sins and failures, but by our unrealistic expectations of ourselves and our lack of acceptance when we mess up. Vernick maintains that self-acceptance is the way out of the painful and often debilitating regret spiral: “Before someone can experientially accept God’s grace, she must emotionally (not merely intellectually) accept who she is. . . She is a creature: one who is called both saint and sinner, beautiful and broken.”
Let Go and Let God
On June 23, “Cast your burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you.” (Psalm 55:22)
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Jun 23, 2017
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