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Let Go and Let God!

One day my family and I went to the beach for a picnic. The kids brought along my youngest son's special toy, a green and yellow ball that he had for a long time. We were playing with the ball when it got away from us into the water. The current was strong and the water was choppy and we were all sad to see it go. I felt for my son. At one time it even seemed like the ball was calling out for us to come and get it but we could not. In fact, we were thankful to God that we did not let our feelings supercede His wisdom. The water was too dangerous and the ball was moving quickly. We had no choice but to let it go. To consider it lost. At that time it was the best thing for us to do. Similarly in life situations there will be times that we will have to know when to Let Go.

Let Go and Let God!

There may things in our lives that may look good, feel good, seem good but may not be right for us. We may try to hold on to these things longer than we should to our own detriment. We must be sensitive to God's timing. We must ask Him to show us what He wants for us and when He wants it. Jesus said in the model prayer that we should pray to God, "Thy kingdom come thy will be done." Let us pray this prayer today and ask God to guide us and teach us when to hold on and when to let go. He promised in psalm 32:8 that He will guide us and show us the way we should go. His way is perfect so today we can trust in Him.

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