Girls-It's Time to Let Go!

Courageous Radiance

Can you relate to this: just when I think life’s under control, and a problem averted or solved, something new comes crashing in?!

Perhaps, you’ve finally decided to trust God, again, and you even make steps to loosen the death grip on life, then…CRASH…BANG! You open your eyes to another tough parenting moment, a hard season of marriage, work demands, a health crisis, and more unexpected storms in life’s forecast.

Suddenly you’re spiraling from a mountaintop Instagram-worthy post into the valley...again.

Climbing our way back up the mountain of happiness, from the hard pit, week after month after year is exhausting!

The cycle then repeats, and back we go to a death grip on life and relationships due to prior disappointment in letting go.

In truth- my invisible cloak of self-reliance was a self-made shield against not only experiencing disappointment from others but most of all by God. My buy-in to the distorted lies of self-made strategy and resourcefulness eroded my faith in Christ alone and prayer. Worry and striving became normalized and ‘just trusting in God a risk.

In our roles as wives and mothers, we manage, fix, and control many things, especially within the walls of our minds. Isn’t that what strong women do? In honest conviction, I could worship at church, serve in ministry, share the gospel, and even read the Bible about trusting God and faith, yet still deny the necessity of surrendering to the smallest level of my thoughts.

Doesn’t the Bible say, “We can do all things through Christ” (Philippians 4:13)? Yet somehow, 'through Christ' became a more suggestive afterthought, rather than as the mandate requisite.

Deeply underneath all of the exhaustive striving efforts, and need to control, is something that can’t be run from: fear.

* Am I doing enough?

* Is God really in control?

* If not me, won’t everything fall apart?

The lie of Satan is- to carry these burdens, on our own. Nevertheless, we’re crumbling under the weight! Unfortunately, our marriages and children feel the whiplash of our bottled-up bitterness, fear, and anxiety.

It’s time to let it go!

Each day, consider trying a momentary heart assessment with the truth from the Holy Spirit, John 16:13, and allow Him to reveal things hindering us from surrender.

The truth of Jesus Christ- is to “come, follow me”. Courageously give Jesus all of the mess around us, and the over-powering storm of emotions and internal intangibles such as anxiety, despair, bitterness, excessive negativity, and worry.

“For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.” -Mark 8:35

Victory is experienced through faith to let go. That’s a crazy paradox! However, our surrender is not done blindly or by chance, instead it’s a daily intentional decision to trust Yahweh, LORD, the One who independently sustains it all.

Consider a quick mental exercise: Meditate on the names of God to renew your thinking and exchange destroyers, such as fear, doubt, being overwhelmed, anxiety, and overthinking for the unshakeable peace of Jesus Christ.

* El Roi – The Lord who sees you, everyday-all day.

* Yahweh Raah – The Lord who guides as a devoted and loving shepherd.

* El Elyon – The Lord that reigns above all and is fully in control.

So, about this podcast episode- let’s jump back into our Book of Psalm reading journey, next up is Psalm 108.

A real battle is underway 24/7, and it’s mandatory, not a cute suggestion, to stand 10 toes down and all-out fight from our seated position in Christ (Colossians 3:1); the real battle strategy that wins against control.

Are you ready? Trust the One who never fails.

Let’s do it together, each day shoulder to shoulder.

Cheering for you!

Brittany

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit courageousradiance.substack.com