Let Go and Let God
When we are seeking God’s comfort, love, protection, healing, hope and reassurance, we also need to remember that sometimes we need to let certain things go . We can ask God for peace, but at the same time, we have to be willing to release the hurt, betrayal, anger and bitterness we continue carrying with us. Sometimes healing requires surrender. Growing up, I always felt the need to avenge myself. If someone hurt me, spoke negatively about me, created rumours or even hurt someone I loved, I felt like I had to defend myself or them. I would lash out, send long messages, scream, argue and try to prove my side of the story. Something inside me would see red. I thought defending myself would make me feel better. I thought if I could make someone understand what they had done, prove them wrong or get even, somehow I would find peace. But I never did. The older I got, the more I realised I didn’t want to live like that anymore. I wanted peace. Eventually, I realised peace wasn’t going ...
