Comments on: Loving and Letting Go

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:06:59 +0000

God bless you, sweet sister, for your loving words! We share a longing for Christ to consume our thoughts and lives, yearning for Him to be reflected in all areas! Not all people are so eloquent as Brandt in expressing their love for the Savior, but, praise be to God, He knows our hearts, and the Holy Spirit translates our love into words worthy of our King!

By: kanj

kanj — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:40:34 +0000

marilyn,
thank you my friend.
oh, to be where you are.
these are not my words although they convey my thoughts:
Every day more like my Savior,
Every day my will resign,
Until at last Christ reigns supremely
In this grateful heart of mine.
–Brandt

By: sharon

sharon — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:51:57 +0000

i need to let go and let God take care of my daughterin law we all are still praying for her.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:45:47 +0000

I received God’s offer of salvation 3 years before I lost my precious mother — truly God’s mercy shown to me, for I had worshipped her without any knowledge or recognition of it! When the Lord opened my eyes and my heart to Him, I could see how she had been more treasured to me than Jesus, although I claimed to be a Christian! Your dear mother, kanj, was used by God to set the stage for your spiritual delivery! Our mothers are often our first glimpse of God’s unconditional love for us. I, too, grew up in a ‘secular’ home, where culture and education were esteemed and faith was rarely discussed. Though regular church-goers, even servants in the church, my parents never shared a joy of salvation that overwhelmed me when I believed! I’ve been reassured that their generation was less outwardly expressive about their faith, which I have come to accept, as we really cannot know. But, I can say this, that loving Jesus most releases my heart from the burden of uncertainty, allowing me to trust Him for what is just in His eyes. God bless!

By: kanj

kanj — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:46:38 +0000

marilyn, as I reflect back to when I was a child, my mother brought up all nine of us as my dad was a very troubled man and was not involved in any of our lives. our home was dysfunctional, our home was secular. but my mother did what she could do to at least ‘introduce’ God in our lives. at a certain age she demanded that we at least try to know what church was about, but we inevitably made our own decisions. she did her best but could not make our choices as well. when my mother passed four years ago(and my father seven), it hit me after she was gone that I was an orphan now. now please keep in mind that this was before I found and accepted Christ in my life. of course, once I accepted Jesus Christ, I knew I was not an orphan, that I was no longer alone, that I had never been abandoned and that I never really did ‘belong’ to either parent. my mother did the best she did, as I am trying to do today. we all may roam at one time or another, but coming home to the Lord, well, there’s no place like it on earth.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:54:38 +0000

I, like you, kanj, have young adult children, whom I have loved and cherished, and must entrust to the Lord for His faithful watchcare and guidance as they venture out in their lives. They are, indeed, the Lord’s, and we have been privileged to be their caregivers for a time. Our daughter married a wonderful Christian man almost 2 years ago, a man for whom I prayed long before their divinely appointed introduction. They live 3 hours away, and our visits are too few, but I know that the Lord is their foundation, and His grace is truly sufficient! Our son, too, is away at college, navigating the choppy seas of faith vs worldly seduction. Though my heart yearns for him to resist Satan’s lures, I cannot make his choices for him. While I am powerless to guard him from temptation and sinful pursuits, I know that the Lord loves him and will pursue him, like a mother follows her wandering child. God knows our ‘mother hearts’ and He recognizes the great burden we carry for our childrens’ wellbeing. It is such a great blessing to know that His love for them is deeper still, and what we cannot do, He can! I praise Him for His abiding love and faithfulness, trusting Him to continue His shepherd watch over our children, wherever they should roam!

By: Maryann S.

Maryann S. — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:49:36 +0000

This devotional (Loving & Letting Go) couldn’t have appeared at a better time for me (and I see for many others today). I feel that these “messages” appear to us for a reason, not coincidence. God speaks to us in many ways and through many people.

So, thank you.

By: Judy D

Judy D — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:55:27 +0000

Thank you for today’s devotional.
Thank you for the devotional to pray for our loved ones.

By: charlene

charlene — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:25:22 +0000

Hi ladies,

Thanks so much for the encouraging comments.

It’s all about cutting the apron strings! No matter if our children are five or fifty, if we’re newly married or a seasoned couple, there is always the challenge of loving and letting go.

This site is a great means of finding common ground.

Praying for you,

Charlene

By: kanj

kanj — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:07:12 +0000

thank you Charlene for this devotional today. although faith has been a part of my life for almost two years, it’s just been in these last months that I realized that my adult children(18, 20) are not mine. that they in fact belong to the Lord. with a 18 yr. old son off in college, i was not concerned with the elements in the real world because I know my son as a very good head on his shoulders. he has seen me at my worst and he has seen me for these past two years totally transformed. he knows what’s right, he knows what’s wrong. i was able to let go and let God, or at least I thought i had. he’s a good student, almost done his first year but has experienced the typical camaraderie that I know that there’s nothing I can do about it. so on bended knee, i need to search within and leave once again, my son, to the Lord. i can’t protect him but the Lord certainly can. I will overcome this concern as I know that the Lord hears all prayers.