Let Go to Grow
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Margaret McSweeney wrote,
“A mother’s heart knows how to stretch and to grow.
A mother’s heart knows when it’s time to let go.”
Letting go is an essential part of being a mother.
“Let go to let grow” should be your motto as a mother too.
A mother lets go of her baby’s hand so he can learn to walk.
She lets go of the bicycle handlebars so her child can learn to ride alone.
And she lets go of the apron strings so her young adult can mature.
But especially, a mother needs to let go and let God grow her son or daughter.
In the Bible, Hannah is a fine example. She gave her son Samuel completely over to God.
She said “he will belong to the Lord his whole life.”
Yes, friend, let God have control over your children… no matter what age they are!
Father God, Give me grace and courage to release my children to You. Amen.
Question: What relationship do you need to release to God today?
About this Author: Vonette Bright
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This devotional was message I needed to hear, I have benn working on trying to let God have control.( Isay it like this because I havent really fully giving it over to God, and I realize it )
The timing of this devotion is uncanny! Just this past week, I had to completely entrust my son, and his travelling companions, into God’s care for their week-long spring break in Mexico. Often reminded by well-meaning friends of the escalating violence there, I was uneasy about their destination, but aware that I no longer had the privilege of authority over my 20-year-old, who was funding his vacation himself. I realized that I had to trust God for their safety, and His plan. I sought the intercessory prayers of some dear Chirstian friends, and we collectively asked God to watch over them, direct their choices, and protect them from those who might have evil plans. God was faithful to answer our prayers, bringing them safely home yesterday! I praise Him for forgiving me my apprehension, for comforting my anxious heart, and for giving me yet another reason to testify to His faithfulness! :)
Wow, thank you for this. I laughed when I opened it, because it is exactly what I’m sort of going through! And I actually sat there, praying, asking God to help me thru all these changes. As a young adults, we also experience some losses – friends moving on to different things, broken relationships, getting married, starting families, moving away. I’ve been facing so much loss in the past years, and esp. as a single woman, it is hard sometimes. Life seems so unpredictable & unstable. Thank you for reminding us, that God is always with us. Please lift up a prayer for me, if you remember – that I would be strong & confident b/c of God, and He would fill all my needs. Thank you for sharing your stories as well.
Praying for you, dear anonymous . . .
Precious Lord, we praise You for Your steadfast love and watchcare over us, as we travel the bumpy roads of life! Thank You for being our constant companion, for guiding us with Your light, for comforting us in our losses, and for reassuring us of Your faithfulness! Life transitions are difficult, Lord, and our security can feel threatened by the changes we face. Thank You that we can trust You to see us through each chapter of our life story, blessing us according to Your riches in glory, and growing us in faith and obedience! We lift up dear anonymous to You, Lord, for Your loving encouragement and care! Draw her ever closer to Your heart, Lord, as she deals with the losses that she has faced in recent years, and may Your grace cover her like a warming blanket, easing her sorrows and disappointments! Be her Rock and her Refuge, Lord, that she would stand firm on Your promises, and in her convictions, and seek shelter in You from the cares of this world! Bless her richly, Lord, and may the joy of her salvation be a sweet aroma to those along her path! In the mighty Name of Jesus, Amen!
Dear sister Marilyn, thank you so much for taking the time to pray for me. I (cried &) prayed along with your prayer. I pray God will truly help me/ us to accept the changes in our lives. Thank you for reaching out in compassion. May God be with your family as well. In Christ.
Dear anonymous, as you are precious to the Lord, you are precious to me! We all need encouragement in this race, and it is a privilege to pray for you! May His peace pour over you, sweet sister, like a refreshing Spring rain! God bless!
This devotion comes in timely. I was struggling on my own, trying to find the best solution and advice to guide my son. I guess its time to let God take control and totally let go. Thank you so much for this reminder. God bless you.
my mother has been gone for 18 years now and i miss her every day
Dear Sharon, I, too, miss my precious mother, who passed away in 1996. Would so love to share an afternoon with her again, sipping iced tea and exchanging memories! She was my hero, the one whom I looked up to and longed to be like! I admired her strength of character, her integrity, her genuine concern for others. However, we lived 1000 miles apart, once my father retired and they moved to a warmer climate. Though we talked on the phone a couple of times a week, seeing her only once or twice a year was never enough, yet I was now married and employed full-time, and my responsibilities to these roles overruled my being able to visit more often. I knew, in my heart, that her being in the warmer climate was beneficial to her, probably extending her life by several years, but the heartache of each good-bye left me so sad, and I felt cheated. Others who had their mothers within a 10-minute drive would complain about obligations and such, and I envied their ‘burdens.’ My sweet mother was 83-years-old when she passed away, had been quite blessed with a very loving family and an adoring, devoted husband of 53 years, and I praise God for His goodness to her, and His goodness to me in placing me in her womb!
marilyn thank you for your wonder comments. the last 15 years of my mothers life she lived in tennessee witch is wqhere we were from and my brother was all ready living there,so i only saw her a couple times a year during that time. i missed her vey much. she was only 68 when she passed. and you are right there are so many people i here every day gripe about what they have to do for there parents i wish i could see mine just for a minute again
Thank you, sisters, and Marilyn!
thank you Vonette for the devotional. it was hard for me to release my son to the ‘adult’ world when he started college last sep. same thoughts Marilyn, big bad world with big bad negative influences and there was not a thing i could do but release him to the Lord’s care. many months have gone by and although I have been blessed with no stress in regards to my son, i find it easier as i grow spiritually that ‘total release’ has occurred. presently it’s my husband that i need to release to the Lord. I cannot control(nor do i wish to even if it was at all possible) his degree if you will, of his faith. we are two individuals with two individual souls therefore what i believe on a certain level, i shouldn’t expect my husband to just to appease me. i pray that when i reach the gates of heaven that my husband does as well. release this trial I do, pray that I will.
Dear kanj, I recently listened to a wonderful book on CD by Stormie Omartian titled, The Power of a Praying Wife. I highly recommend it, for it encourages us to pray for our husbands in specific ways, helping us to identify their needs and responsibilities more clearly. It is important that you surrender your husband to the Holy Spirit for His sanctifying work, in His time, for the Lord has things to teach your husband that only He can. When we try to accelerate the process, we can frustrate our husbands, making them feel disrespected and manipulated. It is wise to sacrifice our need to see them grow spiritually, and trust the Lord for His promise “that He Who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 1:6) God bless!
Marilyn, thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and your comforting words. i have just purchased the book you have mentioned. i am anxious to start it. there is a Christian book store in my city and if one goes in and inquires of a book, etc…, if they don’t have it, they go to great lengths to get it and if it’s not the book you or I thought we wanted, they simply tell you to return it. a lot of the American titles and authors they may not have but with the blessing of the computer, they never disappoint. thank you once again and i will let you know my thoughts.
kanj
Sweet sister, kanj, I am certain the Lord will speak to your longing heart and expand it’s capacity to love, as you seek to honor Him in your marriage! Our husbands carry a great burden of responsibility in our marriages, and our loving, faithful prayer support on their behalf help to keep our hearts soft and our tongues restrained. I will look forward to hearing how He is blessing you and your dear husband through your committment to prayer, and surrendered spirit! Blessings to you, dear one!