Let Go – Let God

Written by Beverley Rayner

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“That is why I am suffering as I am, yet I am not ashamed because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day” (2 Timothy 1:12, NIV).

Paul was imprisoned in Rome when he wrote these words to Timothy. Paul speaks with clarity and conviction, knowing that God will look after those things that are of most importance to him, even as he writes alone in his cell.

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I wonder what was important to Paul. For sure he valued the gospel message that Paul had been so faithful in sharing. But I believe that people were his biggest investment—loved ones like Timothy that were now beyond his reach.

I have a book mark in my Bible –a picture of a little girl. Written on the back are the precious names and dates when I entrusted my three daughters to His care. That was many years ago when they were close beside me each day. Now they are scattered far and wide.

Have you entrusted a loved one to His care? Sometimes it’s hard to let go without giving way to fears that arise, especially when we see them making poor choices. Maybe it’s the mothering instinct that we have but many of us long to “fix” our children, our family, and those we love so deeply. I once heard a mother asked which of her children she loved the most. Her response was, the child that hurts the deepest.

Jesus prayed for his disciples as he was preparing to leave them. (John 17:11-15) He asked the father to protect them. While he was with them, He protected them, but now the time had come to send them out into the word. In verse 15 he asks the father not to take them from the world, but to protect them from the evil one.

This is my prayer for my daughters. I can’t shelter them from the evil in this world, but there is one who can. If ever I am tempted to worry about them, I look at my bookmark, and I’m reminded that I have entrusted them to His care. My heavenly Father is a faithful God who has proved himself many times. He is able to keep that which I’ve committed to him. As much as I love them, He loves them more.

Who do you need to let go of today, end entrust to His care?

Thank you father that you watch over those that we love and that as we pray for them, you will continue to work in their lives through the power of your Holy Spirit. Help us Lord, to not be tempted to worry over them, but entrust them to your care. Amen

Questions: Is there someone you need to let and let God? Why does one struggle with entrusting a loved one to His care?

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3 Responses to “Let Go – Let God”

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kanj says:

June 21, 2010 at 7:14 pm

My daughter and son are now adults. I need to accept that one. It seems like just yesterday that they were babies.The bigger issue I need to accept is that I cannot worry about them now. They both are agnostic. With that being said, this doesn’t mean I can’t pray on their behalf. Worrying took me to roads that spiraled downward. Today I am concerned and do entrust my children to His care.
DonnaL says:

May 28, 2010 at 2:44 pm

More building on the theme of “Let Go-Let God”. Like Libby, I am so encouraged today. What a beautiful promise in 2 Timothy 1:12! Thanks again, Beverley, for helping us focus on the One who holds our dear ones in the palm of His hand. He can be trusted!! Love to you all. Donna
Libby says:

May 28, 2010 at 7:13 am

I needed this message so much today. I’m 66 years old and continue to “worry” over my 2 daughters. One is struggling in a marriage and both are struggling with their self-worth, with being loved, with feeling wanted. After reading this today, I am once again reminded that I have entrusted both of them to God’s care and He’s the One that can lift them out of despair, the feeling of unworthyness and break the dams that have been blocking them so His love can flow freely.