Many of us who struggle with low codependency have spent much of our strength just trying to hold on to our lives. Maybe we fear loosening our grip to let someone else take care of us. We may be doing a lousy job of caring for our own life, but we still hesitate about letting go. Perhaps, we’re afraid that if we do let go, no one will be there to take hold of us. In the Old Testament, we often hear about people being “consecrated” to God. This means that they were making a decision to turn the remainder of their lives over to God for whatever purpose He desired. The root of this word literally means “an open hand” as opposed to a closed one. They had a ceremony to let go of what they were holding on to for their own lives, and to proclaim that God was welcome to take hold of them. Jesus told us, “For anyone who keeps his life for himself shall lose it; and anyone who loses his life for Me shall find it again” (Matthew 16:25-26). By now, we have probably recognized that we are losing our lives anyway, no matter how hard we try to hang on. Once we decide to let go of the control of our will and our lives, something wonderful is promised. Jesus says of those who turn their lives over to Him, “I give them eternal life and they shall never perish. No one shall snatch them away from Me” (John 10:28). When we finally find the courage to let go, God is waiting to grasp our lives firmly and hold them securely for all eternity. Holding on, we lose what we have; letting go, we receive even more.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:09:24 +0000
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