Thanks to John Holton for forwarding this article.. Point #2 caught my eye because of the word, "story".. When each soul commits his/her life to Jesus and His church, his/her "story" with God begins. But it ends when he/she cease to be faithful with God. Read on!
Let it go for 2007 By T. D. Jakes
1. There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk. I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone. When people can walk away from you let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left. The bible said that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19] People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay. Let them go!
2. And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know when it's dead. You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay. Let them go!!
3. If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to...... LET IT GO!!!
4. If you are holding on to past hurts and pains. LET IT GO!!!
5. If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth.....LET IT GO!!!
6. If someone has angered you .......LET IT GO!!!
7. If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge......LET IT GO!!!
8. If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction......LET IT GO!!!
9. If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents….. LET IT GO!!!
10. If you have a bad attitude.......LET IT GO!!!
11. If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better......LET IT GO!!!
12. If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in
Him...... LET IT GO!!!
13. If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship.......LET IT GO!!!
14. If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves...... LET IT GO!!!
15. If you're feeling depressed and stressed .......LET IT GO!!!
16. If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying "take your hands off of it," then you need to......LET IT GO!!!
Let the past be the past. Forget the former things. GOD is doing a new thing for 2007 !!! LET IT GO!!!
"The Battle is the Lord's!"
During the next 60 seconds, Stop whatever you are doing, and take this opportunity. (Literally it is only ONE minute!) All you have to do is the following: You simply say "The Lords Prayer" for the person that sent you this message:
The Lords Prayer Our Father, who are in Heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom Come,
Thy Will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day, our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, forever.
Amen.
Next, stop and think and appreciate God's power in your life, for doing what you know is pleasing to Him. Jesus said, If you are ashamed of me, I will be a shamed of you before My Father" If you are not ashamed, send this message only if you believe. "Yes, I love my God. He is my fountain of Life and My Savior. He Keeps me going day and night. Without Him, I am no one. But with Him, I can do everything, Christ is my strength." If you love God and you are not ashamed of all the great things that He has done for you send this on. God loves you and watches over you everyday.
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle"
2 comments:
Mark,
Thanks for this post. This does speaks to my heart, especially #14, "If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves...... LET IT GO!!!"
I have helped so many people in the past and continue to do so. But, there will always be a "line" where we have to draw between us and the party that needs our help.
We may be helping, helping, helping but they're not "helping" themselves. We're giving advice and guidance but they're not taking it. We're giving them our love and they're being defensive.
Until the point of being "accused" for not helping them, when all along, we've been helping them, this is the point where we have to "Let It Go!".
Then they will go on spreading rumors saying, "This church 'never' helped me." Sad, but true. Therefore, I pray that such 'person' will soon realize their misdeeds.
Lord, open their eyes and forgive them!
Howdy Ole' Wise Mark,
Matter of fact !!!! This whole picture "Let It Go" would never be easy to deal with the "hard-head" people or "lack-of-mind" people who actually got the responses in all wrong method of "duo process" of mind-set thinking, in which they just looked like listening, but think of "running up the clock" as finish up talks. How sad !!! Based on my "research" of cool chatting with lot of common deaf people in all kinds of walks in their lifestyle -- rather if its really wild life or humble life -- in fact, most of them are felt FEAR, FEAR, FEAR of what happen to them as if they would become "isolated" from deaf social and things like that. You know, for hearing people, you can see EVERYWHERE they can go and still talk to them -- hearing to hearing. Like you drive down the main street you see all different kinds of cultures -- stores, bars, churches, centers, schools, etc. Always hearing !!! They can talk so therefore, they will NEVER be "isolated" (i mean about 90 percent of them aren't being isolated in such way). NOW, back to DEAF PEOPLE, its much much harder !!!! Lot of them told me, they don't want to "break off" from deaf social or deaf way of life. That means FEAR !!!! I say No Fear except "eye toward to God" as being "awesome FEAR" ... thats different. Many many times, I (pretend to be show-off or cool-headed like in bars or deaf clubs) talked to them and somehow they told me the explanation why they don't like churches etc, etc... because they are JUST AFRAID (not showing but in "hide" in mind) of losing the deaf culture etc -- you know on main street, there are probably one, two, or three deaf people OUT of counting over 1,000 hearing all across the main street from end to end. So I felt bad about -- NOW like what Ole' Wise Man like Mark said LET IT GO !!!! WOW its full of GUTS in Bunny-Energized stomach to feel fathom LET IT GO. Oh boy, thats much difficult to see that way. For hearing people, its pretty much easy !!! (oh not that all-across-the-board, BUT just felt common as if hearing person HEAR another hearing person saying "I go to Church" ... most of the time, they are pretty much humbled whatever etc. Much more as what I see about Deaf Person.
LET PRAY AS THE WORLD TURNS AS GOD GUIDE US TO GO -- SOMEHOW IT WILL MAKE THEIR FROZEN FEET -- BE MOVED WITH GOD'S POWER !!!!
AMEN AMEN -- anonymous (yeah i am chicken saying about who !! Just respect !!) Cheers with God's Hands.
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