hang up the phone
yesterday, in a moment of weakness, i looked at some pictures of joe in which he looked very good, and became very sad. i told edi about this, and she sent me the most amazing e-mail ever. i read it, and even though it's message is a little too god-ish for my taste, it was profound and it helped me regain some self-confidence i had lost these past months. enjoy.
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Let It Go for 2004...by T. D. Jakes
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. 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!!
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!!!
If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ...LET IT GO!!!
If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your
worth...LET IT GO!!!
If someone has angered you .. LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge .. LET
IT
GO!!!
If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction ... LET
IT
GO!!!
If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or
talents .. LET IT GO!!!
If you have a bad attitude...LET IT GO!!!
If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better... LET IT
GO!!!
If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new
level in Him... LET IT GO!!!
If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship....LET
IT GO!!!
If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help
themselves..LET IT GO!!!
If you're feeling depressed and stressed...LET IT GO!!!
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 2004!!! LET IT GO!!!
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Let It Go for 2004...by T. D. Jakes
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. 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!!
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!!!
If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ...LET IT GO!!!
If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your
worth...LET IT GO!!!
If someone has angered you .. LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge .. LET
IT
GO!!!
If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction ... LET
IT
GO!!!
If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or
talents .. LET IT GO!!!
If you have a bad attitude...LET IT GO!!!
If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better... LET IT
GO!!!
If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new
level in Him... LET IT GO!!!
If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship....LET
IT GO!!!
If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help
themselves..LET IT GO!!!
If you're feeling depressed and stressed...LET IT GO!!!
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 2004!!! LET IT GO!!!