Trust Him with those you love
i just got an amazing book for my birthday by Sheri Rose Shepherd called "His Princess: Love Letters From Your King" and thought i would share with you all the letter within it that means the most to me:
i know your heart and i know how much you love those close to you. i am your Creator and the Giver of every good gift. i have given you loved ones to share your life with. but you, My child, must remember that those you love ultimately belong to Me - not to you. i didn't give you those special relationships to tear you apart or to control you through fear of the future. like Abraham did with his only son, Isaac, i need you to open your heart and give back to Me those you love. trust Me with everything that concerns you regarding them. place your hand in Mine and i promise i will walk you - and your loved ones - through all things this life brings.
Love,
your trustworthy King
so, this entry is extremely personal, however, to avoid bearing my whole heart...i will briefly express why this letter hits me so deep. we can't hold on to everyone who enters our lives. sometimes we are even asked by God to let some go; to hand them over to Christ. i was obedient in doing so a little over a year ago. just because the LORD knows what's best for us, doesn't always make it easy for us to do what He says...but i did. i gave back to Christ someone given to me for a season, in hopes that God truly would walk with him through all the things this life brings. i still pray that God is walking with him and that he is walking with God. i had to give up all control...barely having a handle on anything that's been going on in this person's life...because i needed to trust Jesus with everything that concerned me regarding him. this decision of obedience is the most difficult one i have ever made, and actually kept, for the LORD. and since God is the giver of gifts, i know He's blessing the person i gave back to Him with a deeper knowledge and understanding of Christ, preparing him for "the one" God originally created for him, and He's blessing me with a more intimate relationship with Christ, as well as preparing me for "the one" God has set aside for me one day. WOW, it doesn't get any better than that.
i know your heart and i know how much you love those close to you. i am your Creator and the Giver of every good gift. i have given you loved ones to share your life with. but you, My child, must remember that those you love ultimately belong to Me - not to you. i didn't give you those special relationships to tear you apart or to control you through fear of the future. like Abraham did with his only son, Isaac, i need you to open your heart and give back to Me those you love. trust Me with everything that concerns you regarding them. place your hand in Mine and i promise i will walk you - and your loved ones - through all things this life brings.
Love,
your trustworthy King
so, this entry is extremely personal, however, to avoid bearing my whole heart...i will briefly express why this letter hits me so deep. we can't hold on to everyone who enters our lives. sometimes we are even asked by God to let some go; to hand them over to Christ. i was obedient in doing so a little over a year ago. just because the LORD knows what's best for us, doesn't always make it easy for us to do what He says...but i did. i gave back to Christ someone given to me for a season, in hopes that God truly would walk with him through all the things this life brings. i still pray that God is walking with him and that he is walking with God. i had to give up all control...barely having a handle on anything that's been going on in this person's life...because i needed to trust Jesus with everything that concerned me regarding him. this decision of obedience is the most difficult one i have ever made, and actually kept, for the LORD. and since God is the giver of gifts, i know He's blessing the person i gave back to Him with a deeper knowledge and understanding of Christ, preparing him for "the one" God originally created for him, and He's blessing me with a more intimate relationship with Christ, as well as preparing me for "the one" God has set aside for me one day. WOW, it doesn't get any better than that.