Releasing.....

Releasing.....

In the movie,  "Father of the bride", there is a scene where the father has fallen into a swimming pool, only to guarded by the watch dogs. He tries to remember the word which calls them off , release, relent, and many others until the owners come to the rescue  him from their guard...release, release, release.....

There are some things in my life that I have a hard time completely releasing into
God's comforting, discipling hands....I release and then pick them up again and again...sometimes avoiding them all together...not knowing how to attack the problem...I want to trust...I really don't want to pick it up to carry it, but I do...

Like the verses in Romans 7:15-20
 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

In writing this, I am confessing my sin of not releasing everything to God, trying to work through some issues on my own...I don't want that sin dwelling within ....there is no peace with that sin...

The question is posed day after day, am I releasing or am I holding back, am I trusting or am I not, am I at peace  or am I not, do I do what I don't want to do or do I do what is right...there is always that still inner voice that speaks truth, do I listen?  Do I really want to hear truth or not? Or do I want to hear the clamor that drowns out the truth?
Do I lay down in perfect peace...to rest , knowing, trusting God will take care of the released areas for the very best?

Thank YOU for taking my burdens upon Your Shoulders when I release them....You do lighten the load...I can trust You....

Psalm 55:22 Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.

Psalm 3:5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.

Psalm 4:8 In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.

1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Psalm 62:5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.

Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.


"Jesus calling-September 12

Receive My Peace. It is My continual gift to you. The best way to receive this gift is to sit quietly in My Presence, trusting Me in every area of your life. Quietness and trust accomplish far more than you can imagine: not only in you, but also on earth and in heaven. When you trust Me in a given area, you release that problem or person into My care.

Spending time alone with Me can be a difficult discipline, because it goes against the activity addiction of this age. You may appear to be doing nothing, but actually you are participating in battles going on within spiritual realms. You are waging war—not with the weapons of the world, but with heavenly weapons, which have divine power to demolish strongholds. Living close to Me is a sure defense against evil.

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
—John 14:27

This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.”
—Isaiah 30:15

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
—2 Corinthians 10:4"