Referenced scriptures today are: Ephesians 4:31-32; Hebrews 12:14-15; Matthew 6:14-15; and Romans 12:18
I have a storage space that I pay a handsome ransom for each month. It is full of unforgettable things that I either, no longer have use for, I've outgrown, or have not seen for more than eight (8) years. The clothes are exquisite; however, I am several pounds heavier (give or take); the shoes still fit as well, I suppose, but I still remember some squeeze my toe, with every step I take, and I can scarcely remember the contents of the abundance of boxes that are nearly stacked to ceiling. Meanwhile, while my heart is saying let it go, I persevere in finding reasons to hold fast. I suppose one day, sooner rather later, I will be able to sort through the trove of things I have accumulated for more than forty (40) years, and rid myself of those that no longer serve a purpose, but still take up costly space.
As awkward as it sounds we do the same thing when we store up, accommodate, and relinquish valuable space in our lives to anger, resentment, and bitterness. We tuck it away as we are unwilling to relinquish control, judiciously preserving it for the ideal time to return a favor many times over. Payback sure feels good to the flesh, but it is unforgivingly injurious to our soul.
Today's podcast is titled.
Let it Go
Ephesians 4:31-32
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
We regularly struggle to find contentment. That point in life where, no matter what things look like, we are indeed satisfied. As the adage reminds us; we may not be where we want, but we certainly are not where we started. Why do we in our humanness insist on carrying oldbaggage, that serves no purpose. Where our memory just will not allow us to, let it go? What is this, that our mind torments us so, that by clinging so desperately, we are unable to prosper instead, for our soul's sake? How many people must depart from us with unresolved issues? How many remain that, it is not that they cannot, but rather refuse to let go of the thing or things that God is trying to strip out of our presently clenched fist?
Suppose God, like us, was unremitting in his anger towards us, holding us to account for things that occurred in the Garden, during the flood, or in the wilderness, or without mercy held us personally accountable for the death of his son, Jesus Christ, as one present in the crowd who cried aloud, crucify him, over and over, and saw fit to ever so sparingly poured out an inequitable amount of grace and mercy.
Consider, our own circumstance if He repeatedly reminded us of our sins and transgressions. I am not referring to the one's we consider small, and of little consequence, but the one's that plague and taunt us, those in which our very soul is continually tormented and grieved, and God saw fit to ceaselessly hold it over our head.
