Monday, August 29, 2011

L.I.G., Accept Loss

Good Morning!! Loss, is a part of life. As Christians we're often asked to embrace the spiritual discipline of giving something up. As during Lent, for example, people give up sweets, meats, alcohol. Some may even regularly fast on certain days of the week. A few years ago our church went on a "news fast" during Lent,...no newspapers or magazines, no radio, no television. Such detachments are voluntary, and they involve sacrifice of a kind,...the surrender of something we enjoy.

And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." And he went out and wept bitterly.—Matthew 26:75 (ESV)

But on a deeper level, we may need to give up things we don’t enjoy,...things like bitter memories, past failures, anger at parents or family. Peter had to give up an almost unbearable self-hatred at denying Christ. Paul had to give up the guilt of knowing that he had once aided in the murder Christians. And there are those losses that are thrusted upon us, that are involuntary and painful, like the death of a child, a parent or spouse,...a failed relationship, or losing one’s job. So much of our emotional well-being and spiritual health depends on being able to; Let It Go,...when the time comes.

It is in giving up, letting go, or dying to some things, that we able to position ourselves to live life, all the more fully, in the days to come.

Holy Spirit, whatever it is,...help us to Let It Go, when the time comes. Amen.

"Getting to know Jesus isn't just informational, it's transformational."

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