My Response to God is Yes

Has there ever been something in your life you really loved?  Well I have had a number of things I can truly say I've loved. But here's a thought.

What if God required the very thing you love? Can you freely let it go?

I have found myself in this place many times, and somehow it never gets any easier. I have had to let go of positions, people, homes, and even some dreams. This is a subject I was really trying to avoid because for some, it can be a real downer. Yet, it is a reality in the lives of those who are true followers of Christ. I started writing on this particular subject about two or three weeks ago and then I erased it. I just didn't want to face the direction I knew I was moving in.

Now, I realize it was fear gripping me all along. More than likely, the very reason why I had to let go was because it became a weight and such a great longing.  God will have no other God's before Him.

The good part is, you can't beat God giving. No matter what it is that God requires of you, or when you decide to release something back to God, it positions you to receive even more.  The hard part is convincing ourselves to let go.

Recently, I admitted to falling in love with someone.  I thought if I confessed it, somehow things would change, but nope. However, the freedom I've discovered through this process was, it was never about me loving him or even having to let him go, but how I viewed God. 

Moreover, the most important thing in this process is keeping your heart open and pliable in God's hands. Once you decide to let go, can you still love freely. Your heart condition is "key" to the effectiveness in how or if God can even use you.

I can see so many things God is doing to bring true change, first, within myself, then God can use me the way in which He desires to bring transformation to this world. Its a purpose producing life.  I'm sorry its not pretty or perfect, but it is real and powerful for the Kingdom of God. Its not for the faint of heart, but for those who will endure to the end; at all costs.

So the question still remains, what are you willing to give to fulfill your purpose?