Lighten the Load

Oftentimes I hear myself say…“Well God, if you don’t want me to have this, then take the desire away.” There’s nothing wrong with that little prayer. But sometimes I wonder if God might choose to work in other ways before He takes the desire away or answers the prayer.

What if God wants you to let go of your desire and give it to Him? What if He’s waiting for you to abandon the idea so that the desire will go away, or so that He can give it back to you in His timing? It’s hard to know. But when I pray and pray and pray…to no avail, I wonder how to proceed.

In the Bible it says to cast our cares upon the Lord…to give Him our loads. I think that sounds a lot like the fifth ingredient in Living and Secrets… abandonment. It’s a scary word, but a powerful tool in our Christian lives. It’s the word that takes worry and fear away… it puts the burden and pressure on God instead of on yourself. It makes you feel lighter and more free to enjoy life as it is right now.

When we let go and give it to God, it isn’t ours anymore. It doesn’t mean that you won’t have your heart’s desire someday. It just means that the burden and pressure of it all isn’t yours anymore. God can take desires away forever, or for a while only to bring them back when the timing is right. We don’t stop hoping, but we do stop letting it drive us crazy. We let God do His business.

What are you praying diligently for that hasn’t happened yet? Continue on and don’t lose hope. And give it to God to decide what’s best. It’s so freeing when we chose to live that way.