Quotes about Release

simple but very profound truth, "How can you let God down when you weren't ever holding Him up?

Forgiveness isn't an act of my determination. Forgiveness is only made possible by my cooperation.

With that said, maybe it's time to release back to God what we can't change so we can discover what He has for us now.

Some prisons don't require bars to keep people locked inside.

I know the weight of carrying more than I should. And usually it's because I've refused to release something before taking on something else. If I want to choose a Best Yes, it's crucial I make room for it first. Otherwise, a Best Yes can quickly become a stressed yes. And a stressed yes is like snow on a tree that refuses to release its leaves. It causes cracks and breaks at our core.

What numbs us imprisons us.

When I pull into the driveway at the end of the day. I don't have to leap from the car; I can take a moment. I turn the engine off, sometimes lay my head down on the steering wheel, and just breathe. I try to let go of the day.

Sometimes it takes time for a person to be ready to forgive. It often helps to explain that forgiveness is not saying it didn't matter; it is not saying we simply choose to overlook the offense. Forgiveness is saying the cross is enough—we require no further payment than Jesus paid. Forgiveness is releasing the person to God for him to deal with.

And as I do, even as I say it out loud—I give everyone and everything to you—my soul cooperates a good bit. I'm settling down.

Forgiveness is not saying it didn't matter; it is not saying we simply choose to overlook the offense. Forgiveness is saying the cross is enough—we require no further payment than Jesus paid. Forgiveness is releasing the person to God for him to deal with.

As you practice release, what you're doing is creating soul space. You're literally carving out the intellectual and emotional space for God to come in.

I am surrendering it, turning it over to Jesus, relinquishing its every right.