What is it you are holding on to?
This question causes me to shift in my seat.
I’ve been faced with this question at varies times in my recent past and, though uncomfortable, answering the question always brings about freedom. The freedom is a release from the stronghold of whatever vice the enemy still has working on your spirit and unfortunately once we get freedom from one it seems he has already moved his grip to another.
In the prayer section of the My Daily Bread it reads, “Those who presume on their own strength and wisdom, are in danger of falling away from you.” I know the ‘stronghold’ I face (and have chosen to ignore for a few years) can not be conquered by my own strength nor wisdom. I knew the day would come that I would be called to focus solely on this issue (just like I was called to focus on specific issues in the past…one issue at a time…) but I enjoyed ignoring it just the same. 🙂
As ever faithful and ‘persistent’ as God is He asked again, “What is it you are holding on to?” when I was doing my Bible study lesson on James this early afternoon. The study blatantly asked to list what it is we were pursuing, why and what needed to be ‘let go’ in order to give more room for a deeper relationship with God.
I hear Him. I do. I feel like a child holding onto the last shred of a tattered security blanket. It is the only thing that gives me a false sense of comfort and I’ve kept it around so long I’m not sure I would know what to do without it. However, I am a grown woman who thankfully has been blessed with a touch of wisdom beyond that of a child and I do know the freedom He brings in letting go will surpass any comfort and security I’m receiving from this last thread.
Hmmm, maybe this is my 2011 resolution. At least that gives me time to prepare. 😉
Blessings
Shannon