“Let Go &
Let God”
Now Think On
This
by Steve
Martin
“The Lord protects those of childlike
faith; I was facing death, and He saved me. Let my soul be at rest again, for
the Lord has been good to me. He has saved me from death, my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling. And so I walk in the Lord's presence as I live here on
earth!” Psalm 116:6-9, New Living Translation
“Let go and let God.”
I heard the words in my spirit. I knew it
was the Lord. Even in that deep sleep, when He speaks, I have learned to
recognize His voice.
The day had barely turned to March 21,
2014. It was going to be the first full day of spring. The clock’s red letters
said “2:12”. As in “A.M.” As in, “It is still quite dark outside here in
Charlotte, NC.”
But I had woken up, or to put it
correctly, I had been woken up with His words, “Let go and let God.” When I
confirmed the time on the clock placed at the headboard of our bed, I quickly
reminded the Lord that I had a long day ahead that Friday. It was going to be
around midnight before I’d probably get to bed again, and I really wasn’t
wanting to get up just yet.
But in learning to trust Him in these
things, having experienced Him this way in the past, when awoken with a word
spoken from Him, I responded. I got up. The five hours of sleep would have to
be enough for that day.
There were a few things that I knew He was
speaking that word to me about. One was the upcoming income tax due, whereby
the remaining $1100 was going to have to get paid. There were yet another 24
days to see His hand provide for that. I was being challenged in my trust.
My faith level had already risen a degree,
when He sent the unexpected room renter from Minnesota this week. He had
arrived just last Sunday, after responding to an ad I had placed on a website
that morning at 5:30 am. This upcoming rental income would cover three fourths
of the tax bill. Thank you Jesus.
I am most grateful for this provision, as
the Lord takes care of our needs. The years in walking His chosen path for our
lives, for my good wife Laurie and I, have proven His love over and over again
to us and our family. Walking His walk brings the joy and fulfilment He desires
for His children.
But I actually don’t think this word, His
word, “Let go and let God,” was just for me. I think it is for you who are
reading this.
Our Lord, God of heaven and earth, Creator
of all and Caretaker over Israel, truly cares about matters in our lives. That
income tax bill that is due in three weeks; that long day ahead where more
sleep would have been good in preparation for it (or so we think); the child
whom we have raised, with as much love as we knew how, and yet still has not
followed the Lord’s ways as we had spent long hours praying they would; He most
certainly cares about that.
The Lord is saying to you, “I am in
control. I am taking care of that concern. You can put it back in MY hands, and
watch Me take care of it.”
In addition, there is the thought that the
"Let go and let God" may be in connection to something else.
Sometimes He calls us to let go of the "cup" we are holding - that
treasure or object we know came from the Lord in days gone by. It may be the
best cup we have ever had. It may actually be an actual object, like the
#24 Jeff Gordon NASCAR cup I used to really admire, or you might have
even a championship cup from your favorite team 20 years ago.
On the spiritual side, it may be that
prestigious role you have always filled, but now the Lord is calling you to let
go of that one, for the new one He has prepared you for these past years while
doing that current one. In my life, it was letting go of leading worship and a
praise band, so I could give that time to writing books. I love it even more
now - the new role He has placed me in!
It may be that event, person, or passion
that is keeping you from letting go so you can take the next path the Lord has
in store for you, which you won't know about until you let go of this one.
But if we let go of that past, He has a
better one for us now. He wants us to move on and live in the here and now. We
have to let go of that and go forward with the now. Fresh manna daily, right?
As the Psalmist wrote in the Scripture
shared above, “And so I walk in the Lord's presence as I live here on earth”,
we too can choose to walk in our Father’s presence, each and every day, with
His Holy Spirit as our Guide and Comforter. We can choose to abide under the
shadow of His wings, protected by the flurry of activity around us, remaining
peaceful in His loving care.
My prayer for you, for my family, for
those who have entrusted prayer concerns to me, is that you will also this day,
“Let go and let God.” I am trusting in Him and keeping my eyes fixed on Yeshua,
the Author and Finisher of my faith. I hope you do too.
Now think on this,
Steve Martin
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Now Think On This #133 “Let Go &
Let God” by Steve Martin
Date: In the year of our Lord 2014
(03.21.14) Friday at 3:30 am in Charlotte, NC.
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