Let Go and Let God...(?)

[Tootall]

Hi all!

I have heard this phrase a few times, both from friends and on this forum.
I'm not exactly sure what it means...does it refer to letting God be the guide for all our problems?

If so, how do we do that? I apologize if this question seems rather elementary, but we have to start somewhere!

Cheers and blessings!

 

[Jessica Lauren]

I believe that it means, just let go of your problems in a sense, and trust in God. Trust that God won't give you anything you can't handle. Trust that God will always be there to help you.

 

[Dondi]

Proverbs 3:5-8:

"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones."

'Nuff said.

 

[christianmomof3]

I think that one way I see it is that everything that I am not, God Is. Everything that I cannot do, He can. When we are born again with His life, we need to live by His life. It should be no longer I, but Christ who lives in me. We should turn to Him for everything. In my own experience and that of other people I know, when a situation is big or difficult and we realize there is no way we can handle it on our own, we turn to the Lord and give it to Him and tell Him this situation is in His hands. But, with all the little things, we figure we can handle them on our own, and we leave God out of things and do it ourself. In reality, we should turn to the Lord in every situation - big or small. We should let go of trying to control everything and let God be in control.

 

[jamiepr79]

Excellent advice guys God Bless you all

 

[Tootall]

That's great stuff! Thank you all for the posts!
I'm beginning to understand.

It's a tough one though...after living my life as though I were separate from God and trying to handle my own problems (messing up most of the times!) I'm finding it difficult to, I guess, hand my problems over. (there goes my ego getting in the way, again )

Step by step is the way.

Cheers and blessings!
TT

 

[ATrueBeliever]

I think that one way I see it is that everything that I am not, God Is. Everything that I cannot do, He can. When we are born again with His life, we need to live by His life. It should be no longer I, but Christ who lives in me. We should turn to Him for everything. In my own experience and that of other people I know, when a situation is big or difficult and we realize there is no way we can handle it on our own, we turn to the Lord and give it to Him and tell Him this situation is in His hands. But, with all the little things, we figure we can handle them on our own, and we leave God out of things and do it ourself. In reality, we should turn to the Lord in every situation - big or small. We should let go of trying to control everything and let God be in control.

couldn't have said it better
God Bless!

 

[Rowan]

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It's a tough one though...after living my life as though I were separate from God and trying to handle my own problems (messing up most of the times!) I'm finding it difficult to, I guess, hand my problems over. (there goes my ego getting in the way, again )

Step by step is the way.

Cheers and blessings!
TT

I've been there, I share this problem. Trust is a hard thing sometimes for "do-it-yourself'ers". It takes patience, but I'm sure you'll get the hang of it. Once you see the results of this beautiful submission, you see that things turn out just fine, sometimes better than you expected.

I'll be praying for you Tootall, and I will trust God that he will help you to trust Him