let go & let God?

Nicole Los Banos (team KGKL and co founder- Shine Brightly for Christ)

Really..what does that mean? To Let Go & Let God?

Letting go hasn’t always been an easy concept for me to easily grasp, especially being the controlling person that I am. It’s a hard thing to hand over the reigns and allow all your burdens and worries to be lifted off of you completely in faith. Sometimes I may understand the idea with my head but not wholly with my heart. Whatever the situation may be, disappointments, breakups, let downs, struggles…we’re called to trust in the Lord right?? But why does it seem that some situations just hurt so much during that process?

I think that’s where I’ve got it all wrong from the get go. Giving it all up to God doesn’t always mean that He’s going to stop you from falling but he will be there when you hit the ground just like He’s been there from the very beginning. Sometimes we need to feel the fall before he can break our fall or else we’ll never know how it feels to really need Him. When we feel the effects of life’s let downs , it doesn’t mean that God let us go, He’s just teaching us how to get back up in deep need of Him. It’s going to be tough, it’s going to be a pain that you may think that you’ll never get through. But we aren’t alone if we’ve got the greatest King as our Lord & Savior in our hearts. Because what may seem overwhelming at the time, God is already overcoming in your life.  He allows us to go through the hurts, pains & disappointment not to punish us but to test our faith. To test if we’re really living for Him or pursing other things in our lives by voicing empty words that we can’t back up with our actions.

When we say we wanna live completely for Him, we should really examine ourselves before making a commitment like that. Because the minute that one thing your pursuing gets taken away, you’re bound to get a rude awakening of what’s really important in your life. He is a Jealous God and in order for us to experience ALL of Him we have to offer Him ALL of us. The love He offers us is unconditional and isn’t determined by our status, our looks, what kind of car we drive, or whether we memorize the Bible front and back. There’s no way we can ever buy His love or repay Him but accept it as a gift that we are so undeserving of.

The cracks and bruises in our heart that seem so unfixable and far from restoration can be used for His glory. Our brokeness and sadness can turn into worshipping a God who fills the emptiness in our lives. The relationships and arguments that could be far from mending could ultimately be renewed through Him. The Lord understands us & created us, He knows we’re humans, He’s not aloof of our weaknesses, He didn’t create us to be perfect beings otherwise we wouldn’t have a need for such a flawless Savior.

Come to Him in all your rawness, hurts, angers and feelings . The more we hold onto them and harbor them in our hearts, it can lead to things that aren’t pleasing to Him and eventually distance you from His grace in your life. You’re going to want to scream, it’s going to sting, tears are going to flow endlessly but  I find so much peace in knowing that His love for me is endless. His love doesn’t have a beginning or an end. He knew me before I was in my mother’s womb. I’m not this little thing that He could care less for, He knows me by name.  My Father in heaven is actively working in my life and there is a purpose and reason to all the unknowns and ‘dot dot dots’

So this is how I see it ..

How am I going to feel and completely experience His power in my life if I’m still grabbing hold onto the ledge?

We have to fall. He’s molding us, and training us daily to become men & women after His heart. So…

Let it Go & Let Him

“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ¹⁷For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. ¹⁸So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

the best is yet to come, if you only let go..

Revisiting the “letting love go” series.

Team KGKL Summer Nakamura

What is the best thing about letting love go?

You grab onto God.

In fact, it’s THE best thing you could ever do for yourself.

Believe me when I say this: There is no greater, more intimate relationship you will have on earth than the relationship you have with God. In fact, it’s the perfect romance.

In Rick Warren’s book, The Purpose Driven Life, he states that “You were made by God and for God, but until you understand that life will never make sense.”Therefore, living life without God and not for His will just doesn’t make sense.

^“Keep me safe, O God, I’ve run for dear life to you. I say to God, “Be my Lord!”  Without you, nothing makes sense.

Psalm 16:2 (The Msg)

This means that our relationship with God must always come first; His wants, His desires for our lives come before our own. However, I do believe most of us have a difficult time letting go of our own wants and desires in life, specifically in relationships, because we have a difficult time trusting God. Some of us question,

“Is everything really going to be okay?”

“Does He really know what He’s doing?”

“Does He really have the best for me?”

His answer: Yes. Yes. Yes.

God loves you so much that He does indeed have the absolute best for you. In fact, far more than you could ever possibly imagine.

“God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!”

Ephesians 3:20 (The Msg)

All that’s required of you is that you love Him with all of your heart and trust in Him completely. Just be patient and make the choice to fully let go of what you want out of life and grab onto God and the purposes He has for your life.

“God, the one and only – I’ll wait as long as He says. Everything I need comes from Him, so why not?…trust in Him absolutely people; lay your lives on the line for Him. God is a safe place to be.”

Psalm 62:1,8 (The Msg)

So yes, the best is yet to come my friend. Just let go, grab onto God, and you’ll see.

“No one’s ever seen or heard anything like this, never so much as imagined anything quite like it— what God has arranged for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 (The Msg)

campus minister spotlight..

Campus Minister Spotlight

Robby Kawika Ching is currently a Campus Minister serving with Grace Bible Church’s Youth Ministry and assists in the International Missions Department. He graduated from Honolulu Community College, where he earned a degree in Applied Science. He recently attended the School of World Missions in Manila, Philippines, where he received a diploma in Intercultural Studies and a certificate in American Tesol.  Robby, recently engaged, currently resides in Aiea.

If you have any questions about Robby or would like to partner with him, please e-mail us at knowGodknowlove808@gmail.com