dailydatewithgod

Letting go is not something we human beings like to do.  There is this idea that in order for something to be a part of us we have to hold on to it.  We hold on to things physically, emotionally, mentally, and energetically.  We can see the things we hold on to physically and there is a great deal of awareness in the western world in particular to move away from this.  As someone who has a unique relationship with clutter of my own I can fess up to wanting to do a better job of letting go of physical things. Sometimes it can be easy to let go if it holds no value for us but the minute we identify it as part of ourselves or our perception of ourselves, it becomes more difficult.  This is especially true of our thinking.  Our will, our ideas, our concepts, our perceptions are so much a part of ourselves we do not know where we stop and they start.  When we step into a life with God and are asking God to show us how to see things or open ourselves up to not being solely dependent upon our senses for information we are letting go.  Involving God in this process is about entrusting that God’s perspective may have more to offer.  We do not know all the answers but the Great Creator can lead us to the ones we need when we need them.  Entrusting is asking a lot.  In the 12 step recovery process this begins with step three which says we turn our will (thoughts) and our lives (actions) over to God (a power greater than ourselves).  That level of entrusting can only come after one has acknowledged that his/her will and actions are not working out so well (Step 1) and his/her concept of God is one they are willing to trust in because they know it to be the experience of opposite of what they do themselves (Step 2).  If I had not been beaten down so bad, I am not sure I would be so willing to entrust my life and my will to God.  I was not for a very long time. And there continue to be areas of my life where I am sure I have not yet exhausted all my own resources.  I think it is part of the human condition to believe we can do it on our own. Not all of us find ourselves out of control and nowhere to turn having exhausted all our own resources that we are willing to take such steps.  Many spiritual traditions share similar concepts as descried in 12 steps so we do not have to end up in a 12 step room to take these steps.  I just did not see them as essential to the vitality of my life until I came face to face with them in recovery.  Regardless of how I got here, one thing I do know for sure is the step of entrusting God with my will and my life has caused things to turn out much better than the path I was walking before. At this point I do not much care how I got here.  I am just grateful that my concepts of a power greater than me is one I am entrusting today.