Summer is quickly fading. The time for fun, family and friends is drawing to a close. August signals an ending as school begins and poolside gatherings start to shut down. Busy routines return and we face a period of letting go of the easy, casual days of summer.
Easy come, easy go!
The lingering of daylight stretching from early morning to late night gradually retreats into shorter days. We face a time of endings and beginnings. We count on the seasons to appear in order each year – easy come, easy go.
As we stretch our days and fill them with one more swim party, picnic or family gathering, we learn that letting go is part of life. Beginnings and endings cycle through daily. The hard looks harder and the easy stays the same. Embracing an easy come, easy go attitude is not easy. But what if I reassured you the hard does get easier? Or that letting go is a gift and not a burden? Would you believe me?
Letting go is a lifelong journey infused into our everyday. It is God showing up daily to walk it out with us. It is a choice to invite God into the easy and hard days knowing He is the one who will always fill the space when having to let go empties us of ourselves. Letting go is not just a process of saying “goodbye” but the start of many “hellos.”
My journey of learning about letting go – the good, bad and the ugly – continues to stretch me into new understanding. The lessons are blessings from God and also you, faithful readers. The last three weeks my focus stayed mostly on the hard pieces and loss of letting go. Today we will walk together into the promise that the hard gets easier.
Letting go is a lifelong journey infused into our everyday.”
What I know for sure is that God challenges us in life, but does not desire for us to stay in the hard and messy. I am learning how God takes every season, each struggle and all the in between, to not only teach us, but show us that by focusing on Him, we will always reach the other side. What seems impossible today is possible tomorrow. The endless season of letting go turns into new beginnings. Life is not just a series of “goodbyes” but a discovery of “hellos” each time we let go and trust God with the outcome.
Letting go turns into letting God when….
I linger in the moment.
I embrace unexpected interruptions as beautiful gifts.
I see God’s hand in everything, even the difficult times of letting go.
The next “hello” is my center and not the hard “goodbye.”
A lot of love, lingering and letting go of our preconceived notions points us to where our eyes should have been looking the whole time – God! I allow “easy come, easy go” to drive me knowing God’s plan is the best plan.
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:10 NLT)
I am the mom of two amazing grown sons, and am blessed to be a retired 3rd grade teacher, but also a woman seeking God in the ordinary routines of life. God’s story for my life blossomed into written words and so my blogging journey began. His words have inspired my journey of healing and drawing closer to Him through the power of grace. Visit my blog or follow my social media!
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