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summer camp were discussing creation, and one asked, 'If everything has a
purpose, how come God made poison ivy?' Another replied, 'Because He
knows there are some things we should keep our hands off!' But keeping
your hands off things isn't easy when you're insecure and controlling by
nature. 'Sometimes my husband drives me crazy,' you say. Well, maybe
you drive him crazy too! The Bible says, 'For this reason a man will
leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they will
become one flesh' (Genesis 2:24 NAS). Notice the word 'become'. Leaving
is the easy part; becoming is the hard part. It takes love, patience,
kindness, and hard work. Jesus said, '...Stop allowing yourselves to
be...unsettled' (John 14:27 AMP). You're doing it to yourself! Learn to
'let go' and work on developing the fruits of the Spirit in your own
life. Letting go doesn't mean you don't care; it just means allowing
others to learn in their own way and through their own experiences. It
calls for focusing on Jesus rather than obsessing on the other person's
behaviour. 'You will keep in perfect peace...all whose thoughts are
fixed on You!' (Isaiah 26:3 NLT). Fix your thoughts on God, not others.
Letting go means caring about, instead of care-taking. It means stepping
out of the middle and not trying to influence the outcome by fixing,
judging, nagging, scolding, arguing, criticising, and regulating. It's
about facing each day with God's help and cherishing each moment. It's
about realising the only person you can 'change' is yourself. It's about
fearing less and trusting more. And it's the only way to be happy.
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