Let Go and Let God

There's a week left in January.... How are your new year's resolutions going? I've broken all of mine. Isn't that the way it always happens? We start the new year with every intention that we are going to improve our lives, but by the end of January, we're back to our old ways.

It can be that way in our Christian lives, too. We start out with great determination and enthusiasm, but somewhere along the way, we lose that passion. Why is that?

It could be that we are trying to do it in our own strength instead of relying on God's power to do the work in us. I've struggled with that a lot. I try to live a good Christian life, but I still fall short. That's because we can never be 'good enough' to earn salvation. We are saved by faith in God.

I was reading in Matthew 19, where Jesus says it's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. The disciples ask Him, "Then who has any chance at all?"

I like how The Message Bible gives Jesus's answer. It says, Jesus looked at them and said "No chance at all if you think you can pull it off yourself. Every chance in the world if you trust God to do it."

We have no chance if we try to make it on our own. We will fail every time. But there is every chance in the world that we will succeed if we trust God and allow Him to do the work in us. He can do more in a minute than we could do in a lifetime. And He will never fail!

That's why the Bible says the righteous will live by faith. It's our faith that unlocks God's power in our lives. I like the old saying "Let go and let God." It's hard to let go of the reins and give God control of our lives. But when we do, He will lead us and help us to live the life He's called us to.

So if you've failed in the past, don't give up. And don't try to fix things yourself. Learn to 'let go and let God' and see the amazing things He'll do in your life!