When Breaking up Might Be A Breakthrough! (Episode 12) 10/7/23

How to let go old seasons of your life to usher in the new Grace God has for you!

The Lord has given me a season to heal and has reminded me of somethings I want to share with everyone that has helped me during this season of transition, change, letting go and breaking through.

I have been on both sides of a break up. I remember how devastating it was to be broken up with. The pain and hurt and sadness. I also remember breaking up with someone who I had been dating for about 7 years and being so scared to do so but I knew it was the best decsion for both of us at this time. In hindsight both breakups were some of the BEST things that could ever happen to me though while I was in each season it did not "feel" that way. Its very easy to be overcome and overwhelmed with emotion if you are not careful.

In our conncection with our heavenly creator we have the ability to step back and see from an outside in perspective. His ways and thoughts are higher than ours and this helps us get our emotions in check.

In this season I am also learning to not live with my hands closed by trying to control everything but to live with my hands open. Open to let go, to give and also to receive so that I can keep giving. We have been letting go of things personally, professionally (mentally and emotionally) and even physically giving things away (from big like our gyms to small like clothes and shoes), throwing things away that we have held on to for way too long. And in this letting go season I was reminded it is a time of pruning.

Pruning means to cut off. I also had a vivid dream that involved our business partner at the time that the realtionship was to be cut off. The dream scared me a little becasue it was clear and abrupt. But as a christian, I was reminded that pruning is a good thing. In pruning, parts are cut off for more fruitful growth. Cutting away of things that are no longer suitable or unwanted in order to produce and for continued growth. Even though pruning is uncomfortable and even painful it is not a punishment.

In the book of John it reminds us that God is our vinedresser and Jesus is the true vine and we are the branches. We read together this in John 15.

So in this season of pruning I am reminded 3 things.
1. Stay in relationship with Jesus. We cannot do anything nor bear good fruit unless we stay connected to Him. It is very easy to runa away from and be consumed in our emotions with what we see inthe natural realm only.Don't get caught up seeking the natural things of money, material, and things we can only see in the natural. Matthew 6:33 is a promise. Jeremiah 29:12 is another promise to stand on and speak;.vs 14 also promises to realeas us from captivity (physical, mental, emotional)
2. Seek His rightousness. Proverbs 11:30 is my goal and it helps me to keep things in perspective of what this life all about. Capture the lives of others to point to Jesus. Warning in 11:1 as God sees and knows everything. Warning that the things we become offended by start to grow roots of bitterness. We talk about what is righteous living. Proverbs 10:20 living in harmony with God. Proverbs 10:24 reminds us the desire of the rightowus shall be granted. Proverbs 10:25 the rightoeous will have an everlasting foundation. Proverbs 10:31 the mouth of rightwous bring forth skillful and Godly wisdom. Press into the supernatural and not get caught up in the naturla realm of feelings and only what we can see. hear and/or feel.
3. Be a remnant. Gods remnant people have a distinct confidence in Gods presence, hope in hardship, and optimism about the future. Remaining loyal to God no matter what. Think of Noah. Taking the stance of righteousness amidst all odds. Be someone who God can trust with the kingdom of heaven.

Just because things seem a certain way does not mean that it is. Give grace. Let people off the hook.

Allow yourself to heal when needed but dont allow yourself to stay stuck hurting because thats when we start becoming easliy offended and bitter in life.

Lord give us your perspective.