Letting Go

Letting Go

MY QUESTION for GOD

I’m having a hard time letting go of certain things. How can I learn to trust God with them?

A MOMENT with GOD

Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Throw every newborn Hebrew boy into the Nile River. But you may let the girls live.” About this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi got married. The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a special baby and kept him hidden for three months. But when she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River. The baby’s sister then stood at a distance, watching to see what would happen to him. Soon Pharaoh’s daughter came down to bathe in the river, and her attendants walked along the riverbank. When the princess saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it for her. When the princess opened it, she saw the baby. The little boy was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This must be one of the Hebrew children,” she said. Then the baby’s sister approached the princess. “Should I go and find one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?” she asked. “Yes, do!” the princess replied. So the girl went and called the baby’s mother. “Take this baby and nurse him for me,” the princess told the baby’s mother. “I will pay you for your help.” So the woman took her baby home and nursed him.

Exodus 1:22–2:9

Pharaoh’s threat put all of the Israelites’ male children in grave danger. Moses’ parents cared for him as long as they could, but then they literally had to let him go. They put him in God’s care as they placed him in the basket. They provide us with an example of trusting God in situations that are beyond our control. Do what you know is right for as long as you can; then trust God to take it from there. The more you hold on and try to control every situation, the less you hold on to God. Letting go means that sometimes you serve God by obediently standing aside and watching him work. Moses’ mother physically let go of her baby when she placed the basket in the water, but she did not let go of her care and concern for him. Because she trusted in God, he gave her the opportunity to do more for her son than she ever could have hoped for. Letting go does not mean giving up. It means allowing God to make the next move. So if God says stand and watch, then stand by and watch him work! If he says move, then move with him. Either way, it is a divine moment of obedience and service.

DIVINE PROMISE

Call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory. Psalm 50:15