Letting Go of What's "Now" to Receive What's "Next"

​​"Trust in the Lord
​ with all your heart,
and lean not on your
own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He shall direct
​your paths."
~Proverbs 3:5-6

Something I have noticed in my own life especially, and also in the lives of others, is that sometimes one of the hardest things to do is to let go of what “used to be” or “always” was. When we decide to “acknowledge God in all of our ways,” there has to be a “letting go” mindset. Why? Because there may be a good chance He will ask us to do something new, different, or uncomfortable. We must be prepared to let go and completely abandon, if called to, what previously sustained and secured us in the last leg of our walk with Him. This is the cornerstone of living a RePurposed Life lifestyle: Always be prepared to let go of what you have or are doing now, in order to move on to what’s next.

Like the life of a caterpillar, that sheds the skin of its previous existence several times before even entering the cocoon, may we embrace change and not live too attached to the existence we have created in the moment. There is no way a caterpillar could enjoy the benefit of greater endurance, and the refreshing of its existence due to a new skin, without shedding the old skin. It cannot keep the old and reap the benefits of the new. Additionally, it would never make it to the other side of the cocoon without embracing that "letting go" process.

God never called us to be comfortable or complacent. Comfort makes us lazy, and complacency makes us indifferent. Let us live passionately, seeking God daily for whatever He may call us to. And may we shed, willingly, everything necessary to move on to where He's taking us next...no matter how far or uncomfortable it may take us from where and what we are used to now.

With Great Expectation,
Dawn~