Letting Go

The Spirit of the Lord says:

“Many have heard the call that I will do a new thing . Be aware that before I can do a new thing I am calling you to a season of letting go for I cannot bring what I have prepared into a heart that is still stuck in the old. I will not revive the old.  There is always confusion in the letting go, but my instructions are clear.  Have the courage to clear your heart and mind from the clutter of the known to make way for the unknown. I know forgetting the former things is not comforting to you and that you would much rather be in the safety zone of relying on past teaching, past ways of doing things, past positioning, and sometimes past hurts. Before I can do a new thing you must let go!

Step out of the safety zone of contentment and an apathy of ease and lean on, and trust in me, even in the small things. In forgetting the former things my word also says ‘fear not,’ so it is important that you choose to fear me and nothing else. For when you abide in my reverent and awestruck fear, no other fears will enter your thoughts and decision.”

Activation:

Isaiah 43:1-2 (NIV): . . . Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. 

Take time to ask God, “Where have I walked in fear and forgotten that I am yours and have not fully relied on you?” Ask him to forgive you and establish a new level of trust in him. Ask Him to remove all fears except the fear of the Lord. 

Isaiah 43: 10-11; 15 (NIV): . . . Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior . . . I am the Lord, your Holy One, Israel’s Creator, your King.

Declare with all your heart that the Lord is your savior , your creator, your Holy One and King and declare Isaiah 43:18 aloud over yourself: Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.