Many years ago I attended a church service at First Baptist in Springdale, Arkansas where Ronnie Floyd was or may still be minister and a gentleman named Alvin Slaughter and his brother were special musical guests. It was neither my church home, nor my plan to be in attendance, but it simply came to be that night. Alvin is a powerful musician who obviously loved his gifts and shared it willingly. He sang song after song as he shared his testimony of being homeless then journeyed with God….to a new place.
One of the songs talked about letting go of what is in your hand and that when you can let go of holding it tightly…God blesses it and multiples that release to empower whatever is before you to be enough….a Biblical message…jars become filled…shouts become enough to crumble walls…and fish multiply, more than once whether in baskets or in water….
The song stayed in my head for years…I probably still could not sing it line per line, but its teach, the meat of what the message said has forever changed my heart. Alvin’s voice and imagery has repeated in my head now for some 16 years….daily.
When we release what little or much we have to God…it.is.enough.
He’s simply waiting for our all.
Have you thought about giving your all lately? Most of us think a portion is tough enough, but God seeks our all. He created us imperfect without Him, he told us from the beginning he wanted to lavish us with his love. He created Eden…yet it wasn’t enough….as mankind, we wanted more…we wanted control…
Look where it got us.
What is in your hand today? What are you trying to hold on to? What areas of your life do you think you must control? How is that working for you? I can tell you that in my life, the fingers kept getting pried off my areas with a crow bar and when I can let go long enough to go…it.is.simply amazing….before I even realize the fall I so feared would ensue, but simply lifts me to a different level and proves to me that He is trustworthy…
even when I fail. make poor choices, trust blindly in people not God, or live my usual messy life…not to mention kitchen or laundry realities….
What’s in your hand? What are you holding onto that God wants?
It’s your choice….hold onto it, or release it to the one who created you and the world you live in…
What’s in YOUR hand you’ve been hesitant to let go of control?
