[Discoveries] 08-27-07 Releasing others to God

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/*Now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build 
you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 
-- Acts 20:32*/

You will have, from time to time, those in your life who depend on you 
to provide what they need - physically, financially, emotionally, 
spiritually. While that may be okay and appropriate for a season, the 
time will come when you need to transfer their dependence to God, 
whether they are ready for it or not.

When Jesus walked this earth, He healed many people. But He also left 
many more people unhealed. Why? He committed them to God and to the word 
of His grace.

Do you have any idea of the power of God's word? With a word God can 
create worlds, shatter kingdoms, rebuild the fallen, restore the 
heartbroken, bring peace like gentle rain. With a word, God opened up 
the skies and delivered bread from heaven to the Israelites for forty 
years. With a word God froze the heavens in their place while Joshua and 
his armies fought the Lord's battles.

With a word, God will build you up, and give you what you cannot earn.

Right now I have people in my life who are looking to me to be something 
more than God wants me to be for them. I commit them to God; I release 
them. Not to abdicate my responsibilities, because I am very willing to 
give, to help. But I release them because God can give far more than I 
could ever hope to provide.

Please don't misunderstand. When God directs us to help, we help. When 
God directs us to give, we give. When God directs us to lay down our 
lives, we lay them down.

But the moment comes when it's no longer about us. It's about a God who 
is much, much bigger than us, who can handle all the problems we 
mistakenly took as our own.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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