The Art of Releasing Control

Hey everyone!

Its been longer than I’d hoped, I pray that everyone is doing well, in spirit and in health and is having a great start to 2025. Boyyyyy have I been going through a time! But to be honest, when I really think about it… my whole life has been a time filled with so many phases & stages, breakthroughs, pivots, transformations, and awakenings. I’m sure you can agree!!! Growing up I always heard the phrase along the lines of “as long as you follow a straight and righteous path, then God will bless you more than you can imagine” and just my understanding of that phrase that I’ve been reminded over and over has transformed in different ways over time. There was a time when “God blessing me more than i could imagine” were with material blessings. Becoming successful, being able to buy what I want, travel as often as I want, take care of my entire family and things like that were the “blessings” that i was imagining at the time, and to think that God would bless me beyond that of my imagination as long as I continue to strive to do good was exciting! As time went by, when those blessings that I had imagined weren’t happening as fast as I thought, I became weary and discouraged which caused me to sin, fail, and fall short countless times. I was trying to do everything in my power according to what I thought was right, but it was like every time I would fall flat on my face and cry out for God to help me. I can’t tell you how many times He has picked me up and dusted me off!! I spent seasons learning from the last failure until i could finally tell that my mind was starting to shift. I slowly started to realize that I needed Him more and more, and that took releasing my own control - which by the way is an ARTFORM and uphill journey within itself!! ‘Releasing control’ is another one of those phrases you always hear, it sounds amazing but to actually put it in practice is sooooooo hard to do at first. I think as adults, worrying in the form of stress is one of the biggest forms of control that we struggle to put down. To be real, it comes from good intention - wanting to be responsible with our finances or whatever obligations with life we have. Working for something you desire and not getting the results you want, or in time, leads to the stress or worry. We have to continue to remind ourselves that at best, we can give the game all we have day by day, and accept the results that God permits with each increment. Know that all things have to go through Him, nothing moves until He says move. Investing every ounce of your energy into only what YOU want versus what IS, is actually counterproductive. Once I truly learned to accept the fact, the practice of releasing control made more sense and became easier. Letting go and just flowing with whats already been decided has made my life so much more peaceful. I replaced the days where I’d fall short and be frustrated with myself with just coming to God with my shortcomings, asking Him to supply me with the rest and accepting the amount He decided to give that day.

This is just one of the ways where God has blessed me more than I could have imagined. As I go through life and its waves of experiences, I gain some form of new insight that adds to the solidity of my foundation. The level of understanding I have about aspects of life, the peace I have about any circumstance, and the love I have grown through all the hate I once had are all examples of God blessing me more than I could imagine. There was a time where I was incapable of imagining the levels of faith and wisdom I embody now, and now I see what God meant. I pray genuinely that each person who reads this continues to grow through everything God chooses to throw at you. Our life experiences is just a drop in the ocean and sometimes we have to step back and see the beauty of whats really going on. I hope this helps carry you, please share it with someone who you think it will also help! Until next time ❤️

In light and love,

Molly