Letting Go

Over the past week God has done a very effective job of reminding me that He is in control. He is trying to show me that I cannot control all the events or people in my life. A lot of times I like to believe that I need to do or say something in order to change the outcome of certain situations. It's true that there are some things we can/should do to help others (and ourselves) but there is so much about this life that is out of our control. And I'm realizing that not only CAN I release some of my anxieties I have for my loved ones and the place they are at in their lives, but I SHOULD let go of this need I seem to have sometimes to figure them all out. I don't know if this applies to anyone else who reads this or not, but it sure fits where I find myself right now...... I'm finding just now that this song that I've known for several years sounds like it could have been written for me. Out of my love for the people in my life, I try to hold on to all the struggles that they face and try to analyze the bejeebers out of them in search of the solution. I need to take my cares to Christ and allow Him to work and trust that His timing is perfect and that He holds each of us in the palm of His hands. I wanted to share the lyrics to the song "Letting Go" by Jeremy Camp and also an old chorus I learned as a young girl in church, which I sometimes find myself singing as I calm Emma down when she is upset.
Letting Go

Gripping on so tight with
the security i have inside
Knowing what is right
Holding onto my pride

Letting Go
Of the things i hold so dear
Letting Go
Of all my pain and all my fears
Letting Go
Of the Things i hold so dear
Letting Go
Of all my pain and all my fears

I have been brought to a place
Where i want to give up everything
Where all i can do is seek your face
and my brokenness i will bring

Letting Go
Of the things i hold so dear
Letting Go
Of all my pain and all my fears
Letting Go
Of the Things i hold so dear
Letting Go
Of all my pain and all my fears

Holding on to the things i deem so strong
Holding on even though my faith has been built so long
Holding on to the things I deem so strong
Holding on to hwat I know
I'm letting go

Cares Chorus

I cast all my cares upon You
I lay all of my burdens
down at Your feet
And anytime that I don't know
what to do
I will cast all my cares upon You