Denise Lee Porter

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The Great Surrender| Learning How To Let Go

14 April 2009 3 Comments

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In ” Living the Science of the Mind” author Ernest Holmes introduces the idea that in our search for that which makes us “whole and happy”, “safe and secure” and confident that we will “live forever somewhere” it would be wise to follow the rules that Jesus laid down for us. One of the most important in this case being “he that loseth his life for my sake, will find it”.

This, of course, means different things to different people. I cannot tell you what it ought to mean to you, but I can tell you that in this recession, there are many who need to hear this.

Once upon a time I thought that I was losing everything - the American Express Gold card with unlimited spending, my road trip mini-van with built in DVD player, my great credit score, and the hidden wealth in my 401K. This was like death for me, my credit worthiness was so important, my possessions were so important.

In my despair, I received a revelation - there is life and there is stuff . My stuff did not define my life, my stuff did not define me.

I realized that I had to shed these things that only created noise in my life, so that I could find the part of God that lives in me. I had to turn from the outer to the inner and find peace and abundance within myself.

This led me to believe that the first step on the path to success is surrender. Ernest Holmes mentions, this surrender does not mean that we should live in poverty or limitation, but that “when we put our trust in external things alone we are certain to become disillusioned, for a person may have a fortune one day and lose it the next; he may have a position of high power and suddenly lose all public acclaim”.

The Great Surrender means to let go of all the things that have gotten between you and your Spiritual self. To release the things that you thought put you above the rest of humanity. Sometimes we have to be stripped of just about everything before we find the true meaning and purpose of our life.

Do you remember that song by Kenny Rogers “The Gambler” where he says “You gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to walk away, know when to run”? Our Father has promised us a whole and complete life, a life without struggle, a life of abundance. But when we choose to fight for the unnecessary things in life, we effectively reduce our ability to attain these blessings.

“Fear not little flock, for it is your father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.”

I’d love to hear your thoughts on surrender and learning to let go, please leave a comment whether you agree or disagree with me.

3 Comments »

Steve said:

Oswald Chambers, a devotional classics writer, wrote a book that reminds me of this, “The Blessedness of Possessing Nothing” It is when we let go, and unclench our hands (figuratively speaking), that we are then free to receive.

# 14 April 2009 at 9:08 pm

Lucy Lopez said:

This is such an important topic - letting go! In the final analysis, we possess nothing for all our current/earthly sense of possession is relative, mediated by the currencies of ‘money’ and what we mistakenly call ‘love’. From the widescreen tv to our children to the land upon which we have built or bought our home, we claim possession/ownership. But we don’t possess any of it, not really, not ever, because, in truth, in ultimate reality, there is no ‘me’, no ‘you’, no ’separated’ entities. There is just the one in many forms. Imagine the finger saying to the nose, I’m going to acquire you some day! What we do have is responsibility, ‘the ability to respond’ to/for all, ourselves included.

# 20 April 2009 at 9:14 pm