Wounded for Heaven's Sake -Letting Go- ='(

Jesus once said to those closet to Him,

You're blessed when you are out of options, and all you can do is lean on God. Because when you realize your need for God, it is only then that you tap into His immeasurable greatness and goodness.

You're blessed when you've been stripped of that which is most precious to you. Because only then can you be tenderly embraced by the One most precious to you. ( Matthew 5 : 3- 5 )

Jesus Himself gave us the key to unlocking the treasure chest where the sheet music to the ''sweeter song'' is held. Remember how I said earlier that there is something better out there when it comes to love, but it is found in a very unexpected place? Well, the unexpected place is God Himself. And to find the ''something better'' we have to ''lean on God'' and be ''stripped of that which is most precious to us.'' In a sense, we have to be willing to become vulnerable to trust Him if we wish to find security and satisfaction in Him. We have to be willing to let go of what little we have, to gain the great riches and supreme happiness He has to offer. And we have to let Him have the helm if we wish to hear the ''sweeter song.''

The ''something better'' is found in emptying yourself, surrendering to His lead, letting go of your life and all you hold dear, and entrusting everything in Him. Because in doing that, you will be tenderly embraced by the sweetest Musicain in all the Universe and receive your own personal concert.

Letting go is not easy for any of us. But Jesus makes it very clear that to go where He is going and to be a part of His wondrous plan we must,

''deny ourselves, pick up our cross daily, and follow Him'' ( Luke 9 : 23 )

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose...

To discover life, Jesus says you have to give your up ( Luke 9 : 24; John 12 : 25 ). Your love is no different . If you really desire to one day discover the ''beautiful side of love'' you have to first walk through the ''painful side.'' Just like pouring concrete is not the exciting part of building a house yet the essential part, the same is true with building a magnificient romance. Laying your life down is not the fun and enjoyable part; it's the essential part!

If God is going to write your love story, He's going to first need your pen. If God is going to lead your love boat to the harbor of romance beyond the fairy tales, He needs the helm. As Jesus once said to his followers:

Daily you must trust Me, surrending everything, including the blood in your veins and the breath in your lungs, for Me to do with as I see fit. If you want to join up with Me, you must let Me lead. ( Luke 9 : 23 )

The floods washed away home and mill, all the poor man had in the world. But as he stood on the scene of his loss, after the water had subsided, brokenhearted and discouraged, he saw something shinning in the bank which the waters had washed bare. ''It looks loke gold,'' he said. It was gold. The flood which had beggared him made him rich. ( Henry Clay Trumbull )