Let's let go

[Guest guest]

Let Go and Lean On Me

 

A man named Jack was walking along a steep cliff one day when he

accidentally got too close to the edge and fell. On the way down he

grabbed a branch, which temporarily stopped his fall. He looked down

and to his horror saw that the canyon fell straight down for more

than a thousand feet. He couldn't hang onto the branch forever, and

there was no way for him to climb up the steep wall of the cliff. So

Jack began yelling for help, hoping that someone passing by would

hear him and lower a rope or something. HELP! HELP! Is anyone up

there? " HELP! "

 

He yelled for a long time, but no one heard him. He was about to give

up when he heard a voice.....

" Jack, Jack. Can you hear me? "

" Yes, yes! I can hear you. I'm down here! "

" I can see you, Jack. Are you all right? "

" Yes, but who are you, and where are you?

" I am the Lord, Jack. I'm everywhere. "

" The Lord? You mean, GOD? "

" That's Me. "

" God, please help me! I promise if you'll get me down from here, I'll

stop sinning. I'll be a really good person. I'll serve You for the

rest of my life. "

" Easy on the promises, Jack. Let's get you off from there;

then we can talk. "

" Now, here's what I want you to do, Jack. Listen carefully.

" I'll do anything, Lord. Just tell me what to do. "

" Okay. Let go of the branch, Jack. "

" What? "

" I said let go of the branch. Just trust Me. Let go. "

There was a long silence.

Finally Jack yelled, " HELP! HELP! IS ANYONE ELSE UP THERE? "

 

Have you ever felt like Jack? We say that we want to know the will of

God, but when we find out what it is, we can't handle it. Sounds too

scary, too difficult. We decide to look elsewhere. When He says, " Let

go of the things that stand between you and Me, and trust Me with

your life, " it sounds pretty scary.

 

But when we let go, we find freedom and safety in His hands.