Friends,
These people were guest speakers at our church yesterday....I've heard of him.....heard him play with the Bill Gaither Band, BUT until Sunday, I had NO IDEA about their testimony!<p> Check it out for yourself:<p>
http://www.lornematthews.com/marriagerest.htm<p>There's tons of good stuff there....the following poem is just a small sample.<p>
LETTING GO<p>To let go doesn't mean to STOP CARING;
... it means I can't DO IT for someone else.<p>To let go is not to CUT MYSELF OFF;
... it's the realization that I can't CONTROL another<p>To let go is not to ENABLE;
... but to allow learning from natural CONSEQUENCES.<p>To let go is to admit POWERLESSNESS, which means,
the OUTCOME is not in MY hands.<p>To let go is not to try to CHANGE or BLAME another,
... I can only change MYSELF. <p>To let go is not to CARE FOR ... but to care ABOUT.<p>To let go is not to FIX ... but to be SUPPORTIVE.<p>To let go is not to JUDGE,
... but to allow another to be a human being.<p>To let go is not to be in the MIDDLE, arranging all the outcomes,
... but to ALLOW other to EFFECT their own outcomes.<p>To let go is not to be PROTECTIVE;
... it is to permit another to face reality.<p>To let go is not to DENY ... but to ACCEPT.<p>To let go is not to NAG, scold or argue,
... but to search out MY OWN shortcomings and correct them.<p> To let go is not to ADJUST everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes ... and to cherish the moment.<p>To let go is not to CRITICIZE and REGULATE anyone,
... but to become the best I can be.<p>
To let go is not to REGRET the past,
... but to GROW and live for the future.<p> To let go is to FEAR LESS,<p> TRUST in Christ more,
... and freely give the love He's given to me.<p>"Duke"
