let them go

[jahdog]

"Let Them Go"
By T. D. Jakes
There are people who can walk away from you.
And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you, let them walk.
I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you,
coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean, hang up the phone.
When people can walk away from you, let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody who left.
The Bible said that they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for
us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]
People leave you because they are not joined to you.
And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.
Let them go.
It doesn't mean that they are a bad person; it just means that their part in the story is over.
And you've got to know when peoples' part in your story is over
so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know when it's dead.
You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift. I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it.
Stop begging people to stay.
Let them go!

[RayCub]

Wow JD, that's pretty powerful. I'm not really into the whole religious aspect of it, but it kinda spoke to me, y'know?

I used to go to church to thank God for everything good in my life - never to ask for something. Now, I feel like I wasn't grateful enough or something, and HE'S not particularly on my favourite people list right now, so I can't see going back in the near future.

But still, I can see how this passage would mean a lot to people!

[JWD]

I like it. Can't wait til it actually sinks in.

[Ageing Grace]

Love that :) Thanks, Jah.

I saw your post in Brotan's thread. I'm so sorry.

Don't fret about being angry - it's healthy! If we didn't care about rejection, we'd hardly be human would we?

And don't carry it with you. As your poem says so poignantly, we can't determine the course of another person's life ... nor should we try to.

Sending you a hug,
AG

[jahdog]

thanks, still think i may be a cylon though:D

[JWD]

This is my mantra.

thank you for posting it :-)

[SweetBride202]

That's really beautiful. And what you said is true. Sometimes, we need to let go and move on as part of our lives. Thinks positive for your new days ahead... Thanks for posting it.
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