Decisions and the future
Letting go
Releasing what we can no longer hold, a person, an expectation, or a wound.
What the Bible can tell you
a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Ecclesiastes 3:6
Brothers, I don't regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do: forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before,
Philippians 3:13
"Don't remember the former things, and don't consider the things of old.
Isaiah 43:18
A human reading
Letting go is not forgetting or giving up. It is no longer gripping something that no longer depends on you. It can be a long process, and it is fine to give yourself time.
This page offers reflection and companionship; it does not replace a professional. If what you feel weighs heavily or lasts for weeks, talk with someone you trust or with a health professional.