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Psalm 34:17-19 (The Message)

"Is anyone crying for help? God is listening, ready to rescue you. If your heart is broken, you'll find God right there; if you're kicked in the gut, he'll help you catch your breath. Disciples so often get into trouble; still, God is there every time."

I was thinking today that life truly is a balancing act of holding on and letting go. I find myself in this constant tension, honestly I do. Sometimes it all gets too confusing for our hearts and minds to cope with: we must hold on to the people who love and cherish us, and try to let go of the ones who break our hearts and walk away from us. We must let go of the people who have said mean things to us and about us while still working in the same environment as us, or, worse yet, live in the same family as us. Maybe we have to hold on to the memories of someone we adored who left the earth too soon, as we then try to let go of the idea of having them in front of us. It's a constant tension that the whole human race is faced with on a daily basis.

Yes, the human heart gets overwhelmed trying to cope with the concept of love and loss on this earth. Holding on and letting go. Ask the Holy Spirit in you to show you what you need to hold on to, and what you need to let go of. It could be a person you have to let go of, it may be a dream you have to hold on to and clutch on to with all of your might because you feel it slipping away. It might be a friend who needs to be cherished more, and you need to hold onto them and never let them go. It might be a child, a parent, a spouse.

Jesus died on the cross as an act of not just holding on to you, but gripping on to you and your heart with everything in Him. He let go of your sin and death once and for all, and holds onto you always always always. You may have been let go by someone here on earth, but you will NEVER be let go by Him.