3 25 26 – Whatever It Is

Yesterday, I shared with you the RAS of the brain. I hope that made sense to you, and I hope in every realm of your life you will put into practice what is necessary to get you out of the doldrums of life! In this morning's Zoom call, I will deal with what you do with all those negatively influential thoughts that weigh me down (Lev. 6:10–11; 2 Cor. 10:3–5). It is a daily process of "letting go."

Sometimes you just have to let go—quit wasting your time on things that are not moving you forward. Inquiring minds are asking, "If I do, is there a right time to quit those thought patterns and habits?" (Yesterday's Zoom call :-). Or should I be like Colonel Sanders of KFC, or Thomas Edison, and pursue, pursue, pursue until success is achieved? Are there common, everyday, fundamental thought patterns that I can use as a guideline to help me determine whether I should quit something or not? Sometimes it is as obvious as the nose on our face, and other times it is not. Wishful thinking and empty daydreaming, however, are not going to make a bad situation good, so we need to throw that idea out the window. History—whether in Scripture or in the day-to-day world we live in—is full of examples of people who quit, which opened up the opportunity to redirect their pursuits and energies into something more viable and profitable, or at minimum to be available when opportunities arose (Rom. 13:12). The facts are, it takes hard work to be successful! Unfortunately, it takes more than good old hard work. You have to know what to quit so you can focus on the right things to make you succeed in the realms of your desire.

What I do not have to do is tell you every area of life to which this truth applies :-). Spiritually, emotionally, relationally, and financially, the principles apply, and I hope all of us are able to quit the negative and pursue what needs to be pursued in the positive—fruitful. The process of quitting or letting go is not easy. It will require a power source outside of yourself—specifically, God's grace.

Using the truth of His grace, let me share with you five grace-filled, practical concepts to apply to your situations on whether you should quit or hang on. And we cannot start anywhere else but love! If what you are doing is not something that you love, or you are doing it because that is what is expected of you through societal norms or what has been imprinted on you through family, friends, etc., it is probably a good idea to consider quitting that "whatever it is." If what you are doing is something you no longer love—"whatever it is"—you might consider quitting. The daily grind is tough enough to be doing something you do not love to do. Life is too short to spend unhappily, wasting your time on things that do not fill you up with "low joy" moments. Yes, even the things you love have their daily grind moments, more often than not, but when you have a love for it, you recognize it is about the journey that wakes you up in the morning and motivates you to impact your world—regardless of the challenges.

If what you are doing just does not work anymore—if you are hitting your head against the proverbial brick wall, if people are not investing in what you are doing or they are not buying it—it is probably a good idea to quit "whatever it is" that does not work anymore.

If you are just chasing after something that is pouring "good money" (investment of time) down the drain—let us face it, if you are just trying to save face, it is probably something you want to quit! In life, you want to marry the result, not the process.

If "whatever it is" is not achieving the results you want, then fire that "business"!

Finally, if you are just doing things out of the fear of what people think, "whatever it is," you need to quit it! Let go of your ego (Edging God Out). Sure, it will hurt for a period of time, but that surrender and the closing of one door may just be the very action that permits the opening of another door.

Shalom,
Alan

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