RELEASE

It's seems like it's been such a long season (week) of RELEASE or maybe that's just how it is or was for me! If you did the FOCUS TIP for this week (and I guess if your life is similar to mine) then you might better understand what I mean about this week (season - lifetime) being long. Here's the FOCUS Tip from CCR:

 

... "This week, when feelings of shame or uncertainty start to come to mind, think of the (One) Word release and ask God to fill you with His love, comfort, and peace instead."

I can recall in seasons past in my life that I would have spent much time with my mind thinking of and heart feeling those feelings of shame; but not this week - it was feelings of uncertainty, as it has been for quite some time for me (not just this year, or even the last decade, yet more and more in this last season). So let's just go with, I have plenty of practice and God has been with me through every moment of uncertainty (and I believe He still is)! I have been filled moment by moment some times but let's just say often ... daily ... weekly ... yearly - faithfully by His sweet Holy Spirit with His love, mercy, comfort, peace and His aMazing Grace! 

I decided that I couldn't just leave this One Word: RELEASE - without posting one more blog, perhaps this devotional this week but for sure this One Word resounds and resounds in my spirit, and may be the most significant one for me and actually correlates to my One Word for 2024: CALM. To be CALM, one must find a way to RELEASE ... and be filled ...

I'm guessing that it might me because of one of my early morning You Version readings that I came to this decision to write one more RELEASE post yet I'm sure this will continue for me even beyond this weekend ... 

There was so much more in this "letter from God" (day 23 of 30) about "letting go"; keeping my FOCUS on God, not on things, nor circumstances, nor situations or difficulties, because they WILL come ... NOR any things of this earthly world ... {God help us!} ... BUT I am to keep my focus on God, with God; as HE will go through the REFINING PROCESS with me ... continually as I hopefully become more and more like His Son, Jesus. 

Yes, Lord ... I will let myself go and grab hold of You! In "letting go" I am able to receive more of You. I will let go - RELEASE myself of the world's ideas, thoughts, concepts and ways to grab hold of You (more completely), Your Word and Your ways. You are the Way, the Truth and the Life! (John 14:6)

Based on that reading, I went back through the verses from the book (given in the first post) and that I chose this past week on RELEASE. Unknowingly to me, but not to God, there seems to be a thread tying them together ... when I choose my One Word verses, I just do it randomly each day so there's no intention or plan or reason to it. Perhaps this thread will be apparent or significant only to me, yet I know these verses will speak anyways to you. This week, I felt it was important to capture and share these chosen verses with the One Word: RELEASE, along with the four given in the book (that don't contain the One Word: RELEASE) in reverse order, which means the most recent first and the ones with dates are from the book:

[7/12/24] Turn your burdens over to the LORD, and He will take care of you. He will never let the righteous person stumble. Psalm 55:22 GW

Insert here of another verse not from me, but a special sister who shares with me, although I won't be sharing all of hers:

💚To RELEASE the waters (to speak rashly) is the beginning of contention; therefore, leave off strife before it gets started. Proverbs 17:14

"Forgive us the wrongs we have done as we ourselves RELEASE forgiveness to those who have wronged us." Matthew 6:12 TPT "RELEASE us from the things we have done wrong, in the same way we RELEASE others for the things done wrong to us." Gift from Creator Tells the Good Story (Matthew) 6:12  FNVNT

[7/11/24] "Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you."  Isaiah 46:4  NKJV "Even as you grow old and your hair turns gray, I’ll keep carrying you! I am your Maker and your Caregiver. I will carry you and be your Savior." Isaiah 46:4 TPT

"Give careful attention to your spiritual life and every cherished truth you teach, for living what you preach will RELEASE salvation inside you and to all those who listen to you." 1 Timothy 4:16 TPT

"I’m glad because I know that this will result in my RELEASE through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ." Philippians 1:19 CEB

Actually it was between the 9th & 10th that I shared my Blog Verse (above always) under my heading of my title

"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and RELEASE from darkness for the prisoners ... " Isaiah 61:1 NIV

and portions from the Summer book club book "Still Standing"about promises from God's Word to heal & restore you ifyou will RELEASE to Him (Psalm 147)

[7/9/24] "Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy." Proverbs 28:13 NIV

“Listen to me, my people; pay attention to me, my nation. For I RELEASE my teaching to the nations, and I will cause the light of justice to rest on them." Isaiah 51:4 TPT

"Release your heart's joy in sweet music to the Eternal. When the upright passionately sing glory-filled songs to Him, everything is in its right place." Psalm 33:1 Voice

[7/8/24] "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV  "I am saying that anyone who has been joined together with the Chosen One is now part of the new creation. For in the Chosen One the old creation has faded away and the new creations has come into being" FNVNT - Second Letter from Small Man to the Sacred Family in Village of Pleasure (2 Corinthians) 5:17

The Chosen One is Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father
Chosen One is chosen by the First Nations in their new NT translation.
(in case, you might have heard this spoken or written in the current media, and may be confused because of this as to WHO is the Chosen One) andwe all have been chosen by Him and appointed to bear fruitaccording to John 15:16; no one else in particular is

💚"Through Jesus, everyone who believes is set free from all sins-sins which the law of Moses could not RELEASE you from." Acts 13:39 Voice

the above was another verse chosen by my dear sister/BFF😉 although I also had it tucked away

[7/7/24] "Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead ..." Philippians 3:13 NIV

"Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, “When you continue to embrace all that I teach, you prove that you are my true followers. [32] For if you embrace the truth, it will RELEASE true freedom into your lives.” John 8:31-32 TPT

"I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you RELEASE on earth will have been released in heaven.” Matthew 16:19 WEB "I will give you the keys of heaven’s kingdom realm to forbid on earth that which is forbidden in heaven, and to RELEASE on earth that which is released in heaven.” Matthew 16:19 TPT

"... until we RELEASE what has been holding us, we will not be able to experience the anticipation of the bright, exciting future God has in store. We know our best is ahead of us, so we may run forth, RELEASING all that is behind." Cleere Cherry Reaves

[7/13/24] "We are {I am} writing these things to you because we {I} want to RELEASE to you the fullness of joy." 1 John 1:4 TPT

What more can I say?!
{there's over 400 verses on RELEASE}
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{I was thinking of adding snap shots I took of the actual devotion in full from my book by CCR but I'm sure that's a violation; and not only do I not want to do that, I also don't want to loose or have to draft this blog post. If not for you, for me. I really believe we each have to go back and read the words again of CCR; if you have the book, (if not I recommend you get it) as well as going back to read the comments in that 1st July blog post}
GOD
REDEEMS
what we
RELEASE!
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