Special Guest Author: JoyCe Wood
I’m sure at this point you have all heard of Disney’s Frozen movie, but you haven’t heard the Christian version of this popular movie yet. Let it go is like letting your life melt in the arms of Jesus. This means grudges, hurt feelings, anger, and bitterness must melt away. The only way this happens is to in the familiar words of a Disney Song: Let it go. I’m writing to you today from my own experiences with a frozen heart. I too have felt the isolation that unforgiveness can bring. As the song says:
The wind is howling like a swirling storm inside. Couldn’t keep it in. Heaven knows I’ve tried.
I have had to let go many times, but I have found when I did I gained such a freedom. It was a freedom I can’t explain. It was like the pain melted away and I no longer had to conceal my hurts. I found I couldn’t hold it back anymore so I finally released it into the fathers hands and watched him melt my defensive heart.
It’s funny how some distance makes everything seem small and the fears that once controlled me can’t get to me at all. It’s time to see what I can do to test the limits and break through. No right , no wrong, no rules for me I’m free.
You see when you hold on to hurts you are the one in bondage, not the one who hurt you. When someone hurts you it’s like they have thrown mud at you. The secret is not to react, let the mud dry, then brush it off. We can only do this through the power of God’s word. For you see my friends: I can do all things through Jesus Christ who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13.
My power flurries through the air into the ground. My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around and one thought crystallizes like an icy blast I’m never going back. The past is in the past.
Remember if we can’t forgive others God won’t forgive us. For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive men their sins, your father will not forgive your sins. Mathew 6:14-15
God won’t hear our prayers if we have unforgiveness in our hearts.
Let it go. Let it go. And I’ll rise like the break of dawn. The perfect girl is gone.
You do not have to wait to be perfect to bring your hurts and pain to Jesus. You simply come as you are and release it to Him. He melts away the anger, bitterness, hurt, pain, defense for you. This is something we are not capable of on our own. He will be your voice when you can’t defend yourself.
There are people today struggling with the same coldness in their heart. Some of you need to be set free from the hurts growing in your cold icy heart. There are others who need to ask forgiveness for all the hurts they have caused. When you humble yourself and ask for forgiveness you release God’s blessings over your life. Saying sorry allows more of Jesus to come into your heart. When you don’t apologize it causes holes in your heart that can keep you stuck or frozen. The holes will damage your soul. Forgiving other’s allows your own heart to thaw before Jesus so He can pour more of His spirit into you.
So for those of you who need forgiveness and those who need to forgive; I pray you find the power to let it go. Let the Holy Spirit heal your heart that has been frozen. Let it go and feel the freedom. As Olaf always says, some people are worth melting for. Jesus is worth melting for. He is the one person you can be real and honest with and still receive unconditional love.
Here I stand in the light of day. Let the storm rage on. Let it go. Let it go.
I hope you have enjoyed this devotional by my guest author. She has been preaching and teaching for the past 45 years. She is a dynamic public speaker which will inspire you to fall in love with Jesus. 
Up next will be the kid’s version of this devotional. It includes: devotional, power verse, talking points, kid challenge, song, and parent/child prayer.
