Beyond Brokenness - Let It Go

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about being shipwrecked. In it I spoke about the times when we feel like our plans have been “shipwrecked” and we are left to pick up the pieces. I also spoke about how we at times need to hold on to some of that brokenness because God has a plan for us to use it for His purpose. This week we are going the opposite way. This week we talk about letting it go.

Let it go, sounds easy doesn't it? In fact I bet it would make for a great song, or so I have been told. Jesus tells a parable (story) about a man who owns a vineyard. In the middle of the vineyard he planted...