Release

When I started my teachings with Carrissa and Courtney, they tasked me with a challenge to create a mood board based on a word I felt God was teaching me. As I reflected on this new season I was entering, the word “release” was weighing heavily on my heart. I took a risk by leaving the comfort of my home in America. I left security of a job, steady finances, and some incredible friends to come experience a season of rest and reflection. The reason for all of this? I’m letting go of myself and of my control. I want to release my dreams, future plans, and selfish desires to allow God to show me how He wants to use me.

I believe that I was created for a purpose. I believe I was made for more. This season is about releasing it all to my creator and learning how I can dedicate my life to serving Him through the life I live and the art I create.

Below is a poem I wrote as a way to express some more of my thoughts behind the word “release”.

R E L E A S E —

Slipping fingers and white knuckles —

These are the signs of my last grip

But I’m too scared of letting go

Will He catch me if I slip?

As I cling to my own control

I hear Him tell me to release

‘I am the one who rescues you

If you let go, you’ll find peace’

Closing eyes and open hands

These are the signs of letting go

I fall in fear, but I’m caught in love

Resting in the truth that I know

- Sarah