2007-03-18 22:39:50 · 12 answers · asked by Rabbit 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It means to let go of my attachment to solving my problems by myself and let God help me.
It comes from Alcoholics Anonymous's 12 steps, and encapsulates the first three steps:
1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Those steps can be applied to almost any crisis in life, whether it be alcohol, drugs, problems at work, anything. We are often powerless over things in our life, and by letting go of our attachment to being in total control and admitting that, believing that only God can restore our lives to sanity, and then letting Him do it, we can be free.
2007-03-18 22:46:52 · answer #1 · answered by j3nny3lf 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
When you are worried about things and cant seem to find the right answer then you should pray to God and let him handle the problem In his way, and stop worrying about it.
Example:
This very religious lady I know raised her three children in church and lived her life for god, but her son became hooked on drugs, dealing crack, domestic violence etc....She had prayed for him daily and her prayers were not answered so she finally went to visit her son in prison and told him she love him but that she had turned it over to God, that she would no longer come to his rescue and get him out of jail, she wouldn't allow him to have or use drugs at her home, she would love him ,feed him if he was hungary, and help his children but that he was in Gods hands and gods will be done
and she left it there and no longer torments herself over it.
2007-03-19 12:15:05 · answer #2 · answered by kathy h 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would have agreed years ago that you were letting G-d take care of your problems. Now it just seems a way to ease our minds//lifes problems. i.e. I have no money to pay my car payment this month - G-d, you take care of it. Well, you still don't have the money when it's due now what? Get up off your lazy a*s and live life like everyone else and take responsibility. You are your own god. "Do What Thou Wilt Shall be the Whole of the Law "
2007-03-19 05:49:39 · answer #3 · answered by Living Collect 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let go of the stress and hardships,and God will take care of them for you.GOD BLESS
2007-03-19 05:45:33 · answer #4 · answered by TCC Revolution 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
let go of everything in this world and serve God. Sacrifice all you ahve so that u may glorify him and spread his word
2007-03-19 05:45:00 · answer #5 · answered by 지태영 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means give up the nonsense that Middle Eastern Religions teach and just apply "God knows everything, long before He said, "Let there be light", and you will know peace.
2007-03-19 05:46:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Stop trying so hard to be in control and realize that god is in control of everything,
2007-03-19 09:01:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It means surrender your will to god.
2007-03-19 05:43:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You pray to God,tell Him you can not handle this problem He will take it.
2007-03-19 05:43:44 · answer #9 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It means "give in to mind control".
2007-03-19 05:50:38 · answer #10 · answered by Vlasko 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋