Releasing What No Longer Serves You

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Well, hello, my valued listeners, and welcome back to another episode of Living in Your Power.
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I'm your host, Dr. Marlene Greenlee, and I'm truly grateful that you have chosen
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to spend this time with me today.
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So as we continue this new year together, we are walking through our January
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theme, The Power Reset, Returning to What Matters.
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Now, this month is not about pressure or performance.
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It's about restoration, alignment, and intentional living.
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In today's episode, the second in our January series, is entitled,
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Releasing What No Longer Serves You.
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Now letting go is one of the hardest things we've ever been asked to do not
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because we don't recognize what's no longer serving us but because release requires trust,
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and many of us hold on to things long past their season i know i'm guilty of that,
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roles that no longer fit responsibilities that
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quietly exhaust us relationships that drain more than they pour and expectations
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that were never ours to carry in the first place and we don't always hold on
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because these things are good for us,
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Sometimes we hold on because they are familiar. Sometimes we hold on because
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we are afraid of disappointing others.
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And sometimes because we've wrapped our identity around them.
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But there comes a point, often quietly, when your spirit begins to signal that
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something is no longer aligned.
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Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us There is a time to keep And a time to cast away.
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Wisdom is not found in holding on Indefinitely,
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Wisdom is knowing when the season has changed And releasing what no longer serves
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you Is not a failure It's discernment.
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Now, in my own life, I've learned that God doesn't always demand immediate release.
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Often, He begins by gently revealing the weight.
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That there have been seasons where I noticed I was doing everything right.
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Showing up, fulfilling obligations, meeting expectations.
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But somehow, something felt off. I mean, I was faithful, but fatigued.
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Committed, but disconnected.
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And in prayer, God reveals something important to me.
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Just because you can carry it, doesn't mean you're supposed to.
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And that truth, my dear listeners, that truth changed how I understood obedience.
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Release is not rebellion. Release is response.
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And when God asks us to lay something down, it's never to leave us empty.
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Because it's to make room. Room for peace, room for clarity,
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and room for the next assignment he has prepared for us.
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Jesus himself modeled this when he withdrew to pray.
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And stepped away from the crowds and said no, even when the needs were great.
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Release is not neglect neglect its alignment.
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Now, here are three ways to begin releasing gently.
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I mean, if you feel the stirring to release someday in the season,
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here are three gentle ways to begin.
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First and foremost, pay attention to what feels happy. I'm sorry, what feels heavy.
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What consistently drains you? What leaves you exhausted rather than energized?
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Heaviness is often a signal not of weakness but of misalignment second,
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let go without over explaining
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listen you don't owe
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everyone an explanation for choosing peace boundaries
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don't require permission sometimes the
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most powerful no is a quiet one
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and now third trust that
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release creates space yes
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when you lay something down you're not losing ground in fact you're clearing
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it because God fills the space we create when we trust him so release is not
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about subtraction it's about preparation.
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Now let's anchor ourselves in Hebrews 12.1. It says, Let us throw off everything
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that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.
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And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
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Now notice the language. Everything that hinders. Not just sin.
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Not just obvious distractions. but anything that slows you down or pulls you out of alignment.
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I hear your empowerment prompts for this week. I want to invite you to journal
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or reflect on these questions.
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What am I holding on to out of habit rather than purpose?
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Where do I feel resistance or heaviness in my spirit?
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And what might God be inviting me to release, even temporarily?
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So I want you to think on these things and be honest, be gentle,
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and be prayerful with yourself while you ponder these questions.
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Because release doesn't happen all at once.
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It happens one fateful decision at a time.
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So in closing my dear listeners I want to leave you with this reminder,
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letting go is not losing control it's choosing trust,
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it's believing that God knows what you need better than you do and it's trusting
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that what lies ahead is worth the release,
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so as you continue your power reset this month know that you don't have to carry
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everything into this new season you do not,
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so I want to thank you for joining me today on this episode in our January series
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the power reset returning to what matters and next week we'll continue this
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journey together with the next episode entitled Returning to Stillness and Discernment.
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And this is where we'll explore how quiet strength,
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clarifies, and gives you wisdom.
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So you've been listening to another episode of Living in Your Power.
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And until next time, dear listeners, I want you to live boldly in your power today.
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And if it gets tough, just breathe.
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You've still got the strength to rise. So I'll see you next time And live boldly In your Power.