The Language of Letting Go: December 30th

Laying the Foundation

The groundwork has been laid.

Do you not see that?

Don't you understand that all you have gone through was for a purpose?

There was a reason, a good reason, for the waiting, the struggle, the pain, and finally the release.

You have been prepared. The same way a builder must first tear down and dig out the old to make way for the new, your Higher Power has been cleaning out the foundation in your life.

Have you ever watched a builder at construction? When he begins his work, it looks worse than before he began. What is old and decayed must be removed. What is insufficient or too weak to support the new structure must be removed, replaced, or reinforced. No builder who cares about his or her work would put a new surface over an insufficient support system. The foundation would give way. It would not last.

If the finished product is to be what is desired, the work must be done thoroughly from the bottom up. As the work progresses, it often appears to be an upheaval. Often, it does not seem to make sense. It may appear to be wasted time and effort, because we cannot see the final product yet.

But it is so important that the foundation be laid properly if the fun work, the finishing touches, is to be all that we want it to be.

This long, hard time in your life has been for laying of groundwork. It was not without purpose, although at times the purpose may not have been evident or apparent.

Now, the foundation has been laid. The structure is solid.

Now, it is time for the finishing touches, the completion.

It is time to move the furniture in and enjoy the fruits of the labor.

Congratulations. You have had the patience to endure the hard parts. You have trusted, surrendered, and allowed your Higher Power and the Universe to heal and prepare you.

Now, you shall enjoy the good that has been planned.

Now, you shall see the purpose.

Now, it shall all come together and make sense.

Enjoy.

Today, I will surrender to the laying of the foundation - the groundwork - in my life. If it is time to enjoy the placement of the finishing touches, I will surrender to that, and enjoy that too. I will remember to be grateful for a Higher Power that is a Master Builder and only has my best interests in mind, creating and constructing my life. I will be grateful for my Higher Power's care and attention to details in laying the foundation - even though I become impatient at times. I will stand in awe at the beauty of God's finished product.

From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation.

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The suffering in my life was not, and is not, without purpose.  While not always immediately apparent, there IS a reason for all events that take place. I've learned more from the difficulties than I have from the easy times.

The foundation was laid for me to enjoy my life now, as a 55 year old woman.  Although I still face quite a bit of adversity on a daily basis, I now have the strength & commitment to get through ALL of the trials that I face.

2012 has been an incredibly difficult year for me in many ways, but mostly health-wise.  I choose to believe that I was given these issues to strengthen & teach me...........to allow me to overcome the obstacles & to reap the rewards.  Some of the rewards I am still awaiting.........but I have faith that they WILL arrive, in God's time, not mine.

For today, I pray for the patience to endure the hard parts.  Even when it ALL seems hard..........

For today, I know that God has a bigger plan FOR me than I have for myself. I pray for the courage to await His results.