What’s in your hand?

This is something, that somebody said to me once.

The full version goes along the lines of…
Close your left and right hands.
Now have a look at what is in your left and right hand.
Is it useful or helpful to you?
If it is, then hold onto it. If it isn’t, then let go of it.

When I first heard it, I just thought, all I have is empty air in my hands. What are you talking about?

It took another person to explain it to me a little bit better.
He said, sometimes things come our way that we are meant to take hold of and keep, even if it is only for a while.
But there are also other things that can come our way that we are not meant to take hold of.
These things we are meant to let go of, so that it can go and find the one it is meant for.

The explanation made a bit more sense to me.

As I have pondered on this thought at times, I have thought, do we judge or look down on the things that aren’t for us?

It can be very easy to think, “What a lode of nonsense that is” to something that wasn’t meant for you. (You might even be thinking that about this post, now 🙂 )
But if something is not for you, it doesn’t mean that it is of no value.
To the one it is meant for it could be just the thing that is needed. It’s just that you can’t see the value of it, because it was never meant for you.

So, can we hold onto the things that are meant for us, but can we equally let go of the things that are not meant for us. Whilst trying to not judge the things that we need to let go of.

Father,
Thank you that You do have good gifts for us.
Help us to hold onto the good gifts that are meant for us.
Help us go let go of the things which are not meant for us.
Please give us the wisdom to know the difference.
Amen.