Quotes about Release
Resentment is a method of self harm. "As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.
— Nelson Mandela
Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past can be changed.
— Oprah Winfrey
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
— Oprah Winfrey
Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.
— Oprah Winfrey
Never become attached to anything that continues to hurt God. For you to be free of it, God must be allowed to hurt whatever it may be.
— Oswald Chambers
Dec. 31… "Let the past rest, but let it rest in the sweet embrace of Christ. Leave the broken, irreversible past in His hands, and step out into the invincible future with Him.
— Oswald Chambers
If you yourself do not cut the lines that tie you to the dock, God will have to use a storm to sever them and to send you out to sea.
— Oswald Chambers
If you do not cut the moorings, God will have to break them by a storm and send you out.
— Oswald Chambers
I no longer need to carry the burden of the past on my shoulders, so I am free to fully give myself to what God has called me to in the here and now.
— Paul David Tripp
Jesus demands everything, not just so we would submit to his control, but to free us from the control of things that were never designed to control us.
— Paul David Tripp
The cross teaches that you are not stuck, not cursed to pay forever for your past.
— Paul David Tripp
God brings his presence 'into the house', and we are called to release it back out into the world or the blessing will die.
— Pete Greig