RELEASE
I am chosen. I know that I am precious in the Lord’s eyes. Isaiah 43:4 reminds me, “Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you.” Then in verse 10, God says, “You are My witnesses… And My servant whom I have chosen.” There is something powerful about knowing that you are chosen by God. Not because everything has gone right. Not because you have never made mistakes. Not because you always knew what to do. Simply because He chose you.
Isaiah 43 has been encouraging me in this season because it reminds me that I don't have to remain tied to what is behind me. Verses 18–19 say, “Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing.” I may not forget the past. Some things are part of my testimony. Some things hurt. Some things I stayed in too long. Some choices I would make differently today. But there is a difference between remembering and remaining.
I'm in a learning season, and I'm learning I can acknowledge what happened without allowing it to become who I am. I can own my part without carrying shame. I can learn the lesson without continuing to live in the lesson. Because of God's faithfulness, I can release. I can cast my cares on Him because He cares for me. I can release the need to rewrite yesterday, the regret, the disappointment, and the things I cannot undo.
For me, release doesn't mean that it didn't matter. It means that it no longer gets to control where I go next.
I am learning daily that I can still have my joy after all I've been through. My light can still shine. I can still laugh, dance, love, dream, and believe. I can praise God while I am releasing what I once thought I had to carry forever. Even in this season of learning things, like how to release, I'm also learning me.
Recently, I wrote a song called “Release,” which will be part of an upcoming EP. The song came from this very place. It is about facing what happened, naming it, learning from it, and then deciding that you don't have to carry it anymore. I want the message to reach men, women, and children who may be carrying mistakes, regret, shame, disappointment, or the weight of things they cannot change.
Here’s a smoother version that keeps your voice and the plant analogy, while making the connection to release feel more natural:
We can move forward without the burden. We can leave lighter than we came. The mistake can be released. The regret can be released. What we stayed in can be released. What we should have left can be released. What we knew then and what we know now can both be true. We can learn, grow, and still move forward.
But even in moving forward, I am learning that sometimes I have to slow down and be still. I am learning to recognize my repeated patterns, sit with moments of discomfort, pay attention to the new language I am discovering, and celebrate the small wins that show me I am growing.
I have shared before how much I love plants, and I often think about how much they can teach us about release. When a plant becomes tired, overgrown, or needs room to grow, we have to remove the dead weight. We have to let go of the yellow leaves, prune what needs to be pruned, and make room for new growth. We don't throw the whole plant away because one part is no longer healthy. We tend to what is still alive.
Sometimes release is just that. Making room.
Making room for new growth. Making room for peace. Making room for joy. Making room for what God has already destined to bud in our lives.
And maybe the release is not about losing something at all. Maybe it is about finally making room for what was waiting to grow.
My story is still being written. My testimony is still being established in the midst of the strain, the pain, the grace that turned into bondage, and everything I have had to learn along the way. So, in this learning season, I am choosing to release, not because it didn't matter or didn't hurt, but because I refuse to let what happened have the final say.
“But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good…” — Genesis 50:20 (NKJV)
I learned it. I lived it. But I don't have to carry it.
Release.
xoxo,
Clavia
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