Letting go--- so, so difficult

As I mentioned in my previous post, saying good-byes are hard... but let me say that letting go is so, so difficult. It hurts. The word "sacrifice" keeps coming to mind. The dicitonary defines sacrifice as "forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim." If Jesus Christ is truly Lord of my life, the center and core of my very being, then I must let go of my selfishness, dreams, and heart's desires. I must place these all in the hands of my heavenly Father, so that God alone can be brought glory through my actions and that the life of which I live may pleasing to Him.