Working Wholeheartedly… and Learning to Let Go

There are moments where you think you’ll feel relieved when something is finished…

but instead, you just feel… off.

I recently wrapped up something I put a lot of time and care into. I showed up fully. I organized it, built it, and tried to make it as helpful and clear as possible. I gave it my best.

And I think that’s part of why it felt heavier than I expected when it was done.

Because I don’t really know how to do things halfway.

I’ve always been someone who works with my whole heart. Not because I have to… but because that’s how I’m wired.

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart…” — Colossians 3:23

That verse has always felt natural to me. It’s how I approach my work, my home, the things I create, and the ways I show up for others.

But lately, I’ve been realizing something else…

Working wholeheartedly is only part of it.

“Do everything in love.” — 1 Corinthians 16:14

Not just the beginning.
Not just the parts that feel good or appreciated.
But the finishing… and the letting go too.

Because sometimes, you can give something your full effort, your time, your care…

and it still doesn’t land the way you hoped.

It might not be used the way you envisioned.
It might not be received with the same level of intention you gave it.

And that’s the hard part.

That’s where I’ve been sitting.

Learning that giving my best doesn’t mean holding onto the outcome.

That I can work wholeheartedly…
and still release it gently.

That I can do everything in love…
even when it means letting go of something I poured myself into.

Because at the end of the day, it’s not really about how it’s received.

It’s about how it was given.

And I can rest in knowing…

it was given with my whole heart,
and it was given in love.

And in all of it—
I give the glory to God. ✨