Dear brothers and sisters, letting go of someone you love is one of the hardest things we may face in life. Our hearts are often deeply intertwined with those we cherish, making separation feel like a profound loss. Yet, as believers, we find guidance and comfort in the Word of God during such challenging times.
The Bible speaks to us about love, loss, and the strength to move forward. Sometimes, God asks us to release someone because He has a larger plan that we cannot yet see. Trusting in God’s plan requires faith and courage. One example we find in the Bible is Abraham, who loved his son Isaac dearly. However, he was prepared to let him go, trusting in God’s promise and plan for the future. Though God didn’t require Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, this story shows the depth of faith and trust we are called to have.
It is also helpful to remember the story of Joseph. He was betrayed by his brothers and sold into slavery, a profound loss and separation from his family. Yet, through his journey, God had a greater plan, and Joseph eventually rose to a position where he could save many lives, including those of his family. This teaches us that our moments of letting go can lead to God’s greater purposes.
Letting go does not mean we stop loving. Instead, it is about placing our trust in God and believing that He knows what is best for us and those we love. Paul, in his letter to the Philippians, shares how he found peace by letting go and trusting God, despite his own sufferings and losses. His faith teaches us that we can find strength and comfort in God’s embrace.
Dear friends, it is okay to grieve and feel sadness when letting go. But remember, God’s love for us is constant and unfailing. He promises to be with us, to comfort us, and to heal our broken hearts. When we release our hold and place our loved ones into God’s hands, we open ourselves to His peace and the new blessings He has in store for us.
Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about letting go of someone you love.
“Commit thy works unto the Lord , thy thoughts shall be established”
— Proverbs 16:3
“Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him”
— Proverbs 30:5
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; lean not unto thine own understandingIn all thy ways acknowledge him, he shall direct thy paths”
— Proverbs 3:5-6
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life”
— Proverbs 4:23
“The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?”
— Psalm 118:6
“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s wombI will praise thee; for I am fearfully wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; that my soul knoweth right well”
— Psalm 139:13-14
“He healeth the broken in heart, bindeth up their wounds”
— Psalm 147:3
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, the horn of my salvation, my high tower”
— Psalm 18:2
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod thy staff they comfort me”
— Psalm 23:4
“Wait on the Lord : be of good courage, he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord”
— Psalm 27:14
“Be of good courage, he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord”
— Psalm 31:24
“Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. SelahI will instruct thee teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye”
— Psalm 32:7-8
“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; saveth such as be of a contrite spirit”
— Psalm 34:18
“Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; he shall bring it to pass”
— Psalm 37:5
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, my God”
— Psalm 42:11
“Be still, know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth”
— Psalm 46:10
“Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, thou shalt glorify me”
— Psalm 50:15
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord , he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved”
— Psalm 55:22
“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee”
— Psalm 56:3
“Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah”
— Psalm 62:8
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the AlmightyI will say of the Lord , He is my refuge my fortress: my God; in him will I trust”
— Psalm 91:1-2
“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength my song; he also is become my salvation”
— Isaiah 12:2
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee”
— Isaiah 26:3
“He giveth power to the faint; to them that have no might he increaseth strength”
— Isaiah 40:29
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, not be weary; they shall walk, not faint”
— Isaiah 40:31
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”
— Isaiah 41:10
“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of oldBehold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert”
— Isaiah 43:18-19
“Look unto me, be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, there is none else”
— Isaiah 45:22
“For the mountains shall depart, the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee”
— Isaiah 54:10
“Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is nearLet the wicked forsake his way, the unrighteous man his thoughts: let him return unto the Lord , he will have mercy upon him; to our God, for he will abundantly pardon”
— Isaiah 55:6-7
“I have seen his ways, will heal him: I will lead him also, restore comforts unto him to his mournersI create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, to him that is near, saith the Lord ; I will heal him”
— Isaiah 57:18-19
“The Lord shall guide thee continually, satisfy thy soul in drought, make fat thy bones: thou shalt be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters fail not”
— Isaiah 58:11
“Come unto me, all ye that labour are heavy laden, I will give you restTake my yoke upon you, learn of me; for I am meek lowly in heart: ye shall find rest unto your soulsFor my yoke is easy, my burden is light”
— Matthew 11:28-30
“But Jesus beheld them, said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible”
— Matthew 19:26
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted”
— Matthew 5:4
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive youBut if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses”
— Matthew 6:14-15
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, his righteousness; all these things shall be added unto you”
— Matthew 6:33
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law the prophets”
— Matthew 7:12
“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, reaching forth unto those things which are beforeI press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus”
— Philippians 3:13-14
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”
— Philippians 4:13
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved”
— Romans 10:9
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord”
— Romans 12:19
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost”
— Romans 15:13
“Not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patienceAnd patience, experience; experience, hopeAnd hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us”
— Romans 5:3-5
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”
— Romans 6:23
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit”
— Romans 8:1
“We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”
— Romans 8:28
“What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?”
— Romans 8:31
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to comeNor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”
— Romans 8:38-39
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest”
— Joshua 1:9
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, to kill, to destroy: I am come that they might have life, that they might have it more abundantly”
— John 10:10
“Jesus answered said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter”
— John 13:7
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid”
— John 14:27
“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved youGreater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”
— John 15:12-13
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world”
— John 16:33
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”
— John 3:16
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed”
— John 8:36
“Let your conversation be without covetousness; be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee”
— Hebrews 13:5
“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, find grace to help in time of need”
— Hebrews 4:16
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, not of evil, to give you an expected end”
— Jeremiah 29:11
“The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee”
— Jeremiah 31:3
“Judge not, ye shall not be judged: condemn not, ye shall not be condemned: forgive, ye shall be forgiven”
— Luke 6:37
“Forbearing one another, forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye”
— Colossians 3:13
“Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, evil speaking, be put away from you, with all maliceAnd be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you”
— Ephesians 4:31-32
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, in the power of his mightPut on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil”
— Ephesians 6:10-11
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, he will flee from youDraw nigh to God, he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; purify your hearts, ye double minded”
— James 4:7-8
“It is of the Lord ‘s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail notThey are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness”
— Lamentations 3:22-23
“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing”
— Zephaniah 3:17
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage”
— Galatians 5:1
“The Lord shall fight for you, ye shall hold your peace”
— Exodus 14:14
“To every thing there is a season, a time to every purpose under the heaven”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Be strong of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee”
— Deuteronomy 31:6
“They said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, thou shalt be saved, thy house”
— Acts 16:31
“It shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved”
— Acts 2:21
Conclusion
Letting go of someone you love is one of life’s most challenging experiences, but the Bible offers wisdom and comfort during such times. Verses like Proverbs 3:5-6 remind us to trust in the Lord with all our hearts and lean not on our own understanding. Philippians 4:6-7 encourages us to bring our anxieties to God in prayer, promising the peace of God will guard our hearts. From these scriptures, we learn the importance of faith, trust, and prayer when facing emotional trials. Applying these lessons in our lives means actively seeking God’s guidance, surrendering our burdens to Him, and believing that He has a greater plan for us. By doing so, we can find peace, strength, and hope even in the midst of letting go.