Let the Horse Go: Why This Season Requires Release
They may not listen now, but trust—they’ll remember where the water is.
There’s a shift happening. Not just in the world—but in you.
If you're anything like me, you’ve spent seasons trying to help people see what you see. You’ve tried to walk with them, wait on them, encourage them, and even drag them into their destiny. But here's the hard truth this new season is revealing:
You have to be okay with leaving the horse behind.
Sooner or later, they’ll know where to go to get a drink of water.
And no, this isn't about giving up on people. It's about growing up in purpose. It's about understanding when your assignment to a person has reached its expiration.
You Can’t Make People Be Ready
Sometimes, we exhaust ourselves trying to convince people to grow. We send resources, extend grace, and repeat wisdom—only to watch them ignore it all. You show them the well, and they say they’re not thirsty. You hand them the tools, and they never build.
But here's the thing: readiness can’t be forced. It must be chosen.
And if they’re not choosing now, that doesn’t mean they never will. It just means it’s not your responsibility to keep standing there waiting. You are not their water. You’re not even their well. You’re just the guide.
And guides have their own journey to walk.
Purpose Has a Pace—And It’s Not Slowed by Hesitation
We love deeply. We lead faithfully. But if we’re not careful, compassion turns into codependency. We begin to believe that someone else's growth is our personal responsibility. But the truth is, some people won’t learn until the thirst becomes unbearable.
Let them get thirsty.
Let life do what your words couldn’t.
Let experience lead them to what your prayers pointed toward.
Even the most stubborn horse eventually seeks water. Even the most resistant heart will remember where the help came from.
Don’t Let Loyalty Keep You Stuck
Here’s something no one tells you early on in leadership or friendship: Loyalty without boundaries leads to burnout. Loving someone doesn’t mean waiting indefinitely for them to grow. Being loyal doesn’t mean sabotaging your own assignment.
Some of you are trying to run while looking back.
You’re tripping over destiny trying to babysit delay.
You’re holding up your own flow, trying to fix theirs.
Release them in love.
Release them in peace.
Release them in trust—that the same God who watered you, will eventually lead them to their own stream.
You Were the Sign, Not the Source
You showed them the path. You poured when you could. But now, your cup is needed elsewhere. In someone else’s life. In a new season. In your own story.
So stop standing at the well hoping they'll drink.
Walk on.
Trust that when life gets loud enough, when the thirst gets real enough—they’ll remember the well you once led them to. And when that day comes, you’ll already be miles ahead, walking in peace, full of purpose, and no longer burdened by the weight of trying to convince people to want what they’re not yet ready to receive.
Final Thought:
“Growth isn’t about who you can carry. It’s about who you’re willing to release.”
So if you're sensing that it’s time to let go—let go.
If you’ve been feeling guilty for walking away from someone who won’t grow—release the guilt too.
Because love doesn’t always look like holding on.
Sometimes, love looks like letting go—and trusting they’ll remember the way to the water.
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