Detachment is not a withdraw emotionally from people/relationships, or even a way of life, but instead, it is a chance to view one’s life from a different view, and purposefully disengage, in a healthy way, from the things that become distractions from God and his ways. It puts things in their rightful place, and people/relationships in better standing at the same time. (We sometimes have unhealthy (maybe co-dependant) attachments to people as well.)

Detachment helps rid us of idols, all of which contend for our love and loyalty. We come back from the experience renewed, energized, and better able to love properly and rightly, holding on to what we have in ways that are more pleasing to God, and produce more growth and abundance in us.

The practice of detachment should be a regular one!

Thanks for bringing this wonderful insight to our attention, Ed. I’m glad it was so helpful to you.