Once again, the world steals our best lines:
You've probably heard about Mel Robbins' bestselling book "The Let Them Theory" - #1 on NYTimes, praised by Oprah, selling millions of copies in a few months. There's controversy about whether she drew from poet Cassie Phillips' 2022 viral poem "Let Them" without credit. But here's the REAL story that everyone's missing...
THE BIBLE SAID IT FIRST. Once again, the world steals our best lines because we don't know we have them.
Ezekiel 3:27 (written 2,500 years ago):
"Whoever will listen,
LET THEM listen;
whoever will refuse,
LET THEM refuse."
This isn't just similar - it's the EXACT same wisdom! God told Ezekiel to deliver His message and then... LET THEM choose their response. Don't try to control their reaction. Don't exhaust yourself forcing people to listen. Deliver truth and LET THEM decide.
Robbins emphasizes that letting go of control should always be paired with activation of agency—“Let You”—meaning you still need to speak up for yourself when it matters.
Well, I did a whole SoulCafe newsletter decades ago just listing the hundred places in the Bible where we are commanded to "Just Do It!" (another steal).
"Be strong and DO IT" (1 Chronicles 28:20)
"Whatever you do, DO IT heartily" (Colossians 3:23)
"Be doers of the word" (James 1:22)
"DO NOT be overcome by evil, but DO IT--overcome evil with good" (Romans 12:21)
The pattern is clear: LET THEM be who they are, but YOU still need to ACT with courage, integrity, and purpose.
This happens over and over:
"No Fear" → "Fear Not" how many times do you read, or "Be Not Afraid?" Or "Perfect love casts out fear (1 John 4:18)
"Build It and They Will Come" → "Build my house, and I will come" (Haggi 1:8) or" Unless the Lord builds the house... (Psalm 127:1)
THE WORLD KEEPS STEALING OUR LINES BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WE HAVE THEM.
Maybe it's time we started digging into the treasures we already possess. The greatest wisdom book ever written is sitting on our shelves, and somehow we let others get rich repackaging what God said millennia ago. No shade to anyone finding help in modern self-help books. But let's give credit where credit is due - to the One who originated these life-changing truths.
Any other "new" concepts can you trace back to Scripture? I have some more too.
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