Generally, the impulse is to hold unto things when we must let go. Fresh beginnings stimulate renewed growth.
Leaders can turn stagnant when they have invested nothing into their future growth and development. We can be great at accomplishing what we are currently doing, and never become more than what we are. Do not step into the trap of being a manager… when you are a leader.
The end of one thing is always the ‘seed’ for the next stage of progress, the next event unfolding in your life. Our tendency, our human nature, is to hold on to objects, techniques, positions, mindsets, etc. and seek to keep them alive past their efficiency or purpose. We expend great effort to repair something that does not even belong in our life, team, organization, or church anymore.