the thin line between optimism and delusion…

Lent started yesterday. I thought that the Ash Wednesday service started at 7, so after volunteering to do people’s taxes (no one needed my assistance yesterday) from 4-6, I went to the library to try to read for one class before I went to church. As soon as I sat down and started reading I got a text from Jessica Faye telling me that church was at 6:30. Needless to say I didn’t get much done.

I really enjoyed the church service. It gave me the opportunity to think about things. I have decided to give up fast food for lent, which means, anything with a drive thru. I have also decided that I am only going to drink one night a weekend. I have given up drinking completely for lent before, but I think I need to learn how to do things in moderation, and not be an all or nothing kind of person. So it is either going to be Friday or Saturday night. I am still going to go out, but just not drink. I know I am capable of doing this, and I know that I can still have fun. Sometimes I just need to prove it to myself again.

I loved the scripture from last night, I am going to use The Message translation, which wasn’t used in the service, but it is my favorite:

"If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers – most of which are never even seen – don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
                                                                                                                                                          
Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes."

Matthew 6:30-34

I need to relax and not worry about missing out.

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