If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
- Luke 9:23
Surrendering means letting go of self in favor of something so much better. Sometimes we get so caught up in control and crossing things off of our to-do lists to find a sense of purpose. Trusting him even in the hard times. Trusting that God's plan is better than our own.
Even if we cognitively believe that, maybe even have lived through a couple of wonderful experiences where you just felt and knew God's sovereignty, every day life clouds that and causes us to follow our own wants and wishes instead of His.
Lent is a time where we take a good hard look at ourselves and whatever that crutch is that we keep holding on to which prevents us from fully surrendering and following Jesus. It took me a lot of journaling and prayer time to figure out what my thing was. Typically the tradition is you give up something for lent. You give up what is holding you back from surrendering. I wanted to use this season to stray true to my blogs name and live my life in surrender.
This lent I am giving up negative self talk. In it's place I am trying to focus on the positive and do something small every day for me. I need to listen to my body and give it what it needs. Instead of beating myself up for taking time to rest when there is still so much to do- changing my language and telling myself it's okay taking care of myself means resting when I am tired and everything will still get done.
I also want to be more intentional with my time spent on social media. I have noticed that I use it as a time killer or just a crutch in a situation where I am waiting for someone. It is so unnecessary and I can't help but wonder what am I missing by doing this. For example; let's say I am waiting for a yoga class to start - instead of scrolling through instagram - I can put my phone away, strike up a conversation, make a new friend, prepare myself for the class and notice the world around me.
Be Kind. Be Present. See what happens.
I also want to be more intentional with my time spent on social media. I have noticed that I use it as a time killer or just a crutch in a situation where I am waiting for someone. It is so unnecessary and I can't help but wonder what am I missing by doing this. For example; let's say I am waiting for a yoga class to start - instead of scrolling through instagram - I can put my phone away, strike up a conversation, make a new friend, prepare myself for the class and notice the world around me.
Be Kind. Be Present. See what happens.
What are you doing this lenten season?
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