It wasn't the eggnogg that almost killed me.
December 15th, 2008 (Life)So, the last couple of weekends…one was a wedding in Indiana which also consisted of interesting conversations late at night and some relaxing time in the hot tub. The other was filled with things such as watching Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, karaoke with friends, etc…. OK, so nothing too out of the ordinary, but these past two weekends provoked a thought: “Live free. Live with grace. Listen. Let go.”
Last Sunday at the C.R.A.C.K. House, Mitchell told us that life is so much easier to live when you stop trying to fix things yourself and let God work on them. I still have an image in my head of Mitchell leaning over with his ear out saying that this is like God’s ear on the earth. He can hear what you are thinking…like you listening to your parents conversations downstairs through the vent in your room. So, let God take your problems on Himself…His yoke is easy and His burden is light. It’s not that He takes all your problems away, it’s that He helps you with them and He does a much better job than you. In fact, His work is perfect every time.
So what I am saying is that God cares about how you feel and it’s OK to let Him take care of things and rather than spending your time worrying about them, spend some time talking with God about them…spend some time with other people…have some conversations…experience some new things.
This is why I like movies like Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Juno, Garden State, Sideways…and the list goes on. I like these movies for the fact that they are all about the people…the character development. Sometimes they are screwed up people (albeit in various stages of life), but aren’t we all in some ways? So, if you haven’t already, let God handle the things you are trying to control yourself. If you are already doing this, encourage someone else to do the same. I have the feeling it will be a worthwhile experiment.
Let me know how this experiment goes for you….a good reminder:)