Thoughts while sitting in an empty tub...avoiding a tornado (Warning: This is not well edited and I think there are some run-on sentences :)

I often get mixed up and forget the point of life. As a Christian, I can say that I believe that the purpose of my life is to serve the Lord and become more Christlike, and to anticipate eternity with Him. However, I honestly do not do a very good job with remembering this in the small things of day to day life. I get caught up in trying to have everything in my control and look cute while doing it. But, I am never very successful in this attempt. God has been working on me these days and teaching me how to let go. Instead of trying to hold on to everything, I am working on throwing it all into the air and trusting that by God's grace it will all come together. Although, painful at first, as I practice this letting go more and more, I am starting to feel more free and at ease. I like the verse about worrying in Matthew...

Matthew 6:25
For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to to his life?

I will probably spend the rest of my life fighting these temptations for perfection and control. Its especially hard to resist these temptations when you look around and believe that lie that everyone else has it together. Its really a silly thing to worry about what others think of you. I should be seeking Christ alone. He is my master. Can I get an amen?!