A Journey into Excess

God works in incredible ways. I am constantly amazed by how He orchestrates every perfect detail of life. And one of my personal goals for the fall is to write more for fun. I spend a lot of time writing research papers and discussion board threads, but writing for pleasure is a much better stress release. 🙂

For as long as I can remember, I have been a morning person. I love getting up early. I love the peace and quiet of the morning. I get my best thinking and work done before most people are awake. And for the longest time, I have been longing for a small group to meet with in the morning.  This week over lunch, I mentioned this to a friend and she said, I am meeting with a group of women at 6am one day a week, you can join us.  I could have cried. Her invitation was music to my ears.  Because, if I am honest, my spiritual life is the one area lacking lately. I am so busy with school, a new job, planning a wedding, working on fundraisers, volunteering, and exercising there just isn’t much time for anything else.  But mornings are good for me and accountability is exactly what I need.

We started a book called Seven: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker. I can already tell you I am going to have a very love-hate relationship with this book, but it will provide the catalyst to my goal to write more.  As I begin the journey of eliminating excess from my life, I am not sure what it will look like. Our little group is just trying to get our bearings right now before we attempt anything too radical.   I can tell you after one week, I believe God brought these women into my life at the exact right time and that this book is not a coincidence. It was a God-ordained appointment with my soul.  So I will leave you with my prayer as I head into this study and an invitation to follow along over the next few months.

Jesus, may there be less of me and my junk and more of You and Your Kingdom.