liberation

i love a liberating experience. similar to my thoughts on simplification, my idea of a liberating experience is anytime i realize i don't actually need something and simply do without it. a couple months ago, i had my first experience flying without a carryon, and it was awesome. i've started to go to the gym without a bag, and not only is it liberating, i don't spend as much time getting my stuff in and out of my locker. most recently, as a process of moving out of my room, i tossed out a bunch of junk, some of it i've been holding on to for years, and now it just makes me feel so much better. there's an old zen saying, "it's not what we hold on to, but what we let go that defines us," and that's also the way we are liberated in Christ. when we let go of our control, our anger, our lives, that's when we grab on to the Salvation we receive through Christ and thr freedom that comes with it. we art therefore truly defined by all the nothing we are able to let go so we can grab on to the One who really matters.