I suppose it seems a bit obvious that today of all days I might be grateful for freedom but so what? I am. I am grateful for many kinds of freedom in my life. Not just the freedom I am afforded by living in a country that allows freedoms not known to other countries, not just the freedom I have because of others willing to fight for it and protect it. I am so grateful for those freedoms. But beyond those freedoms I have a greater one that I am grateful for. It is, of course, the freedom I have because I have put Christ as the authority over my life. Because I have allowed the One who knit me together and gave my life a purpose to have reign in my life. And because of that freedom in and through him I have freedom to be in relationship with him. And through that relationship from him I get to experience freedom from fear of others, freedom from fear of circumstances, freedom from things that try to drag me down and keep me from who I really am, I can achieve freedom from things that are not beneficial like gossiping, lying, gluttony, etc etc. So today, because of the heightened awareness of the freedoms this country has, I am grateful for freedom - in so many ways and especially in the way that counts the most for my life.
I've been thinking about it for over a month. Usually, when I'm in it I'm engaged. But this time? I started it indifferent and I've felt indifferent all along. I should have never started. Hindsight is 20/20 they say and they aren't wrong. So when I opened my eyes this morning it was clear. It's time. Time to quit this 365. This is the first 365 that I haven't posted several of the days, the first 365 that I wasn't super excited about, the first 365 that I've quit. I've changed my social media presence and interactions the past year so this is also the first 365 that hardly anyone has been interested in. Is it the topic or my decision to not be as accessible on social media? Or is it some other reason altogether? Well, regardless...I'm throwing in the towel on this one. I can't say if I'll ever do another 365 again. Time will tell and I will know if and when it's time.
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