Leap Year of Faith

So 2012 happens to be Leap Year! Which means that February will have an extra day, Yipeee! I love extra time, don't you? It seems like I never have enough time to complete everything I have to get done. And then I start to stress about not getting everything done. ;P
Funny thing is, i've been stressing alot lately. And lately, I have also been reading and hearing about not worrying and trusting in God. Coincidence? I don't think so...I'm pretty sure it's God sending me a message. And the message is clear and something I need to hear: Stop worrying and trust in the Lord! God is here to help you!

This morning in church service my pastor preached about taking a leap of Faith and broke it down like this:
L - Lent -- Consider a time of fasting
E - Earnest Prayer -- Commit to more persistent prayer
A - Acknowledge God -- Cultivate a closer relationship
P - Prioritize -- Change your list of what's important

The underlying message in all this is, "Do all you can and let God do what you cannot do!"

Now that's a pretty big message for a worried person like me. I know me, personally, I'm trying to put all these steps in action because I know it's what I need to do. And what I want to do.
In fact, I've already started some of these steps!

In my own way, I'm fasting. Now I say in my own way because it's not a traditional type of fasting. In the past I have fasted, not food, but television. Let's face it, TV is a BIG time waster! I've done it several times and it has been great for me; most recently I did it for 20 days last month. It's great not to waste all your time in front of the tv, but I found that although I wasn't watching tv, I often spent my time doing other things and not spending it with God. That's why this time around, I'm setting away time. Yep, I said it, Time. I typically spend most of my day doing school and etc. but when the sun starts to go down is when I watch tv, surf the internet, go on facebook, and essentially waste time. So instead, I spend time in the Word, reading one of my Christian perpective books, in prayer, and writing this blog! (This blog helps me get my thoughts and feelings out ;P) Now i'm not saying I don't ever watch tv or go on the internet, because I do. It's just that I try to prioritize. Hey look that's another step i've taken in my LEAP, prioritizing! Woohoo! Actually, I think through "fasting" the other steps have followed and fallen into place. It's a great feeling to know that you're inching towards making that Leap of Faith. :)

"Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works." - James 2:26 NLT
Let's give feet to our Faith and make that Leap!