There are lots of folks I know who are really good organizers and managers of their life. In fact, they spend A LOT of their time managing and keeping things in order. It really is built into our culture to be that way. Honestly, it's not all bad. For me, it depends on what I am managing and organizing as too how much time and effort I put into it.
I am discovering however, that many people take the same approach to their spiritual lives as well and quite simply it becomes profane, in my opinion. I've tried to control and influence my spiritual life for years and it wasn't until I learned to let go, did it begin to create something anew in me.
We were taught at Tracker School to wander without time, destination or expectation. Meaning that if you decide to go for a walk in the woods, don't plan to be there a certain amount of time or hope to see a certain thing or expect to arrive at a certain destination. When we do so we manipulate the circumstances and it becomes nothing more than a task. And we wonder why we don't experience nature anymore.
I use that illustration because it has a parallel in our spiritual life. For many, faith is something to be managed and organized into neat little compartments of their life and they only refer to it when the need arrives. When we approach faith like we do a hike in the woods we miss a lot! Only when we realize that we can't manage or place expectations on our faith do we truly begin to experience it in a way that renews our souls.
Maybe the challenge here is to approach your faith without time, destination or expectation.
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