Lent: Fasting Subplots

In a culture that emphasizes customization and instant gratification of the individual, many of us tend to live as if our lives are the main plot. However, when our lives are ambiguous and uncertain, how do we find greater purpose, meaning, and joy when we feel unsatisfied by the subplots that make up our lives? Although we generally find it difficult to surrender ourselves and fast our own subplots, we need to remember to depend on God with ruthless trust in order to remember Jesus who came to surrender himself so that we can have a choice to participate in the main story of God's will.