Lent (continued)

It continues to be Lent and I have continued to not give up anything. Yet, God is still challenging me to give up different false beliefs I hold.
Workaholic tendencies hit me today. You see, starting this semester I've had work piled on that I didn't expect and when I got the extra work completed my parents then came into town. Wonderful to have them here, but it kept me busy. So I've maintained that busyness and focus on my work.
This week on the phone with a friend I made the comment that I just needed a good book to read or something to do for myself. I felt a little guilty saying this - I should be staying on top of my work, right? She decided to send me the book I mentioned (The Huger Games) which I started to read this weekend. As I sat in church this morning and thought about getting back so I could read more, I realized God was reminding me of the importance of having fun, of being a whole person. I get so focused on work and achievement that I minimize the importance of having fun.
But God created fun. Giving up fun denies the fullness of who I am created to be and focuses in on my own work and reveals that I believe I must be doing the work and denies the fact that God is the one who ultimately works all things to His glory. I must give up my workaholic tendency and recognize that God has made me to worship him in my fun as well as my work (do all for his glory, 1 Cor. 10:31).