HELLO LENT!
Lent has arrived....but before I took full advantage of the term FAT TUESDAY and ate ice cream and thin mints for dinner last night. I have a problem. Seriously.
I have come to love the season of Lent. It is 40 Days of reflection, prayer, fasting and ultimately a time of preparation for the most glorious day, The Resurrection Day! (Yes, I may have just been singing Matt Maher as I typed this sentence)
For every person it is different, but the point of giving something up is to make a sacrifice in your life as Jesus made His own life a sacrifice to save us. In no way, shape or form, does us giving something up come close to what Jesus did for us...is there really anything comparable...No!
So I am saying goodbye to sweets. Sweets...really...how is this a sacrifice and going to bring me closer to God? Well, let me just tell you...this is going to be really hard for me. I seriously have an emotional addiction to sweets and in turn I am abusing the body God gave to me. They are not good for me...yet I turn to them emotionally for everything. I eat! I am happy...I eat! I am sad...I eat! The same way an alcoholic drinks...I eat! And I am going to seriously need some help from above over these next 40 days. But I think I will definitely come out for the better...with His help!
For every person it is different, but the point of giving something up is to make a sacrifice in your life as Jesus made His own life a sacrifice to save us. In no way, shape or form, does us giving something up come close to what Jesus did for us...is there really anything comparable...No!
So I am saying goodbye to sweets. Sweets...really...how is this a sacrifice and going to bring me closer to God? Well, let me just tell you...this is going to be really hard for me. I seriously have an emotional addiction to sweets and in turn I am abusing the body God gave to me. They are not good for me...yet I turn to them emotionally for everything. I eat! I am happy...I eat! I am sad...I eat! The same way an alcoholic drinks...I eat! And I am going to seriously need some help from above over these next 40 days. But I think I will definitely come out for the better...with His help!
I have always heard it takes 40 days to form a habit....I am hoping over the next 40 days to form a habit of resisting the urge to eat sweets as much as I do.
And I am saying Goodbye! See ya! Hasta Luego!
As an adult, I have also tried to do more during the Lenten Season! Last year, I prayed outside an abortion clinic during 40 Days for Life, the year before I went to confession more, and this year I am doing a daily Lenten devotional called 'Lord, Open My Heart' by Julie Davis. Here is the introduction:
Lent is about restoring our proper perspective toward God. It is a time for sacrifice and self-denial, a time for prayer and forgiveness, a time for spring-cleaning of the soul. Julie Davis, author of Happy Catholic and the blog of the same name, encourages a practical and personal approach to opening our hearts and souls this Lenten season.
Just what I need! And the best part is it was sent right to my Kindle and I am ready to go!
What are you doing this Lenten Season?
As an adult, I have also tried to do more during the Lenten Season! Last year, I prayed outside an abortion clinic during 40 Days for Life, the year before I went to confession more, and this year I am doing a daily Lenten devotional called 'Lord, Open My Heart' by Julie Davis. Here is the introduction:
Lent is about restoring our proper perspective toward God. It is a time for sacrifice and self-denial, a time for prayer and forgiveness, a time for spring-cleaning of the soul. Julie Davis, author of Happy Catholic and the blog of the same name, encourages a practical and personal approach to opening our hearts and souls this Lenten season.
Just what I need! And the best part is it was sent right to my Kindle and I am ready to go!
What are you doing this Lenten Season?
1 comment:
Good luck with your Lent sacrifice. I wasn't sure I could do without those Reese's eggs that are in every store this time of year. :) Instead, I've bid farewell to fried foods for the next 40 days.
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