Lent 2011

This is the first year in a really long time that I've decided to give up something or do some sort of a sacrifice for Lent. Sure, It's mostly to observe and meditate the relationship we have with God. I have always found it better or benefitial for personal to give up something that might be a vice, addiction or something that it is used on a daily basis that might still be hard to deal with. It's about resisting temptation and learning to live a better life of God. No matter what we all know we're sinners and he died for our salvation but we also have to realize and live better as people.
[A few years ago I was a movie junkie. I would purchase movies and watch them. It was a waste of money and a waste of a lot of my time. I am sure that from all those movies that I bought I could have had a nice savings especially in these tough times or who know as things always come up anyways. So a few years back I decided to give it up for lent and to my surprised during those 40 days I did evaluate my purchasing of movies and I was actually able to reconsider when the time after came and I thought about movies. I would evaluate whether I needed it or the reasoning behind my wanting to go buy or whether it was in my budget. Before budget didn't matter and I would buy anyways but I learned and thanks to God, I did!]

This year I decided to do a few changes to try and get the best out of my  time and learn a little more about it. I think that as I grow older I am beginning to understand God and I am aware when I do something wrong in the eyes of God too.

1. The first thing I have decided to give up: Sex or the possibility of it... See realizing there can be temptations and people who think they can get what they want... It's just so much easier knowing I am in God's path. Especiallyegotistical people who think they can have the world or me.  And I also starting to talk to this nice guy and I want to if opportunity persists to get to know him better without pressures if there are any anyways.

2.  bread- Well it's not like I am addicted to it but since it's one of those items which always seems to makes it place. I think substituting lettuce would be good although everything is getting expensive. It's a better way of life too.

3. Soda- I am also not addicted to this but lately when I drink coke, it just taste so good that I want more. So it's in the best interest to stop before it becomes some sort of an addiction or worse hurt my kidneys. They've already been hurting every once in a while anyways... so a must stop.

4. And I will admit this one will  probably be the hardest well maybe but it had definitely wasted a lot of my time and prevented me of enjoying more things.  It is Facebook. I am addicted like many others out there. I have basically been on for the longest time, every single day... it was like a routine... I would wake up and check it. If I woke up in the middle of the night I would check it... or be on. On my phone or on my computer... I was always posting whether it needed to be done or not stuff always came to my head, or liking stuff reading, everything... it was literally and sadly a big part of my life. So tuesday night after I got home from my "small casual date" I logged on as a last thing before Lent.... Got to chat with Jeff because he knew, well I told him over Dinner I was giving it up over dinner. Our last FB chat... lol.

Not until the almost the end of April... 40-46 days Since it's 40 days... which ends up on Palm Sunday but it leads to Easter Sunday which was I believe when the lord was resurrected. So I wont be on until Easter Sunday. I know I will miss a lot but then again I can't be missing more than I've been missing of my own personal life.  :)