This is the first day of Lent. It seemed to spring up out of nowhere and I have been scrambling to find something to give up. I'm not Catholic, but I don't believe that means that I can't participate in Lent. Every year I've given up something for Lent, people have asked me confusedly, "Are you Catholic?" No. I just love God. And, it's something I want to do.
In years past I've given up sweets, pop, facebook. To be honest each thing was much easier to do than I had originally thought. They weren't easy tasks, but I succeeded. In my mind, Lent was about making some sort of sacrifice (no matter how superficial) with the help of God. I'm a human being, so I tend to lack will power and motivation from time to time. I love sweets. I love pop. I am admittedly addicted to facebook. So, no matter how insignificant those sacrifices sound, they were difficult. But the minute I put it in my mind that I was doing this to strengthen myself with God's help, they became less challenging tasks. Now, if only I could apply that mentality to the big things in life all year round.
I read an article today that spurred this blog, which looks to Lent as a reminder of our weakness. A reminder that we are sinners. That we are imperfect and that Jesus has to do the work for us. So, that is what I will focus on this Lent season: thanking God that He is perfect because there would be no hope if I had to be.
Today I am thankful for: sunny days, early days off from work, opportunities to learn
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