Enter Lent.
Our household is going to do it together so we can keep each other accountable, grow together, and then, after 40 days, celebrate together. =)
For me, I considered a few options.
40 days of trying to give up:
a)
shoppingb)
coffee, chocolate, and fastfoodc)
facebook and tvd) blunt remarks that have no care for how it might make people feel.
I'm not sure how I will go about measuring whether I did it or not, but I have decided I won't think too much upon where I slipped up, but focus instead on, as Kat put it, how I might "use wittiness to build others up".
A quick little quote from Christine Sine (thx to Kat!)
"Lent is not really about sacrifice or deprivation. In the early church, this was a time of preparation for those about to be baptized. Today it is more often regarded as a season of soulsearching and repentance for all Christians as a preparation for the joy and celebration of Easter."
Jon calls the "joy and celebration of Easter" part the "sharing in the resurrection of Jesus" at the end of Lent.
I might call it "giving something up and finding sufficiency in Jesus--and then our character growing in Christlikeness is the bonus."
Comments (3)
I'd have problems giving up Facebook for Lent or anything else for that matter. :) So I empathise with you.
Why did you decide against the first three options?
Hello Coko,
You made your site simple yet elegant. The pictures are a nice touch. You may be surprised to know that Lent is a man-made ritual borrowed from the pagans. So are Easter and Christmas. Not authentic Christian customs at all!
I like to write articles about God and religion on my site. I want to help people to really get to know Jehovah God, especially in these troubled times. The Bible has an important message for us: "On that day of judgment," says the LORD, "I will punish the leaders... and all those following pagan customs." (Zephaniah 1:8) (NLT)