I'm a very focused eater and do not eat any form of meat or animal biproducts. I'm eliminating much of my sugar intake from my diet, but I decided that long before lent.
I don't have many addictions because I try to sustain a balanced life, but I know there is time I spend doing worthless things that I could spend doing things to better myself. Much of that time is spent on facebook.
So, for the duration of lent, instead of going on facebook for any reason at all, I'm going to learn to do other things like read the bible again or the Qur'an. I can learn more about nutrition and exercise. I can learn a new instrument.
I can already tell this will be a fruitful time. Recently, my family has been struggling with finances and transportation. My parents gave me their only working car to student teach and now to work. However, $1300 and six months later, the car needs more work and I'm out of cash.
Mom was expecting a hefty refund from the IRS and we had budgeted the money out to buy new cars and deal with other bills. Then, when the check was finally supposed to come, it was seized for my father's student loan payments, leaving me once again seemingly hopeless.
But I refuse to give up hope, I'm taking these forty days to really lean on God and trust his power. I'm excited to see what will come from it and how it will help other people.
I know these 40 days won't be easy, but I need this challenge to see what I need to see and do what I need to do.
- I think everyday, I'll post words that express how I'm feeling during my fast.
Hopeful, Anticipating, Relief, Open
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