wake up! it's lenten season. so for all those who can't eat meat or have given up their beloved social media networks, tv shows and food, it's time to let it go for the next forty days.
right?
maybe not.
you see i give up the same thing for lent every year (at least for the past 6) and this year will be no different. so goodbye soda and fried foods. see you, well, hopefully never but at least not for the next forty days.
but this year i'll be doing something different as well.
i'm giving in.
giving in to church.
giving in to family.
giving in to friends.
giving in to volunteering.
giving in to helping others.
giving in to teaching.
giving in to learning.
giving in to a selfless fiance.
giving in to those puppy dog eyes begging for a walk.
giving in to my body telling me to try just a bit harder.
giving in to the holy spirit moving through me to let Him have it all.
lent doesn't just have to be about giving things up.
why must we sacrifice in order to be closer to God?
this lent, i'll be living by this and i'll be trying every day after lent to keep it alive in my heart...
you see, in order to increase Him, we must decrease ourselves but it isn't necessarily through soda and fried food.
it's through love and tolerance. faith and hope. charity and selflessness.
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