So... this is what I have in mind...
So... there are two days- ish before Lent 2014, and I have a really daring idea!
So in previous years, during Lent I would give up something that I already rarely did and it would sort of be a half-assed attempt to do something. In fact, even with meat (which you're not supposed to eat on Fridays), I would forget... but ever since I became confirmed last April, I've felt a newer appreciation and desire to have faith in my life. I now often pray to God before tests, thanking him for good news, asking him to over me... and so this year I thought, for Lent, I will truly sacrifice. God gave up his life, so that we may better our own right? Well, what if I gave up my junk and processed foods, my meat, my laziness, to better to my body? THe body is the temple of God, or so I hear, and to be honest, I've haven't kept my temple in good shape ( like my bedroom). It's cluttered and dirty, and in need of a cleanse.
Now, I know how hard this will be. I love sweets, and meat, and with a road trip coming up with A, plus having already quit one diet this year, I'm worried. But, this time, although I am partly doing it to lose weight, I'm doing it for God. I want to prove to him I have faith, and I want to prove to myself that I can accomplish things. Everything I've done has lead me to believe that I can accomplish things. If I can learn to pray more often, love God more, love myself more, become more motivated and manage to do well in class and get into the college of my dreams Antioch, then that would be great!
Results for Antioch come out late March, my trip to Colorado is in two weeks, Ash Wednesday two days, Easter April 20th ( the end of Lent), my 18th birthday, the day I become an adult, April 21st. The next 40ish days will be full of trials and tribulations, but I hope I can get past it all.
Wish me luck!
The Monstar
So in previous years, during Lent I would give up something that I already rarely did and it would sort of be a half-assed attempt to do something. In fact, even with meat (which you're not supposed to eat on Fridays), I would forget... but ever since I became confirmed last April, I've felt a newer appreciation and desire to have faith in my life. I now often pray to God before tests, thanking him for good news, asking him to over me... and so this year I thought, for Lent, I will truly sacrifice. God gave up his life, so that we may better our own right? Well, what if I gave up my junk and processed foods, my meat, my laziness, to better to my body? THe body is the temple of God, or so I hear, and to be honest, I've haven't kept my temple in good shape ( like my bedroom). It's cluttered and dirty, and in need of a cleanse.
Now, I know how hard this will be. I love sweets, and meat, and with a road trip coming up with A, plus having already quit one diet this year, I'm worried. But, this time, although I am partly doing it to lose weight, I'm doing it for God. I want to prove to him I have faith, and I want to prove to myself that I can accomplish things. Everything I've done has lead me to believe that I can accomplish things. If I can learn to pray more often, love God more, love myself more, become more motivated and manage to do well in class and get into the college of my dreams Antioch, then that would be great!
Results for Antioch come out late March, my trip to Colorado is in two weeks, Ash Wednesday two days, Easter April 20th ( the end of Lent), my 18th birthday, the day I become an adult, April 21st. The next 40ish days will be full of trials and tribulations, but I hope I can get past it all.
Wish me luck!
The Monstar