it's not like i consume large amounts of friend food, or waste my whole day on facebook (atleast i haven't lately because it's been de-activated), or skip class all of the time. my thoughts behind this is that by removing these things from my life for the next 40 or so days i will be removing habits and temptations that go along with each thing.
for example: by not eating fried food i will eat healthier (maybe i should give up ice cream too...hmmm), by giving up facebook there will be less distraction from school work, and by not being able to skip class hopefully i will fight of my nagging senioritis. i feel like this is a good plan, just hopefully i'll be able to stick to it. which when thinking about it, this is kind of a sad and petty thought.
Jesus was in the desert for 40 days (i think it's 40 days. i'm horrible with knowing actual solid facts) without food or water. and yeah i know that He's Jesus and all and can do that without dying, it's not like i'm going to die without any of these things. it amazes me how hard it is for some people to stick to their lent promises. or that they'll go and make loop holes. one of my favorites is "i'm allowed to do/eat/enter whatever was given up for lent on sunday because it's sunday." no. no that's not how lent works. Jesus didn't come down off of the mountain on every Sunday and gorge himself only to go back up to start the process all over again.
but who am i to judge. who even knows if i'll be able to maintain these three...especially the skipping class one. and i think i've decided to add ice cream...
I am giving up sweet tea... I will have to more spiritually mature before I give up ice cream :-) I think most people with the right heart feel free to take part (not gorge-that shows an incorrect heart attitude!) on Sundays because it's a day to celebrate Jesus' ressurection and freedom in Christ. At least that's how I've heard it put! Lent is actually more than 40 days if you include the Sundays. I'm still deciding if I should skip sundays.
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