This post isn’t going to have any funny gifs or memes in it because it’s not that kind of post. I know that I usually keep things pretty light-hearted on here, but this is going to be a bit different.
Lent is coming up on the 13th and I was wracking my brain with what I wanted to give up this year and what I was going to go to God in prayer for in replace of it when the answers came to me in 2 conversations.
I was texting one of my best friends this morning and we were both talking about how we’d been overwhelmed recently with everything that’s been going on in our lives. I’ve been stressing out about school, toeing the line of being ready for it to be over and fearful of the unknown that’s going to come once it is. The truth is that school has been the one constant in my life since I was 4 and I don’t know what I’m going to do when the Fall semester rolls around and I don’t have to worry about registering for courses and all that goes along with that. I’m not able to wrap my mind around that concept now. My life should get a lot easier, I’ll have time to do more things that I enjoy like write (fiction, not just for this blog), read more, spend more time with loved ones and just BE!
I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster this week thanks to the hormones of this birth control I’m on; it’s my first time taking this form of contraceptive and my body is fighting back…or at least that’s what it feels like. And I had a personal growth moment late Saturday night while on the phone with my boyfriend. I know I’ve said it before and I’m not sure if y’all are tired of hearing it, but that guy is amazing. He’s made me a better me in so many ways and I’m forever thankful that God put him in my life.
All of these emotions and ah-ha moments led me to this decision:
I’m going to focus on letting go of things that I’m allowing to overwhelm me, and give them over to God to handle.
You know that whole “Let go & let God” mantra? I’m going to try that this year. I that it’s so much easier said than done, but I’m going to give it an honest attempt this year.
It’s not like I haven’t seen God move in my life. And I’m not just talking about Him waking me up every morning either. I’m talking about the Holy Spirit literally guiding my hands to the correct answers on tests, telling me whether I should take streets or highways (I’m not sure if I’ve written about the whole “How would You have me to pray” prayer, but that’s actually something I want to talk about on here) and many other things. I don’t pray like the typical person. Don’t get me wrong, I still go to my savior in reverence, but I don’t kneel to pray and I talk to God…like just talk.
I was raised in a non-denominational church and really didn’t get into Lent until recently, so I’m still new to all of this. I’ve been a member of a MBC and am now a member at a UMC so I know things are a little different, but the concept is still the same. You give up something for 40 days and 40 nights and use the time that you would devote to that to get closer to God, right?
Well I’m giving up margaritas and rum. I know, I know uber specific, my boyfriend said the same thing. But that’s the kind of girl I am. So from Feb. 13th to March 30th not one margarita on ice or rum and…well anything shall touch these lips.
Do y’all participate in Lent? If so, and if it’s not too personal what are you sacrificing for the duration of it?
