Draw me closer to you, Lord.
I've never really taken Lent seriously before I met my husband. Over lengthy discussions over time it was made clear that sacrificing something so little for such a short period of time pales to what Christ sacrificed for me. I've tried in the past, one thing or another with giving up something. It was always in the back of my mind that Sunday was coming and I could "cheat" on that day. Christ didn't "cheat".
Remain in me, Lord.
I guess I've always used the excuse that I'm not as strong as others and I gave in to a spirit of failure. That I'm not "as big" of a Christian as this person or that person. That it might be expected of me to not succeed. In all reality, I didn't totally depend on Christ to get me through.
I can do anything in Christ, who strengthens me.
Granted as I write this, it's only halfway through day one. I'm sort of praying for the desire of facebook to just go away. May this Easter season give me a stronger faith, patience, love and forgiveness that I need.
May Jesus be my only social network.
I contemplated giving up facebook for Lent, but I figured it'd be too hard being on the other side of the world from family/friends. I've gone a different route this year... However, I did successfully give it up one year during college. You can do it, Leesa!! =)
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