Went to the Ash Wednesday service at First UCC, the church I grew up in, last night. We sang hymns, got the ash cross on our foreheads, and joined together in communion. We also received a slip of paper with this paragraph:
Lent is a call to weep for what we could have been and are not. Lent is the grace to grieve for what we should have done and did not. Lent is the opportunity to change what we ought to change but have not. Lent is not about penance. Lent is about becoming, doing and changing whatever it is that is blocking the fullness of life in us right now. Amen Sister Joan.
As I am now into the Lenten season, I would like to, "change whatever it is that is blocking the fullness of life in me right now." And that, my friends, is the theme of my current struggle with food and weight loss. I am a broken person who by the grace of God has a great support system in my friends and family.
I am sacrificing pop in my life until Easter. This might not sound like a huge deal. But its surrendering something that is such a temptation and something that has a real stronghold in my life. I want to cling to Christ in times of temptation and be FULLY and TRULY reminded that He is there, and has the power over sin.
I am choosing the next BEST thing. Asking myself, "Am I really hungry?" "Is this a good choice?" And ultimately asking, "God please help me!"
I'm excited for the weeks ahead. I am already making huge strides in my quest for balance and health in all areas of my life...with God in FIRST place.
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