I've never been fond of the idea of "giving up something" for Lent. I'm a born & raised Catholic girl who was taught all the ways of Roman Catholicism daily, but I never really got a lot of it. For instance, not eating meat of Fridays. Really? Why? I always liked to tell my mom, "Jesus doesn't care if I eat pepperoni." I still stand by that statement.
So, this whole "giving up something" for Lent thing has always seemed like crap. It just seemed like a back ass way of trying to loosing weight, or break a bad habit. It's like a new years resolution 3 months later. How does me giving up chocolate & candy for 40 days make any sense? It doesn't.
Nonetheless, I got to thinking about what would really be a selfless sacrifice. I figured that I'd like to give this Lent thing a try- and do it the right way. I was always taught that for Lent, in addition to giving things up you should also do good things & make sacrifices in the name of others. I'll try that at some point, but I want to give something up! So, I put a lot of thought into what i could give up & in the end i decided that pop would be it! It seemed perfect! It's like a treat for me on an almost daily basis. I drink it instead of eating junk food, so no need about doing this to lose weight! Also, I have every intention of going back to drinking my daily pop once this whole Easter thing happens! This isn't a lifelong change people- this is a temporary sacrifice!
Well, I'm one day into it, and I'm going through DTs. Lack of caffeine is NOT agreeing with my head. I thought my caffeinated protein drink would satisfy my need for caffeine in the morning, but apparently the equivalent of a 12 oz coffee is much less than my body requires. Ugh. I needed something sweet after my lunch today, so instead of my diet pop I had to eat a bite sized Snickers. Double Ugh.
.... So, as you can see this is definitely a sacrifice..... i really want a diet coke.... and i'm thinking... this is nothing compared to what Jesus did for me.... mission accomplished!
So, this whole "giving up something" for Lent thing has always seemed like crap. It just seemed like a back ass way of trying to loosing weight, or break a bad habit. It's like a new years resolution 3 months later. How does me giving up chocolate & candy for 40 days make any sense? It doesn't.
Nonetheless, I got to thinking about what would really be a selfless sacrifice. I figured that I'd like to give this Lent thing a try- and do it the right way. I was always taught that for Lent, in addition to giving things up you should also do good things & make sacrifices in the name of others. I'll try that at some point, but I want to give something up! So, I put a lot of thought into what i could give up & in the end i decided that pop would be it! It seemed perfect! It's like a treat for me on an almost daily basis. I drink it instead of eating junk food, so no need about doing this to lose weight! Also, I have every intention of going back to drinking my daily pop once this whole Easter thing happens! This isn't a lifelong change people- this is a temporary sacrifice!
Well, I'm one day into it, and I'm going through DTs. Lack of caffeine is NOT agreeing with my head. I thought my caffeinated protein drink would satisfy my need for caffeine in the morning, but apparently the equivalent of a 12 oz coffee is much less than my body requires. Ugh. I needed something sweet after my lunch today, so instead of my diet pop I had to eat a bite sized Snickers. Double Ugh.
.... So, as you can see this is definitely a sacrifice..... i really want a diet coke.... and i'm thinking... this is nothing compared to what Jesus did for me.... mission accomplished!
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