February 17, 2010 thru April 3, 2010 is the Lent season. Most Christian based religions celebrate Lent where it begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Good Friday before Easter Sunday. Being here in Texas they celebrate Mardi Gras since so close to New Orleans, Fat Tuesday or the end of Mardi Gras marks the beginning of Lent season. (I would go to explain Mardi Gras and its significance but google it to find out how its really religious based) In some religions on Ash Wednesday they get ashed or marked with the ashes from the previous year's Palms that were burned, and the ash is placed on their foreheads in a cross like fashion. This is significant of the death or mourning of Jesus Christ. Growing up in a Baptist church we don't celebrate Ash Wednesday as most Catholic or Episcopal churches, but we do celebrate Lent, Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and Easter. I always remember the Lent season and fasting from something. One year it was the TV the next year it was from chocolate or sweets. This year I have chosen to fast from social networking. This means no checking facebook, twitter, myspace, etc... It has already been day one and I almost lost my mind. I have removed the facebook and twitter applications from my phone in order to hold myself accountable. LOL This is why I really needed to take a break from social networking. It consumed most of my night time activities (and day time I checked my phone at least 5x or more per hour). Although, I felt like I was keeping in touch with people from high school and college it was taking away the time I spent with God, studying his word. So, during this Lent season I will be blogging about my journey each week on Transformation Thursdays and how I over came any challenges or obstacles. And how God has blessed me through them all. Tonight at church the message was Jesus is the bright and morning star (Revelation 22:16). We were told to not quit in the dark because the bright and morning star is coming. That Jesus is the light of the world. So, I will not quit this challenge and if I fall I will get back up. It was definitely a message worth hearing. I plan to go to Bible Study on Monday and Wednesday nights for the duration of the year, God willing. So, join me in fasting from something that is holding you back from focusing on God and studying his word.
What do you plan to give up or fast from during this Lent season?
Keep the Faith!
Until next time,
~E
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