| Tuesday, 3 March 2009 |
| Lent - a time to get healthier? |
Lent is that funny time of the year when many people give up something for 6 weeksish (however long it is from ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday!) They are mostly things that involve eating, like chocolate, biscuits, crisps etc...It seems like a great opportunity to get a bit more healthy - but in what sense? Do we give these things up to spend more time concentrating on God, or do we give these things up because we eat too much of them, and we see it as an excuse to loose a few pounds?!
Well I gave up chocolate a couple of years back and it almost killed me! I think it showed me how relient I was on the stuff! I have to admit that it was mainly to stop myself from eating it so I could get a bit more physically healthy! I didn't use the extra time to spend anymore time with God - infact, it made my grumpy for the first couple of weeks as I had a constant headache for the most part of it!
This year however, I have decided to use it as a time to realign myself with God - to work on my spiritual health. It is so easy in life, even working for a church to go from one thing to another like clockwork and not stop to pray. Therefore, instead of giving something up, I have created a little prayer den for myself in my bedroom that I am going to aim to use each day for at least half an hour. I am going to pray for guidance in my life; my work and my personal life, and I am going to work on my relationship with God.
(this is my prayer den from the outside)
At church this lent we are going through the purpose driven life, and for those of you who are familiar with this, the first week talks of our purpose in life. What drives you? Whatever the answer is for this question is what you should focus your time doing. Therefore, I am refocusing my life on God this lent. I will keep you uptodate with my thoughts on this...but for now...what are YOU going to do this lent to get healthier? |
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