So~
What are you going to give up for Lent?
Hopefully it isn't chocolate because today is also
Valentines Day~
the day of feasting on
Chocolate & Sweet Tart Hearts,
Today begins the
46 Day Journey to
Easter~
when
God expressed the biggest
I Love You
on the cross
when
He gave up more than just chocolate..
So
What are you going to Give up for Lent?
For most it is a favorite tempting food~
Food glorious food! It all began in the garden & one bite of an apple is all that it took, from the wrong tree. But the temptation is real~ To say yes when we should say no. Jesus knows the struggle,
as He experienced it first hand, yet never succumbed to it. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses,
but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—
yet He did not sin. Hebrews 4:15
But
is it really about the food?
If you are what you eat,
then what if you eat Anger, won't you be angry?
Think about it~
The temptation to eat Anger, Anxiety, Bitterness, Jealousy, Fear... and these are just the appetizers! What about Rejection, Anger, Guilt, Doubt... And so much more. Eating of what weighs you down.
What is in your hand that you are getting ready to eat?
Get ready to drop it so you can take
the hand of the One Who
will enable you to
become
Weightless
as you
Fast from
what weighs you down.
Because
Jesus was tempted for
40 days
and did not give into it,
Let's spend the next 40+ days
losing a pound a day
as we fast from
what weighs you down.