What does lent mean for everyone? Is it about giving something up or is it about doing something differently? Or both? How many of you have ever given something up for lent? You hear about people giving up chocolate, caffeine, meat, biting your nails, etc.....
We can give things up but what if instead of just giving something up we picked something up as well. For example: you could give up 10 minutes of playing video games a day (which is a lot for some of you) and pick up the bible and read scripture for ten minutes a day....or more. If you are giving up fast food (like this guy is) you could use that money that you would of spent on fast food to buy canned food to donate to the needy.
Is it enough to simply give something up for lent, yes. It is important that we are able to show discipline for 40 days. But this year I encourage you to think about giving something up so that you can do something that means that much more.
grace & peace
Kevin
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I LOVE YOU KEVIN!
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