I have never been good at giving things up for Lent. I remember one year the Disciple Bible Study I was leading decided for Lent to fast and not eat Monday dinner which we would normally eat right before the Study. I was always so hungry and I would come home and immediately eat food. I don't remember thinking about Jesus when I was not eating dinner. For the last few years when I was asked what I was going to give up for Lent I would say I was just trying to survive Lent. This year I saw another pastor post on Instagram that they would see everyone in six weeks. I had tried to give up social media before but I didn't really do anything to restrict my access.
On Ash Wednesday this year I decided to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger from my phone. Then, I went to my computer and blocked Facebook and Instagram. There were at least ten times the rest of Ash Wednesday that I typed Facebook into my internet browser on my computer and looked to my phone thinking I would scroll Instagram. I feel like I'm going to definitely think more about Jesus this Lent!
In the past I have blogged once a week during Lent to get back to writing. I've decided to rebrand this blog and catalog my adventures that I previously might have recorded on Facebook or Instagram.
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