Lent is my Favorite!

"Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest,

if we do not give up.

So then, while we have the opportunity, let us do good to all…"

Galatians 6:9-10.

" Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."
1 Corinthians 12:27

[I stole the first verse from a facebook status. It was exactly what I needed to hear.]

For Lent, I gave up being...a feisty little brat. Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, and I'm not sure that I did very well. "Feisty brat" is a pretty general bad habit to work on, which is why this season will probably will extremely difficult, but equally rewarding. We reap what we sew, right?!

Let me define some vocabulary for you...

Feisty (adj) with sass, perhaps cruelty, almost almost always unnecessary comments.

Brat (n) one who whines, complains, and talks about people behind their backs when she's not being feisty to their faces.

[I used to be a nice girl]

Work is one of the most difficult places to work on my promise. So at 6 AM on Ash Wednesday, that's where I was. I didn't do a very good job, but Caitlin texted me and reminded me that I could be some of these people's only window to God. No, that doesn't mean I stood outside the door of the break room, preaching and passing out pamphlets, it just held me accountable for being KIND. Caitlin talks about this in her lat post, it's chance to let God use you!
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When I got home, I determined that my only obstacle there is that I get annoyed easily. Living with a 14 year old and 2 13 year olds who keep reminding you that in a few weeks they'll be 15 and 14 and 14, is a little...loud. :) If I just remember to be amused by them, I'll probably have no problem being less feisty.
My parents are going to take a lot more work and figuring out.


What I'm thinking is that every moment is an opportunity to be the "hands of God." And if I just master each moment, one at a time, eventually, acting for God will become more habitual.

Ash Wednesday turned into a day of identifying the moments that make me want to smash faces in; hopefully the rest of Lent will be me never reaching that point of annoyed or angry.

:)

Happy Lent!



[i like caitlin's thing she does at the bottom of her posts so i'm stealing it]

Prayer of the day: Help me focus on being non-feisty and non-bratty, and figure out what makes me that way!

Praise of the day: I feel ready for this day.