The Decision

The concept of Lent is new for me. I am not totally sure how one is supposed to go about giving up something for Lent. But, through a series of sermon points and just convictions in general, I have decided that I want to give up sugar during the 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter.

Though I will expound upon this later, I want to be clear that fasting from sugar for 40 days will not make God love me more. He will not be happier with me or reward me for my "sacrifice". He already died for me when I was His enemy and gave me all of Himself. There is nothing I can do to earn more grace, mercy, or love from God. A Lenten fast does not make me holy. The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and my acceptance of that makes me righteous before God.

My heart in this matter is to eliminate a substance that I have an unhealthy craving for. In doing so, I hope that God will show me the motivations behind my abuse of sugar. I want God to be my God. I recognize that in certain instances I use sugar to feed the other idols in my heart and I wish to repent of that.

Deciding whether or not to share this endeavor was a hard choice for me. In the end, I decided that the Lord would be more glorified if I shared my struggle than if I just quietly learned the lessons that it will bring. So feel free to visit this blog and see what God is doing through this little exercise!