Aubrey and I were talking about Lent on Wednesday on the way to school. Even though neither of us are Catholic it so happened that we both had been feeling as through we should fast something just to get ready for Easter. I had thought ( quite briefly) about fasting from some commodity, because fasting from the medieval standard of all meat, eggs, dairy and sweets seemed to be a bit of a stretch. I had thought maybe computer, sugar, books, music, TV, Movies... etc etc, but those were all such, sacrifices.
"Maybe it would be better to just fast from sports..."
I have never played on a sports team, and I don't make much of an effort to play sports anyways. But I was desperate for something-anything!-to give up without, well, actually giving anything up. The whole Lenten idea was so nice. Aubrey mentioned Facebook, and I was like" Haha. that's funny." I mean, get real. That's like.. my life. I can't live without that, that is where all my event invitations come from, where I talk, catch up, post pictures, listen to music. I need it to survive.
But oh. I lived without it for years. Who can't I really live with?
God. That's who.
Let's pretend: You have 5 minutes. You can either read your Bible of Check FB. What do you choose?
Ummmm... do I have to answer?? :S
Psh-yes.I'm your mind.
well, er..facebook?
What is an idol?
Something you put before God.
uh huh. You have a little problema there...
Um, no, not really. It's really more just that, you see life is being more computerized, and you have to do more on the web, and it's like, WEB evangelism?
You're so bad at excuses...
*sigh* I know.
^This ^ is roughly what runs through my head.
Aubs says " I'll get off facebook for 40 days if you will."
"Well I will if you will, I'm never sticking to this otherwise."
"I will"
haha, hmm, er, well....
"Oh grr.... I can't believe I agreed to this.... "
Lent is essentially about taking some time off from things that we really don't need, and instead focusing on what we really do (more than food, sleep, or facebook) need: God. For me, Lent is taking a (grudging) break from FB for 40 days. Of my senior year. I may just die.
Or maybe I'll just spend those 5 minutes reading my Bible.
Who knows?
"Maybe it would be better to just fast from sports..."
I have never played on a sports team, and I don't make much of an effort to play sports anyways. But I was desperate for something-anything!-to give up without, well, actually giving anything up. The whole Lenten idea was so nice. Aubrey mentioned Facebook, and I was like" Haha. that's funny." I mean, get real. That's like.. my life. I can't live without that, that is where all my event invitations come from, where I talk, catch up, post pictures, listen to music. I need it to survive.
But oh. I lived without it for years. Who can't I really live with?
God. That's who.
Let's pretend: You have 5 minutes. You can either read your Bible of Check FB. What do you choose?
Ummmm... do I have to answer?? :S
Psh-yes.I'm your mind.
well, er..facebook?
What is an idol?
Something you put before God.
uh huh. You have a little problema there...
Um, no, not really. It's really more just that, you see life is being more computerized, and you have to do more on the web, and it's like, WEB evangelism?
You're so bad at excuses...
*sigh* I know.
^This ^ is roughly what runs through my head.
Aubs says " I'll get off facebook for 40 days if you will."
I didn't think she'd actually do it.
"Well I will if you will, I'm never sticking to this otherwise."
"I will"
haha, hmm, er, well....
"Oh grr.... I can't believe I agreed to this.... "
Lent is essentially about taking some time off from things that we really don't need, and instead focusing on what we really do (more than food, sleep, or facebook) need: God. For me, Lent is taking a (grudging) break from FB for 40 days. Of my senior year. I may just die.
Or maybe I'll just spend those 5 minutes reading my Bible.
Who knows?
Idols, meat, facebook and Lent.