I've been told that during Lent, we are "allowed" to "indulge" on Sundays in whatever we've given up for Lent. So, I've debated about this for a couple of reasons:
- When Jesus spent his 40 days in the wilderness to fast & pray, he didn't "indulge" in the things that He fasted from...or at least I don't remember reading that He took a "break" once every 7 days! So, why should I allow myself an "indulgence" when he didn't?
- If I do allow myself to "indulge" every Sunday, will it make it that much harder to get through the rest of the week without that "sacrifice"?
So, at first, I decided that I would try to NOT log onto Facebook at all...not even on Sundays. However, since I've been blogging a little since the start of Lent, I decided to log onto Facebook to just share my blog postings!
Greg saw that I was on FB & his shocked & surprised reaction (or more like outburst) stirred some very GUILTY feelings...kind of like I was committing the worst possible sin of ALL TIME! And to be totally honest, I do feel like I've given in to something that I've committed to not do...regardless of the legalization & technicalities of what's allowed & what's not!
Then, let's compound those feelings by Colin calling me on it to, "Ummm, Mom, I thought you said that you weren't going to get on Facebook during....um, um, um, Lent?!?!" So, regardless of what's legal & what's not, it's hard to explain those "gray" areas to a 5 year old!
So, just curious, if anyone's out there, what are your thoughts? If instead of sacrificing something for Lent you've committed to doing something, then do you take a break from that commitment on Sundays? I'd love to hear back!
And, now I'm also back to fighting the temptation to get back on Facebook again!
2 comments:
I did take a break from what I gave up last year on Sundays (caffiene) and it didn't make it harder during the week, but I did look forward to my Sunday treat. I did not "snooze" this morning...but I did not get up and do my journal either, just in time to go to church. I was fully intending to get to the journal sometime today...but alas I have not. So, i think I am going to try to keep my no snooze/prayer journal time on Sundays too from now on. But in future years if I am giving something up instead of adding...I will probably still take the break on Sundays. It really helps me get through it and I just consider Sunday a true sabbath...but I could see it either way, so guess its a personal choice.
Indulgence (spelling) is just what it is. Going to where you get to spoil yourself. Get the picture. It is all about you. I gave up cookies because that is one area that needs to go but at the same time, isn't it about moderation. Any way on Sunday, I took only 2 cookies and nothing for the rest of the day. But alas, I just sneaked 2 more cookies!!! and it is only early Tuesday morning. So again I ask - did Jesus have cookies in the desert for dessert? Nope and that is why we decided to follow Jesus and become Christ like. Are you up to it?
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