Whenever I hear the word Lent,
craving chocolate comes to mind.
Most likely because that is what I would choose to give-up during the
forty days of temptation in the wilderness. I never quite understood how this denial would bring me
closer to Jesus, but then again I’m the proverbial ‘good girl’, who does what
she’s supposed to do – and asks questions later!
However, this year appears to be
starting out differently. It’s
those darned buttons I wrote about a few weeks ago! I’m noticing a pattern in which ones are being pushed. Within the variety of size, color, and
shape, there’s a common theme; and if you want to know the truth, I think God’s
the one doing the pushing!
I’m sensing new vistas on the
horizon, but I can’t make the journey carrying the same old tired looking
luggage packed full of worn-out buttons!
Consequently, God keeps giving me opportunities to choose a better way
of dealing with the unwanted stings that life dishes out.
And I’m beginning to wonder if
perhaps this is my Lenten journey with Jesus in the wilderness; an emptying out
and filling up – not an either/or, but a both/and.
Maybe giving up chocolate wasn’t
so hard after all!
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