Lent has become a season where we declare to everyone what we have given up for Lent. This was not intended to be an activity to boast about, but rather an inward sacrifice to aid in reflection and growth. A fast is not about giving up food; it is about gaining fellowship with God. This Lenten Season, as you prepare to celebrate Easter, perhaps something needs to be given up so that something else can be gained. Perhaps giving up an hour of television or video games to pray or study the bible; perhaps giving up your daily trip to Starbucks in order to ... well you get the idea. Perhaps replacing that craving for chocolate with a craving for prayer or thoughts of God could work for you?
What will you sacrifice? To what will you choose to say, “I Give Up!” in order to gain a more disciplined life of faith?
This season I have challenged our church family to use these offering cans as a reminder of their sacrifice. Too often we lose sight that our sacrifice should provide us a gain. As we choose to sacrifice, we place our coins and dollars in these cans. The end result will be that children in Guatemala will be fed. Every quarter represents a meal that will end up in Guatemala to feed the children of Mission Guatemala.
Journey with us this Lenten Season. Find your thing or things and declare with me, “I Give Up!” Together let’s journey together this season and gain a deeper insight into Christ’s individual call on our lives.
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