I am late for this week's Small Steps . Lent is late. I am seeing a trend here!
And I should make this quick, as I am late getting started with school here today.
Sometimes I don't know whether to laugh or cry at some of the things that happen here in my brain. March is the month to practice sacrifice with small steps. Lent is beginning in March and is all about sacrifice. Really, God does have to use 2x4's with me sometimes - I just really want to ignore some of this stuff, ya know what I mean? So He tends to try to get my attention in many different ways.
And reading Small Steps, I am seeing some great recommendations for sacrifice: turn off the TV, the computer, reduce grocery purchases, read more spiritual books, pray more. And I wonder what it is that is going to be my sacrifice, or as I asked my children the other day:
"What are you going to do for Jesus this Lent?"
And that question for my children has become my focus for the past few days. What am I going to do for Jesus? Am I going to stop complaining about what I think He should do for me? Or even better: stop complaining about what I think He is doing to me. Be more gentle with my children? Talk to Him more?
Maybe I should try all of the above.
Off to quickly see what is going on at Elizabeth's this week for Small Steps!
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