Lent

Today marked the first day of lent. I have never really done lent, I know what its all about, but I have just never done it. I have several friends who are giving up something for lent. I have a lot of respect for them and their commitment to become closer to God. Earlier today, I joked that I should give up skipping class for lent. But then it stuck in my head. Like a voice, nudging me, saying "why don't you give it up?"  Umm...because I love skipping class?And going to every single class from now till Easter would be HARD!  I think there has been one week all semester that I have actually gone to all my classes. I skip all the time. Sometimes I skip just because I'm bored and don't want to go. But sometimes I skip because I am frustrated and don't think I can do it.

But those are lame excuses. Lent is about remembering the sacrifice Christ made for us. About  spending more time with God, and about embracing where God has placed you. Right now, God has called me to be in school. So for lent, I'm going to go to all my classes, keeping up with the work, and I'm going to try to see it as something positive, rather than a chore I just have to suffer through.

For lent, I'm going to class. I know it sounds weird. Most people give up social media, soda, coffee, add a work out, or something else along those lines. But I am giving up cutting class. It is exactly what I need to do.  Wish me luck.