As I prepare for Lent I have put much thought and prayer into what I would give up. Many things have
come to mind Diet Coke (I have recently gone ahead and done this one), coffee, sugar, T.V...... but none
of these seemed right. I wanted to give up something that would make me cling to God harder as well as
be a sacrifice. Then it hit me I will give up comments on this blog for forty days. Don't think your words
are not meaningful to me because they are ----- too much so. See my love language is words of affirmation
(from the book The Five Love Languages) and I think to often I come to you ladies for those words instead
of my Heavenly Father.
The Lord your God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
For the next forty days I want to concentrate on His affirmation and give up worldly affirmation. I hope you
will all understand and support this decision. I do not want to
lose genuine relationships with you so I will be available through email
( jjones523@gmail.com ) and Facebook for questions and conversations. I still want to continue both of
those just not comments telling me I did a good job etc.....
So as of tomorrow the comment section will be turned off for forty days. I pray that you each draw closer
to God during this time of preparation.
come to mind Diet Coke (I have recently gone ahead and done this one), coffee, sugar, T.V...... but none
of these seemed right. I wanted to give up something that would make me cling to God harder as well as
be a sacrifice. Then it hit me I will give up comments on this blog for forty days. Don't think your words
are not meaningful to me because they are ----- too much so. See my love language is words of affirmation
(from the book The Five Love Languages) and I think to often I come to you ladies for those words instead
of my Heavenly Father.
The Lord your God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
For the next forty days I want to concentrate on His affirmation and give up worldly affirmation. I hope you
will all understand and support this decision. I do not want to
lose genuine relationships with you so I will be available through email
( jjones523@gmail.com ) and Facebook for questions and conversations. I still want to continue both of
those just not comments telling me I did a good job etc.....
So as of tomorrow the comment section will be turned off for forty days. I pray that you each draw closer
to God during this time of preparation.
To see what Zephaniah 3:17 means to other people
go to Tiffini's blog
4 comments:
Wow, Cha Cha! Just.. wow.
I know how much comments mean to myself and probably 99% of the bloggers out there, even though (you're right) they're not the praise we should seek. You have really chosen something meaningful this year. Thank you for your thought-provoking words.
Best wishes during the season of Lent,
:) Meredith @ Welcome to Heardmont
Cha Cha - I am absolutely moved by this! What a sacrifice! I'll be praying for you along the way!
I'm glad I still know how to reach you.
Is your husband scared he'll have to pick up the slack? he he. Mine would.
Thanks for continuing to inspire me to be a better person.
holy...moly!
i'm glad i have other ways of contacting you. because there's no way i could go without knowing i had some sort of communication with you.
this is incredible. only YOU would do something like this.
i love you even more.
xoxo
kellie
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