I know, I know, I am a week late for lent this year. After my rather successful lent last year, I am sure you all have been in pins and needles to find out what my sacrifice will be this year. Well I will tell you.
This year I will sacrifice ............NOTHING! That's right folks. I am still going to observe lent but I have decided I am not going to give anything up. I've decided to do something with a little more positive twist. To put it short, lately I have found myself consumed with school work, field work, and... Well that pretty much covers it. Field work and school work. I've become rather self absorbed and you know what that can do to a person.
So I have decided to take this time to refocus and to work harder to remember the savior and to recognize his hand in my life every day. While it may not be as entertaining for you dear readers, it will be very helpful to me. So everyday I plan to post at least one way I have recognized the Lord's hand in my life.
Today I am feeling very humbled. Everyone who talks to me on a semi regular basis is aware of the crazy week and a half I have ahead of me. I have a paper due....tomorrow actually and instead of starting it, yes, I said starting it, I decided to go to institute. The lesson was basically about me. Well really it was about Saul, but I hate to say that I see myself in a lot of his short comings. It felt like an answer to a prayer of how I can improve my faith and relationship with God. So that was number one.
Another way I saw the Lord's guidance today was in a therapy session with one of my clients. It is very often that I feel guided or prompted to say something that will guide the session in the perfect direction it needs to go for the client. It happened yet again today. I have seen that whenever there is progress with a client it is because of something the spirit has prompted. It's a pretty cool experience.
So there you have it. My commitment for lent. It's not as entertaining as hearing about my FB withdraw symptoms, but it is much more helpful. Actually I have thought of something to give up and it's a toughie. I'll wait until tomorrow to write about it because its 12:30 am, I'm writing this post on my phone and I'm so over that, and unfortunately I have not given up procrastination for lent this year.
Happy lenting!
This year I will sacrifice ............NOTHING! That's right folks. I am still going to observe lent but I have decided I am not going to give anything up. I've decided to do something with a little more positive twist. To put it short, lately I have found myself consumed with school work, field work, and... Well that pretty much covers it. Field work and school work. I've become rather self absorbed and you know what that can do to a person.
So I have decided to take this time to refocus and to work harder to remember the savior and to recognize his hand in my life every day. While it may not be as entertaining for you dear readers, it will be very helpful to me. So everyday I plan to post at least one way I have recognized the Lord's hand in my life.
Today I am feeling very humbled. Everyone who talks to me on a semi regular basis is aware of the crazy week and a half I have ahead of me. I have a paper due....tomorrow actually and instead of starting it, yes, I said starting it, I decided to go to institute. The lesson was basically about me. Well really it was about Saul, but I hate to say that I see myself in a lot of his short comings. It felt like an answer to a prayer of how I can improve my faith and relationship with God. So that was number one.
Another way I saw the Lord's guidance today was in a therapy session with one of my clients. It is very often that I feel guided or prompted to say something that will guide the session in the perfect direction it needs to go for the client. It happened yet again today. I have seen that whenever there is progress with a client it is because of something the spirit has prompted. It's a pretty cool experience.
So there you have it. My commitment for lent. It's not as entertaining as hearing about my FB withdraw symptoms, but it is much more helpful. Actually I have thought of something to give up and it's a toughie. I'll wait until tomorrow to write about it because its 12:30 am, I'm writing this post on my phone and I'm so over that, and unfortunately I have not given up procrastination for lent this year.
Happy lenting!
