my feeble attempt at accountability

Consider this a little something I'd call a "Rapid Fire Post!"

It is the Lenten Season! Merry Lenten! haha... So today I've been debating the whole idea of "Sacrificing" something for Lent. Things like soda... or ice cream... or wearing toe socks... or something like that. I have done (some) of these ideas (not the toe socks - i couldnt live w/o em! haha... in 1998...) and its been challenging, and after I would feel proud of myself for "actually" doing it. If you know me at all, I tend to have a passionate start for projects or programs I put myself on and then fizzle. While this is a good lesson in "sticking with it" I had to reflect on what it did to strengthen me spiritually. Nothing really. I also found that I subconsciously liked the "dietary" benefits from refraining from junk food. not the point. I feel the argument of "giving something up just to feel sacrifice" is unjust. Can you really compare not eating ice cream for a month and a half to Jesus' death? Now, let me make clear that I am not bashing anyones sacrifices, or trying to put an end to the idea full stop - I just wanted to do something a little different. 

"What goes in, comes out" - An elementary truth to the Christian life. This year I have decided to do a little "Personal Media Fast". Not every day, but enough days I can waste hours watching horrible t.v., even when it is just on in the background... just turn it off woman! I realized the other day I spend an average of 1.5 - 2 hours a day in the car. Thats alot! At night or when I have some free day time - I like the read. I am in the middle of the second Twilight book - New Moon. When adding all these things together, I realized all the small changes I could make to really focus this Easter. Listen to Christian music exclusively (great for in the car), read the freaking BIBLE instead of a "devotion - ok twilight time" nightly routine, and not watch tv. Now the trick is that this is a PERSONAL fast - so im not going to refuse watching a movie with a friend or insist that a radio station is changed and even Lost and The Office which I watch with the fam is ok - but for my personal time, I am eliminating it. Unfortunately, the personalishness of this fast makes it easy for me cheat. But now I wrote it down. And you read it. so. Ill feel guilty. So thank you! 

p.s. I realize there may be situations where there is much gray area in this plan. I am working on it. :)