Giving Up Cheese for Lent

A few weeks ago my wife and I noticed evidence of a mouse in our garage. Well we did all the stuff you normally do to get rid of the mouse. We discovered what the mouse of looking for in the way of food (dog food) and we moved it to a better location. We set traps; we cleaned and straightened up the garage. We never caught the mouse, but we have not seen any signs of it for weeks. Then just the other day we were in the laundry room and heard a noise coming from the dryer vent. My wife asked if I thought it was the mouse making the noise. I replied, “I guess the mouse gave up cheese for Lent.” And yes, the pun is intended. As it turned out it was not a mouse or anything else, it was just the wind blowing the cover off the vent.
I am part of a fellowship that does not practice Lent and I have no desire to practice Lent on a personal basis, but I do appreciate the purpose behind this forty-day focus on the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord and Savior. The question I have for those of you who do not practice Lent is this, what do you do in your life to help you focus on the empty cross and the empty tomb. In what way do you prepare your heart and mind to follow the one who loved you so much that he was willing to sacrifice his life so you might have a relationship with the Father for eternity.
To put it another way, what do you do to keep your focus on serving the risen Savior? Do you spend time in prayer? Do you read your Bible on a daily basis? Do you meditate on His Word? Do you look for opportunities to do good in the Name of Jesus? Do you keep a spiritual journal? What do you do to help you focus on Godly things?
Take a moment and put your thoughts down in writing. Make a daily plan for spiritual growth and focus. Then, (and this is the hard part) put your plan into action. As a matter of fact, put your plan into action for forty days and see what happens.
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