Lentin practices, take 2.

I think God likes us to take breaks from things.
Things that distract, detract and derail us from focusing more fully on Christ. The Lord is patient and gracious with us when we start to slip, and will give us opportunities to redirect ourselves gently.

I've started to become more enthralled with ancient practices
"Ash Wednesday, in the Western Church, the first day of Lent, being the seventh Wednesday before Easter. On this day ashes are placed on the foreheads of the faithful to remind them of death, of the sorrow they should feel for their sins, and of the necessity of changing their lives."

Every year I take part in this, the Lord meets me in a new way. Obviously, this should be a year-round practice, but it's a great time to get readjusted and realigned for new habits to form. So, this year, it's a relaxation of the use of facebook and myspace when I'm at home. This is the only place that I get carried away and waste so much time.
Also, I've noticed that when I'm late, I speed. When I speed, I stress. When I stress, I get depressed. During this time, I'm also going to work on cutting down on being late/speeding.

God is revealing himself in a new way lately. He's become my friend. But I've started to picture him as a huge warrior standing next to me with a really big laugh. So when Satan comes by, He just laughs and Satan runs away. And when I decide to let down my walls and the tempter tries to get in, the Warrior bares his sword. It's pretty sweet. So take heart, dear friend, if you're being tempted or in battle! He will fight for you! You just have to let him have it. This is the absolute hardest thing I've ever had to deal with, but it's worth it.

Much peace and love.