So I am not Catholic....I am what might be termed an evangelical Christian...but I have decided to celebrate Lent this year. Well...not really Lent in the traditional sense. I am still eating meat...and I really haven't given anything up like some of the ladies at work. I have decided to write on this blog during this season leading up to Easter. Now, you may think that does not seem like much of a "sacrifice", but for me it is something that I do not easily undertake. It is a long and convoluted story of how I heard God, allowed Him to give me a gift and then sat there looking at the gift not sure what to do. Even more than not knowing what to do, I was afraid. Scared of how I would look and what people would think.
So what was the gift you ask? Well, it was the first posting on this blog. The story "Good Little Bear". It was posted in August, but it was written in February 2008. So here I am in February 2009 and it has gone no where. Not because it was not good, I really don't know if that is true or not. It has gone nowhere because I have not put the story or myself out there to get any kind of response. Here is where the scared part comes in...I was scared for people to hate it or for people to love it. Call me crazy....
Last weekend though I had the pleasure of going to San Jose and seeing Priscilla Shirer. During that time she spoke of Jonah and second chances. During that time I felt that God was saying that this was my second chance to use the gift. So how does that bring me to Lent and blogging as my "lenten" offering? During Lent you give up something as an offering to God. So instead of giving up something, I am trying to "be strong and courageous" and use the gift He has given me as my offering. I have heard the words in my head, the ones that come out of my mouth, and believe me the best thoughts I have are the ones that God gives through what I write.
