““Now, therefore,” says the Lord, “Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.””
Joel 2:12 NKJV
I’ve lost steam. I’ve read a LOT of fiction (you know, the kind of books I get lost in and forget about any responsibilities? Yup. That fiction). And I’ve seen the clock turn over to tomorrow more times this past week than I’d like to admit.
Today is the beginning of Lent. And while I had considered giving up social media for the next 40 days, I already didn’t do that. My all-or-nothing syndrome has already told me that can’t be my thing to give up.
I’ve written about it before, but I have a terrible time getting to bed at a decent hour – hence all the midnight clock-watching that has been happening. So maybe, just maybe, I will try to go to bed early for the next 40 days.
This means no phones after 9 (I have 6 minutes to finish writing this!) and to not cram extra chores into me evenings. To use the post-bedtime hour to read a real book and not my phone screen. To have quiet time with the Lord and not with my earbuds in. To set myself up for a day of being intentional instead of searching for distractions.
All of this will help me go to bed earlier.
I know Lent is usually stopping something humanly-enjoyable in exchange for thinking more Heavenly-eternal. And if me going to bed earlier is what will help me become more intentional and kingdom focused, I’ve got to give it a try! (Those 6 minutes cane and went fast!!)