40 Days...

So, like many people, I decided to give up something for 40 days during lent. I thought long and hard about something that would impact my life and yet still allow me to function as a normal contributing human being. This means that I was not giving up coffee or caffeine as is popular with many people. I decided instead to give up my online gaming that I had become so fond of. It had become this beast that was eating up hours and hours of my time (my wife is so proud that I am a level 6 favored soul/fighter Drow Elf....). The first day I sat down with my game and gave away all of the seasonal items I had acquired to the first person I found that could use them and shut the game off. Only hours later I was sitting down on the computer and realized that I was going to have to delete the link so that I would not automatically go to that game. It is amazing how our lives get stuck in a rut like that. Something that is completely harmless can become this beast that can suck away at your time energy and willpower. I already got farther along on my chores today that I have in weeks. I spent more time just hanging out and goofing off with my son that we had been for awhile as well. So for those of you that thought that giving up a game for Lent was unworthy of the season, let me assure you that so far it has already caused growth that would not have been there otherwise. I am looking forward to spending the time that I had been using to play my game, working on projects, working on this blog, playing with my son, cuddling with my wife and otherwise being a somewhat normal human being. For those of you who are participating in this Lenton Season, I am praying for you and those around you that this will be a season of growth for everyone.