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A different approach to Fasting

Here are suggestions you may want to consider.

1. Fasts have a tendency to be oriented toward things  like giving up food or television. But there are many other creative ways we can welcome Jesus’s healing touch.

2. Fast from anger and hatred. Give your family an extra dose of love each day.

3. Fast from judging others. Before making any judgments, recall how Jesus overlooks our faults.

4. Fast from discouragement. Hold on to Jesus’ promise that He has a perfect plan for your life.

5. Fast from complaining. When you find yourself about to complain, close your eyes and recall some of the little moments of joy Jesus has given you.

6. Fast from resentment or bitterness. Work on forgiving those who may have hurt you.

7. Fast from spending too much money. Try to reduce your spending by ten percent and give those savings to the poor.

8. Spend extra time for personal prayers.

9. Please forward  this to as many as possible and surely, you will be blessed abundantly.

Wishing you all Peace, Love, and Happiness during Lent.

Hello friends, the holy season of lent is round the corner. In every Lent season, we reconsider the way we live.  Every year we try to let go of our bad habits & vices. For what we do all of this? The answer is: TO BECOME CHRIST-LIKE. We’re so engrossed getting rid of our vices during Lent that we forget to inculcate the Virtues of JESUS.

Arch Bishop Fulton Sheen says that if you want to get rid of the devil in your heart, crowd your heart with JESUS. Fill Jesus inside; the devil will get suffocated & leave.

One deed of our LORD on earth was to enlighten people. Jesus calls himself the Light of the World, the Light of Life (John 8:12). People in turn called HIM as ‘RABBONI’ which means TEACHER. As there were people hungry for wisdom in the time of Jesus, there are also people today who deserve wisdom & education but can hardly afford it.

You may wonder … What would JESUS do if he encountered such a situation? HE would do as he did earlier gather the crowd & teach them for FREE. HE said, “Freely ye have received, freely give. (Matthew 10:7)”

This lent let us imitate our LORD & teach such underprivileged kids.

For the execution of this noble deed there is an NGO named ‘MAKE A DIFFERENCE’. All you have to do is teach kids ‘2 hours’ a week. That is very little Our Lord could ask from us. Jesus said in the Bible ‘Let them come to ME. Do not stop them’

LET US BRING KIDS TO JESUS: THE ETERNAL WISDOM, by giving them some quality education.

For further details on how to join the organization, please mail at the following address: thind.jasmeet@gmail.com

Note: This organization can be joined by people in India only. People outside India may help by spreading the word & praying for this cause.

Visit MAD – Making A Difference to know more about MAD.

GIVE UP grumbling! Instead, “In everything give thanks.” Constructive criticism is OK, but “moaning, groaning, and complaining” are not Christian disciplines.

GIVE UP 10 to 15 minutes in bed! Instead, use that time in prayer, Bible study and personal devotion.

GIVE UP looking at other people’s worst points. Instead concentrate on their best points. We all have faults. It is a lot easier to have people overlook our shortcomings when we overlook theirs first.

GIVE UP speaking unkindly. Instead, let your speech be generous and understanding. It costs so little to say something kind and uplifting. Why not check that sharp tongue at the door?

GIVE UP your hatred of anyone or anything! Instead, learn the discipline of love. “Love covers a multitude of sins.”

GIVE UP your worries and anxieties! Instead, trust God with them. Anxiety is spending emotional energy on something we can do nothing about: like tomorrow! Live today and let God’s grace be sufficient.

GIVE UP TV one evening a week! Instead, visit some lonely or sick person. There are those who are isolated by illness or age. Why isolate yourself in front of the “tube?” Give someone a precious gift: your time!

GIVE UP buying anything but essentials for yourself! Instead, give the money to God. The money you would spend on the luxuries could help someone meet basic needs. We are called to be stewards of God’s riches, not consumers.

GIVE UP judging by appearances and by the standard of the world! Instead, learn to give up yourself to God. There is only one who has the right to judge, Jesus Christ.

- – - – By Rev. Craig Gates, Jackson, MS, “WHAT TO GIVE UP FOR LENT”