Wednesday for me was the start of the most special time on my calendar, the fact that I choose to give up something , for 40 days, seems such an insignificant sacrifice when you think that Jesus gave up his life for me. Although I know that Ash Wednesday is not biblical, for me it has such significant it is the time that I make the promise to God to make a sacrifice, to make a commitment, to know that I will struggle, and that it will hurt, to know that I will be tested, because I am drawing closer to God, it will not be easy, but the rewards will be priceless, a closer relationship with my heavenly Father, my Daddy, the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End.
And so what is my sacrifice, I am going on a spend freeze, I can buy nothing that is not absolutely essential to my basic human needs. I am going minimalistic. I am going no sweets, chips, cold drink, no fancy foods, no eating out, no dinner parties, no movies, no plays, and so week one is over... right now I would kill for a chocolate, for a Turkish delight covered in milk chocolate, a rose flavoured Turkish delight covered in milk chocolate........ and a cappuccino......