So, if you know me, you know how much I love coffee. Like seriously love. I love coffee more that my ex-husband (which kind of goes without saying since he's an "ex"). I did one of those things at the end of the year on Facebook last year and "coffee" was the most used word in my status updates. I love the smell of it first thing in the morning and the way that it warms everything up on it's way down.
No, seriously. I love coffee this much. It's like a lover who never leaves. A best friend who never criticizes and always has time for you. This is my love for coffee.
And because my love of coffee is so deep and unrelenting, I made a decision. This Lenten season, I'm turning my back on it. My love of coffee should never become greater than my desire for a deeper relationship with my Creator. And my God came down and endured relentless trials and temptations. He was criticized, dehumanized and sacrificed. For me. What have I done for him? Not much to be proud of honestly.
If I want to be able to have a closer relationship, I realized I needed to understand sacrifice better. I needed to give up something that was so much a part of me. Something that was all wrapped up in pleasure and desire. And, for me, this is coffee. So, for 46 days, I vow to turn my back on my morning lover and practice turning to the lover of my soul.
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