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This is the beginning of Lent. Most people are looking for things to give up for Lent. It you haven’t made up your mind maybe these will help.

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...

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