Lent Adventure - Day 10

Last night the family and I went to Trader Joe's in Northbrook and my wife wanted me to try this amazing Jewish deli named Max and Benny's.  The place was unbelievable, but there was one major problem.  When I go to a Jewish deli, there is only one thing I want to order; the Reuben.  I had been told that it was out of this world there, and was all set to order it when I remembered that the main ingredient was corned BEEF.  (This red meat thing is begining to be more of a challenge than I had originally thought.)  I had not considered that at all while planning to order since it was a Reuben sandwich, not a corned beef sandwich.

Often those things that trip us up in our journey are not labeled, "sin".  There is the old phrase, "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."  It is shockingly true for many of us. 

What are those sins that seem to show up in your life over and over?  What are the ones that seem to just sneak up on you without paying attention, or the ones that you try to justify away?

I almost asked my wife for a bite of her sadwich thinking that it would only be one bite, even if it was beef, because we would not be able to come back for quite a while.  That is when it dawned on me, that is the point.  Sacrifice that does not require sacrifice is not much of a sacrifice.

Continue to keep watch and pray, not just for those items you are trying to give up for Lent, but for all of your sins and those things that keep you from being fully engaged with God.