“Many of us guise dissatisfaction with misguided ambition, thinking that we will find peace and joy in a bigger house, finer car, higher paying job, or broader platform. None of those things will bring us the one thing that will shake that feeling: contentment.”

“What are you worried about today? Will it still be a concern 5 years from now? If it is something from your past, can you change anything?”

No one knows how much you've grown, like you. You know exactly where you have come from, how you used to be, and how you have matured. You've changed.

The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer through prayer and self-denial, by the means of giving up something that is dear. While many people are giving up cow’s meat, carbs, or caffeine, here are a few suggestions that might prove more beneficial:

“New year's day always brings about a grand sense of renewed hope and optimism but is rarely met with consistent discipline.”