how many of you have giving up on lent already?

Question

its funny reading all the coments as most people think lent is only for catholics
but in fact anglican also practice lent and so do some other protestants

Answer 1

I am not catholic, I'm shinto, but my mother was catholic and I find particpating in Lent is a WONDERFUL way to improve my self control. I try to go as long as I can, or even make it to the end of Lent to reach my goal. I haven't given up yet, but one of my friends tried to quit drinking coffee and didn't make it past two days! I say, you should try your best, that's what matters, we all have our limits, but our limits AREN'T permanent and by practicing this trial of self control, we can improve, and our limit can be increased.

Answer 2

Have you ever noticed how much of our supposedly rational decision
making is really nothing more than our preferences or prejudices in search
of an excuse?We can spin some fancy tales and conjure some eloquent
arguments, but in the end most of them amount to very little. And much the
same is true of so many of our plans, prayers, and promises. Lots of
talk and little more. Worst of all we can get in the habit of believing
our own 'press releases', believing all that baloney to be true.

Moving from cheap talk to real deeds is at the heart of what Lent is
about.It starts with repenting, that is, re-thinking what's truly
important and where we ought to be investing our main energies, if we want to
call ourselves followers of Jesus.That kind of re-thinking inevitably
calls us to re-forming and re-shaping parts of our lives into a clearer
likeness of Jesus.And that in turn requires that we get to know Jesus
better -- from the inside.

God has given each one of us unique gifts for which there is a specific
need in our piece of the world.Get to know Jesus better -- on the
inside -- and he'll show you how to carry your gifts where they're
needed.Your deeds will be ever so much better than any words.And your heart will
know the delight of being a real follower of Jesus.

Answer 3

What is lent? Lent is a religious fast to prepare you for Pascha (Easter). The original lenten fast was an elimination of animal products (including milk, cheese), oil, alcohol. It is not about giving up one or two things. Orthodoxy is the first christian church and still celebrates Lent as it was meant to be. Catholics are a spin off from orthodox and they have also lessened lent.

Answer 4

I don't recognize Lent as a component to my worship, so I didn't even try to start to give up anything for it, so I didn't give up on it, so, not me.

Answer 5

4 days into lent after i had given up chocolate, i forgot and brought a cadburys cream egg. not good

Answer 6

I gave up sex for lent until Palm Sunday.

Answer 7

Haven't as never gave anything up .... most catholic churches don't ask you to give anything up any more but to take something up ... like help the old person who lives next door or give some of your free time to help someone less off than you

Answer 8

i'm still with my lenten promise. i don't hate for the sake of it and i go to mass when i have the time. the easy part is going to mass but it's hard going especially in work not to hate people i work with when they piss me off. i've also given up eating tea break and lunch during work. and using the money i would have spent on food for trocaire instead.

Answer 9

Didn't even realise we were in Lent.

I have not had extra-marital sexual relations for about three weeks now

Answer 10

Nope. Still with it, though it is a struggle.

I gave up resisting temptation.