I made it!! I made it!! 40 days without caffeine and I made it!! I’ll admit it was insanely difficult to go say nay to a sweet tea or a pepsi, but I did it. And true to the rules of Lent, I waited until after church on Easter to tear up some pavement to the closest store open. (Insert blue laws here.) Rite Aid – Bless you.
What was my drink of choice? Only the most amazing of all caffeinated beverages – the Dr. Pepper. I’m not going to lie. I had to put the car in park because I was that overcome by it’s delicious and long-awaited taste.
Ever since then it’s been one crazy caffeine fueled journey. Mountain dew, blessed white mochas from starbucks, sweet tea to my eyeballs. I’ll admit i’m jittery, disoriented, and have slightly lost my mind but oh man it was worth it.
So here’s to you, Dr. Pepper. We did it together!
Congratulations! You made it. I have always wanted to “give something up” for Lent but unfortunately never have all because of a sermon i heard at the beginning of my walk. To make a long sermon short, he said try and make a life change for 40 days instead of giving up a “sinful” substance or action. So thats what i have done. People say I’m crazy. The purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer(in my opinion)—through prayer, penitence, and self-denial; its what i did to get me through that 40 days each year. Ultimately the behavior changes are style in my life and are a habitual habit now. Reading the Word, praying every day, etc. My questions for you is: What helped you get through your 40 days? Do you love Dr. Pepper for the taste or the caffeine? Congradulations again. Job well done. Another nice post.
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By: Andrew on March 28, 2008
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