https://www.ignitinghopeacademy.com/courses/nfpf-english-2026 This a an online daily reminder to fast from negativity for lent. You just have to plug your email in the link and you can have access to it. Today is day 3!

What tends to claim the first or strongest part of my attention each day?How does my focus affect my thoughts and emotions? What changed when I interrupted my usual pattern, even briefly? What might God be inviting me to notice rather than fix? The hardest part of my day is waking up. I have always struggle with waking up and turning my brain back on, especially when I am not getting enough sleep. But, as a full time employee I don't get the luxury of sleeping in like I used to when I was a server. With that being said, I have a horrible habit of pulling up my phone first thing to help me to turn my brain back on. But, I notice that I struggle focusing at work, and every moment I have a break I full a pull to go back to scrolling on my phone. God's really been convicting my heart of that lately. All these little moments I spend scrolling, I could be in prayer. The past week, I have been trying to start talking to God instead of pulling out my phone. Even if it's just for a couple minutes. It helps me to refocus on what truly matters. God has been pulling me in closer to Him, which makes me want to let go of the things I try to hold on to. Even if they don't seem that bad in the moment. I really want to start waking up 30 minutes earlier to read my Bible and start to focus on Him every morning before I do anything else.

What kinds of moments did you start noticing this week? What choice felt hardest to make? What did you learn about following Jesus in daily life? I enjoyed this weeks challenge. I feel as though I am in the season where God is calling me for more. And, I am desiring more. More of Him, and more of His kingdom. The Lord is shifting the way I think, and aligning it with Him. This week, I have been noticing and seeking divine appointments that the Lord has placed in my life. Remembering that God places us in each others live at the most perfect moment. The Lord is calling me to be uncomfortable to and to further be growing my roots. As an introvert this can be very difficult for me. I don't like being in a social situation that is outside my comfort zone. However, God is the creator of this universe. And I do not want my pride, and lack of desire to stay in a safe space, to get in the way of the blessing He has in store of me and anyone else that I may cross paths with. Jesus is simply reminding me that my story is already written there is nothing I can do to mess that up.

I know I am a little behind but today I decided to open my bible as I feel I haven't been as invested as I should be. Reflection Questions: What verse did you choose this week that stood out to you the most? The verse I selected comes from James 1:26 " If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless." How did applying it change your attitude or decisions? Lately I feel like I have been struggling with this aspect of my life. I find myself cussing, which is something I've always struggled with in my journey of faith. While reading over this, this verse stuck out to me the most. I know we aren't perfect and things happen, but I also do believe that we can have discipline especially when it comes to what we say and how we say it. This is an aspect of my life that I feel I have really been lacking in and is why I chose this verse. Applying this verse to my life will show me a new perspective of how I talk and view things. What did you learn about God or yourself? I learned that if I want to be serious about my faith and journey, steps like these are what I need take. Being able to be self-aware of my actions in what I do and say are very important. I need to be able to hold myself accountable and be honest with myself. It is easy for me to say that I'll stop cussing, but I haven't done anything to change it. I want to be able to carry myself in a more positive way and I think this is some of the first steps in that direction.

Reflection Questions: What distraction did you choose and why? The distraction that I will be choosing is music. I love music but I feel like some of what I listen to are not the best choices and whether I'd like to admit it or not, it does have influence on me. How did limiting it affect your peace, focus, or awareness of God? Now starting tomorrow will be the first day of me limiting my exposure of what I am listening too. I will have to come back to this question. What did God teach you through this? I don't know what I am looking to gain out of this. I honestly might not even gain anything. This just kind of ties into my journey of becoming more self-aware of my habits and what I do.