Here it is, the eve of another Lenten season...another year of good intentions, another year of wanting Lent to be significant, another year of setting myself up for failure with my expectations...seriously, will I never learn?
Lent is not about me finding significance...it is not about me feeling good about myself for showing self-control...Lent is not about going through the motions of a religious exercise to say that I did it...
Lent is the chance to slow down, to savor life, to see God at work in the everyday...Lent is the chance to make a small sacrifice, to learn to be a little more like Jesus, to be acutely aware of my need for a Savior.
Lent can be a time to draw near to God, to fall in love with Him all over again, to share Him with those around me. Lent--a time to realize my sinfulness and weaknesses and to be grateful for the redemption God offers.
So, this year, I am filled with the anticipation of living out a love story...
Lord, help me not to just go through the motions of living...help me to indulge in your love and your grace...and help me to grow through this discipline of Lent...
Lent is not about me finding significance...it is not about me feeling good about myself for showing self-control...Lent is not about going through the motions of a religious exercise to say that I did it...
Lent is the chance to slow down, to savor life, to see God at work in the everyday...Lent is the chance to make a small sacrifice, to learn to be a little more like Jesus, to be acutely aware of my need for a Savior.
Lent can be a time to draw near to God, to fall in love with Him all over again, to share Him with those around me. Lent--a time to realize my sinfulness and weaknesses and to be grateful for the redemption God offers.
So, this year, I am filled with the anticipation of living out a love story...
Lord, help me not to just go through the motions of living...help me to indulge in your love and your grace...and help me to grow through this discipline of Lent...
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