Lent

For those of you who practice Lent, I just want to encourage you!!!

Lent is not something done in the Bible, rather is a tradition based off of when Jesus fasted for 40 days before he began His ministry.

When we fast from something, or "give it up", it gives us an opportunity to strengthen our relationship with God. We need nothing else in this life other than Jesus...so when we fast, we can use that time we'd normally spend on a specific activity focused on time with God--in prayer or in silence or in His Word. When we feel tempted to do the activity we are fasting from, we call to Jesus to help us from giving in. We cannot do anything on our own strength, rather we borrow from God who graciously gives to us :) The more we focus on Him and understand that, the more empowered we become through Him!

As those who follow lent practice fasting for 40 days, make it about God, not you. Don't use this as some sort of "self-help" season. Rather, use it to spend more time with our King, our Savior, our Father...and maybe at the end of the the 40 days you'll have a renewed focus in the right direction. A better daily practice and habit of spending more time with Him. A clearer mission.


If you would like prayer on what you're fasting from or encouragement to spend more time with God, please do not hesitate to ask. If you have questions about how to go about spending more time with Him or where to start, also message me. We can get into a convo..it's a lot easier than you think! ;)