Lent: A Time to Recharge, Renew & Draw Closer to God
Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day routine of life and forget how blessed you truly are.
Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day routine of life and forget how blessed you truly are.
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.—1 John 4:16 (NIV)
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.—Psalm 37:7 (NIV)
I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.—Genesis 28:15 (NIV)
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.—Philippians 3:14 (NIV)
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.—Proverbs 3:6 (ESV)
Rather than agonizing over what to give up for Lent, focus on what God will provide.
Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.—Mark 6:31 (NIV)
The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me… but you, Lord my God, brought my life up from the pit. When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you.—Jonah 2:5–7 (NIV)
Follow these steps to help you become the best version of yourself.
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.—Psalm 121:1–4 (NIV)
I will walk in freedom, for I have devoted myself to your commandments.—Psalm 119:45 (NLT)