Today is Ash Wednesday and it marks the start of Lent
season. During Lent Christians practice fasting, repentance, moderation and Spiritual Discipline.
Beginning March 5, and ending on April 17, Lent is a
40-day period when Christians prepare for Easter. The 40 days represents the
time JESUS fasted and prayed while in the wilderness as HE was preparing for
HIS public ministry.
You may ask what you should fast from...I believe that it
should be a gift of sacrifice unto GOD. I also believe that you should seek GOD
for guidance and always be purposely driven by HIM. Remember that fasting is intimate and should between you and GOD.
As I was preparing for this season and talking to GOD
about what I was going to give up for Lent HE kept talking to me about the
areas of my life that needed discipline. The more and more that I prayed I
found that Spiritual Discipline is the focus for this season. When I looked the
word Discipline up in the dictionary it says "training expected to produce a
specific character or pattern of behavior." Spiritual Discipline can be
described as those behaviors that increases your spiritual growth and enables you
to grow to spiritual maturity.
I am approaching today and the next 40 days with a Spirit
of expectancy. Believing that as I fast and discipline the areas of my life
that GOD has instructed me that it will not only be for this season but a
lifetime.
It is my prayer that you enjoy
the next 40! Rejoice in what GOD is going to do in your life after this season is
over!
“When you
practice some appetite-denying discipline to better concentrate on GOD,
don’t make a production out of it. It might turn you into a small-time
celebrity but it won’t make you a saint. If you ‘go into training’
inwardly, act normal outwardly. Shampoo and comb your hair, brush your
teeth, wash your face. GOD doesn’t require attention-getting devices. He
won’t overlook what you are doing; He'll reward you well. {Matthew 6:16-18 MSG}
Blessings
A'Keta Vasser
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