Lent isn’t just a season of giving up etc. sweets or social media. It’s about drawing closer to God. It’s a season of repentance,fasting,and preparation leading up to Easter,reminding us of Jesus’ sacrifice and our need for Him.
On Ash Wednesday,we receive ashes on our foreheads as a sign of humility,repentance,and dependence on God. It’s a reminder that life is short,but our hope is in eternal life through Christ.
Some ways to celebrate and observe Lent spiritually is:
1. Repentance and Confession: Use this time to turn away from sin and draw nearer to God. Confess with your mouth all the sins you’ve committed (even the ones you’ve already confessed) and then ask for forgiveness. Remember God isn’t angry at you,He appreciates your confession.🤍
2. Fasting and Self-Denial: Give up something that distracts you from God,not just for the sake of sacrifice but to grow spiritually. Use this time to do fasting,you can do all types of fasting like am to pm fasting,fasting from social media or a food,or fasting for days,whatever it is,use it as a time to read your Bible, pray to God,and to grow closer to our Lord and Saviour<3
3. Prayer and Scripture: Spend more time talking to God and meditating on His Word. Read your Bible and take it in,I also recommend asking God to control your Bible and hand to flip to whatever page and passage for you to read. You can listen to Ally Yost’ podcast “Christ With Coffee On Ice” where she has an episode called ‘meditating with the Spirit of God’, so you can do 30 minute meditation with God (it’s a beautiful episode with her beautiful singing and guiding). Meditating and prayer draws us closer to God by allowing us to keep a relationship and just chat:)
4. Acts of Kindness and Charity: Lent isn’t just about giving up something up,it’s about giving to others. Etc. tell your family or friends you love them,give to the poor/homeless,or give a stranger a compliment.
I hope y’all got to learn some info about Lent and use it to celebrate Ash Wednesday until Easter,God bless y’all and remember God loves you! 🤍🤍
“If we confess our sins,he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
“Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.”
“Be careful for nothing;but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
“Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry,and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked,that thou cover him;and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?.”
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