“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” Acts 3:19 (NKJV)
I know that many people are in the midst
of spring cleaning. How do you feel
about spring cleaning? Do you love
it? Do you hate it? I happen to be one that would rather not
think about spring cleaning, but I know it’s something that needs to be
done. Besides, spring cleaning gives
Sherrell and me some good bonding time as we clean out and put things in order.
And speaking of cleaning out and putting
things in order! The season of Lent give
us an opportunity to do just that! Of
course, like spring cleaning, we can choose to leave things as is. We can choose not to reflect on our lives and
where God fits into them. When we do our
spring cleaning, we have to use cleaning supplies to help us renew the looks of
things. Well, I want to suggest some
practices that might help us with renewal.
The practices I want to suggest are: prayer, scripture, worship and
reflection.
Lent is a time for repentance. It’s a time for us to deal with issues such
as anger, greed, envy, bitterness, unforgiveness or broken relationships.
Let’s use the season of Lent as a time
for renewal. When I take time to draw
near to God in reflection and repentance, I always find things for which I need
forgiveness and places I need to move in a different direction.
I pray that we will use the season of
Lent to discover renewal in our lives and through that renewal, find
transformation and abundant life.
