Ash Wednesday
“Spiritual disciplines do not transform, they only become relational opportunities to open the heart to the Spirit who transforms.” – John H. Coe
Lent Begins.
Thank you for taking this journey with me. I pray that you will take the time to step away from life for just a moment to read these posts and reflect with me. I will include a song with lyrics that may also help you focus and reflect. (Reminder: If you’d like to receive my Lenten reflections directly to your inbox so you don’t miss them, you can sign up HERE.)
During these 40 days, let us prepare for a JOURNEY.
A journey of remembrance as we approach Easter.
Let us change our hearts and GIVE UP all that is not good within us.
Let us love God and others with all that we are and all that we have.
Let us clear away the clutter in our lives to see HIM more clearly.
We intend to live simple lives but so much disorder surrounds us, our lives, our relationships, and our faith.
This is a perfect time to reflect and declutter our hearts.
Let us put away all the world’s “stuff” and focus on our Savior.
Where are we filled with pride?
How have we hurt our family? Our friends?
Where do we have excess and need decrease?
In what areas are we apathetic?
Where are we judgmental and critical?
Where are we discontent and feel we don’t have enough?
What do we need to change to become more Christlike?
Oh Lord, show us during this journey
exactly what you want us to see.
A perfect song for this reflection as you prepare for this Lenten journey.
The photo above is the house that my grandparents built in the 60’s in Gulf Shores, Alabama. It was a second home to us for many years. I’m thankful that they built it and filled it with love and memories that will last a lifetime. Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. – Matthew 7:24
I pray these words and messages will help you prepare your heart and soul for His resurrection!!
Click HERE to listen and follow the words below.
I’m building.
But the walls they take forever.
I guess I painted over wallpaper instead of scraping it off.
I’m filling.
Guess I thought it would be easier
To cover up holes by hanging pretty things on the wall.
I had to do a little bit of undoing to do it right.
I had to do a little bit of unlearning to see the light.
I want to build a house
That’s sturdy and unshaken.
But first I gotta tear down
What I thought that I could make it.
‘Cause the walls could no longer hold
The weight of all You want to put inside.
So I gotta tear it down
‘Cause I want to build a house.
I’m learning
That I thought I knew the best way.
You probably tried to tell me gently
But still I demanded I was right.
I notice
That I know less than I did before.
But You think that is beautiful
And You’ve been waiting for that.
I had to do a little bit of undoing to do it right.
I had to do a little bit of unlearning to see the light.
I want to build a house
That’s sturdy and unshaken.
But first I gotta tear down
What I have tried to make it.
‘Cause the walls could no longer hold
The weight of all You want to put inside.
So I gotta tear it down
‘Cause I want to build a house.
A place where You want to live.
A place where You want to stay.
A place where I stop taking up all the space and
A place where You can move.
A place You can redecorate.
A place where I’ve addressed the things that need to change and
A place that You can use.
A place where You will say,
“Well done now
You’ve built Me a house”.
I want to build a house
That’s sturdy and undaunted.
But first I gotta tear down
What I thought that I had wanted.
‘Cause the walls could no longer hold
The weight of all You want to put inside.
So I gotta tear it down
‘Cause I want to build a house.