After doing my daily morning Bible study with my husband this morning, we discussed the call to what the Lenten season entails. When we talked about sacrifice, reflection, surrendering, repentance and giving, we equated this practice with our everyday mantra. Just as we do not entertain waiting to buy Christmas gifts during the Christmas season, giving thanks and volunteering during Thanksgiving, or waiting for Valentine's Day to buy each other a special gift to show our love for each other, we wondered about the true implication of "only observing" giving up, reflecting or repenting during the 40 days of Lent.
Now, please note that this is not an act of sarcasm or rebellion, but we honestly could not think about what to give up during Lent. Why? Because those things or people who create turmoil, debilitating and toxic habits, or strongholds that keep us from praising God every single day of our lives, are some of the things we give up each day. Does this mean that we do not observe Lent? We do, but we have not waited to only practice surrendering when the season leading up to Easter arrives.
As we pray for guidance and understanding to be better stewards as God put us here to be, we seek a discerning spirit and wisdom to know better, do better and be better. May the season of Lent and any other holiday that calls for reflection, thanksgiving, love and celebration be in your hearts every single day. Do not constrain yourselves to only focusing on the principles of Lent, when we ring in the season on Ash Wednesday, but let those principles penetrate deep within your heart and reflect the "Light" to shine forth every single day, so that others may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven. This is how each person can help to heal the world and make it a better place for all of us, instead of waiting for an assigned time to begin.
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