What Will You Do?

Verse of the Day:
Joel 2:12-13


"Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” 


It is officially Lent! I personally love Lent. I look forward to Lent. Sounds silly to some people, I would assume. Lent seems like a time of mourning and gloom. Really, it is a time to take a deeper look into your faith. A time to test your faith. A time to give something up, or even more importantly, do something more. 


In today's verse, Jesus tells us to "rend our hearts, not our garments". What does that mean exactly? A long, long time ago, people used to rip their clothes off as a sign to God that they are in deep prayer. They did it in front of many people, making everyone aware that they were living for the Lord. In this Bible verse, however, Jesus is telling us NOT to boast and to make everyone aware of our devotion to the Lord, but rather, to give him our HEARTS. To completely give up everything we are to Jesus in order to be closer to him. 


How can you do something this Lent to get closer to God? Maybe it's going the extra mile to friend someone at school. Maybe it's writing in your prayer journal every night. Maybe it's going to visit your grandma every week. Devote yourself to something like this, and write it down. Make this Lent a time to get closer to God. He's ready for us!


The Simple Truth: The Lord wants our hearts this Lent. What will you do?


Pray:


Lord, help me to not only give something up this Lent, but to do something more. Help me to give my heart to you to get closer to you and to my faith. Help me to stay strong every day this Lent, not just the first few weeks. Amen.


Let your light shine. 
-Lo