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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV
Each year, Easter's approach gets people excited about celebrating Christ's resurrection and all that it means in their lives. But His resurrection wouldn't mean nearly as much without His sacrifice on the cross. His work in people's lives today always involves growth that's often uncomfortable yet necessary to make a true difference worth celebrating.
Here are some activities that can enrich your spirit during Lent: It's never too late...
Ask God to help you focus on the true reason for Easter, (after all, it wasn't the Easter bunny who rose from the dead). Pray for an increased awareness of the Holy Spirit in your life.
Confess whatever thoughts or actions are hindering your intimacy with God, and ask Him to forgive you and send you the grace you need to live a better life.
Thank God for all the resources He has given you - time, money, energy, talents, skills, etc. Then think and pray about how you can best use those resources to serve God. Commit to start doing so more than you have in the past, and write a plan of some specific ways to get started.
Forgive someone. The Holy Spirit will enable you to do so if you rely on God's power. Write the person a letter, call, e-mail, or visit in person to offer your forgiveness.
Keep a daily journal to record current ways God is working in your life.
Take some time to get to know someone who's different [than you] perhaps someone from a different generation, culture, or economic status, and try to build a genuine friendship.
Simplify your life to care more responsibly for God's creation. Keep a record of what you purchase, then study it to determine why you bought what you did and how you can scale back to what you truly need. Be a good steward of all you have...
Serve your community. Choose one or several projects. Possibilities include helping elderly people with home repairs [or weekly tasks like taking out the garbage, mowing a lawn), reading books to children, volunteering, and visiting people in your local hospital.
Eat a Passover Seder meal like the one Jesus ate with His disciples before He died. Use the experience to worship Him.
Here are some activities that can enrich your spirit during Lent: It's never too late...
Ask God to help you focus on the true reason for Easter, (after all, it wasn't the Easter bunny who rose from the dead). Pray for an increased awareness of the Holy Spirit in your life.
Confess whatever thoughts or actions are hindering your intimacy with God, and ask Him to forgive you and send you the grace you need to live a better life.
Thank God for all the resources He has given you - time, money, energy, talents, skills, etc. Then think and pray about how you can best use those resources to serve God. Commit to start doing so more than you have in the past, and write a plan of some specific ways to get started.
Forgive someone. The Holy Spirit will enable you to do so if you rely on God's power. Write the person a letter, call, e-mail, or visit in person to offer your forgiveness.
Keep a daily journal to record current ways God is working in your life.
Take some time to get to know someone who's different [than you] perhaps someone from a different generation, culture, or economic status, and try to build a genuine friendship.
Simplify your life to care more responsibly for God's creation. Keep a record of what you purchase, then study it to determine why you bought what you did and how you can scale back to what you truly need. Be a good steward of all you have...
Serve your community. Choose one or several projects. Possibilities include helping elderly people with home repairs [or weekly tasks like taking out the garbage, mowing a lawn), reading books to children, volunteering, and visiting people in your local hospital.
Eat a Passover Seder meal like the one Jesus ate with His disciples before He died. Use the experience to worship Him.
Prayer:
Lord,
Do Your resurrection work in me. Transform my heart and my life into one that gives You glory and praise in every way. Pull me deeper and bring me closer toYour heart. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
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