I'm no Sister Mary Whitney

The older I get, the less "religious" I get. I don't want to be religious; I want to walk closer with Christ.


This Lent, I want to remember that I walk in freedom, I walk in victory, and I walk in redemption because of Christ. I want to know Him more through His Word, so I think I'll devote more time to daily reading.


Jesus' last words on the Cross were "It is finished." The ultimate sacrifice was complete. I don't ever want to forget that He was the one that gave it all. There is nothing that I can do or sacrifice that will make God love me more than He already does. I don't think I'll ever understand the fullness of that.


"He has sent me to...bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair..."
ISAIAH 61:3


"The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, cleans our consciouses from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!"
HEBREWS 9:13


I did not copy and paste these Scripture verses because the fonts seem to mess up on my post. I'm sure there is a way to fix that, but as I was writing these verses out word for word, they really resonated with me. I think I might try this writing Scripture thing again!

Whatever your practice is for Lent, I hope your walk with Christ is strengthened!