Give "It" Up

Question to think about: Are you willing?

Life without Christ eventually leads to
Doom.
Darkness.
Desperation.
Depression.
Life with Christ leads to
Hope.
Light.
Anticipation.
Real life.

Today is the first day of Lent. A day marked by Christ followers around the world to focus on God through prayer and fasting. The value of participating in Lent is attaining more clairty about life through prayer and fasting.
Practicing Lent involves giving something up that matters in order to be less distracted and more focused on God.

We are created to be consumed with the presence of Christ rather than with the pressures and problems of the day. Jesus said, "I am the Bread of Life." The people could not wrap their minds around what Jesus said:

Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?" So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. (John 6: 52-53, NASB)

It is a daily choice to be fully engaged with Christ.
Determine to be consumed with Christ.
Give up something during Lent.
Be consumed with the presence, power, and peace of Christ.

Learning with you to give "it" up,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2009 All Rights Reserved)