Week 2 of Lent Prayers for refreshing our hearts

Do you have plans for Lent? I've been working on something.   Traditionally people give something up for Lent like social media, sugar, carbs, etc. I am all for fasting, in fact, I am trying to learn more about biblical fasting to incorporate more of it into my life. It's attached to prayer in scripture, and prayer is a passion of mine. I want to caution us though, including me, to be careful in our giving something up for Lent.   I don't want us to miss what God really wants

I think sometimes we get confused about what  repentances is for. We turn back to God because going our way doesn’t work. Repentance is...

I have zeal a lot of things... coffee, a new book, watching my kids play soccer, Christmas lights, (I always regret this zeal in...

We read too much condemnation over ourselves in scripture, and we miss keywords like “practice”. God never asks us to be perfect.

God doesn't just forgive our sin, He can use our repentance to bring us closer and renew us.

Satan has a secret weapon in his arsenal. You see, once we have confessed our sins, they can’t limit us anymore. This freedom scares him...