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 have talked to God a lot this year about pleasing Him. I have a people-pleasing bent and He has been revealing it to me in the gentle way that He does. I sense we will be unpacking how I can please Him with my faith and fill that desire so that I don't spend exhaustive amounts of energy trying to please people when that was never my job.

When I pick a word for the year instead of a list of resolutions it simplifies my goals. It helps me focus on one thing. There is power in that focus.

Ever feel like your heart is being pulled in different directions. So many things tug at my heart and demand attention. I give pieces of my heart away to anxious thoughts and lesser things all the time. My heart becomes unintentionally divided. Pulled in different directions, I don't move forward.

I am so terrible at moving into a new season that even my flowers are having trouble. I’ve got hydrangeas blooming in fall.

What happens when we pray and things don’t go the way we planned? When the unexpected creeps in, I have a choice. I can humble my heart...