Lent and Repent!

Tis the time of Lent. Usually this is the time of year where I hear people give up chocolates, sweets, meat, etc..until Easter. Now, I have known about lent ever since I can remember, but it wasn't until just recently, when I really started to study it, that is so much more than food!

   I am a sinner. Fo sho! No denying it. Ask anyone. My imperfections are obvious. I know I will never be perfect until I reach heaven. So, why try, right?
WRONG!
   I have a God who loves me and takes care of me. He made. He made all things. He formed me in my mother's womb and made me for Him. Not for me, or you, or anyone else, but for Him.
   So...here I am, living on this earth, with one simple goal. To glorify God and enjoy Him. When I choose to sin, yes choose-no one can make me sin-I am choosing to worship and love myself more than God. What have I ever done for myself? I didn't create myself. I didn't send my only son to die on cross to be a substitute for sinners. I am a mere man. I am nothing...apart from Christ. Why would I choose to hate my Savior, the one true God, and love my sin more than Him? Why would I choose to dwell in the house of the wicked and not in the house God? What have I ever done for myself?

Repent! Hate and forsake my sin. Turn from it and turn to Christ. He is the only one who can save me and change my heart. Trust in Him with all of my heart and lean not on my own understanding. In all my ways, acknowledge Him, and He will direct my path!