Lent Devotion

March 26

A Time to Reflect

 

For me, Lent is a season for repentance and prayer to get ready for the joy of Christ’s resurrection at Easter. It is a good time to reflect, as a Christian and as an addict in recovery.

 

Lent’s 40 days remind us of Christ’s 40 days in the wilderness. Those days of deprivation, testing and temptation are familiar to any addict. And maybe make us feel that we don’t measure up. Jesus was tempted by the devil and resisted. But in my life, there was temptation with no resistance for so long. Jesus went into the desert to test Himself; to see if He was ready to sacrifice for us. And He found strength in God’s love.

 

Knowing what Jesus did is a source of strength for us. Just going through the recovery program of Celebrate Recovery isn’t enough. Temptation is everywhere, and we never seem to get any prizes for avoiding it. But Lent can give us a quiet time to reflect. We know life has pitfalls and trying times ahead and we have to face them. We can take this time for more prayer and reflection on how God’s grace has helped us along the way.