“In Lent we focus on getting away from the life of flesh and into the life of the Spirit, denying our ways and embracing God’s. The point of giving things up is not to be reminded of how much we miss them, but rather to be awakened to how much we miss God and long for his life-giving Spirit. This means, of course, that Lent is not only about giving up things. It is also about adding things, God-things.”
Kendal Haug & Will Walker in Journey to the Cross: Readings and Devotions for Lent (Austin: Providence, 2013) 14.
Candidly, I love coffee and often joke about the strength it gives me. In cutting back to one cup a day this Lent I have frequently found myself calling out to God for strength.
One thing I am learning this Lent, experientially-speaking, is an appreciation of the reality that I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. What God-things are you adding this Lent?