Reflection Questions:

  1. What are some things that you turn to when life feels difficult? What “shape” does your weakness take?

  2. How does looking to Jesus in His time of temptation in the wilderness encourage you in your times of struggling on this side of heaven?

Spiritual Practice: Fasting

As you consider this Lenten season, what is something you feel God inviting you to fast from in order to help you commune with God and let Him satisfy your needs and desires?

Fasting is a practice that invites us to lay down an appetite as an act of self-denial in order to attend to God in dependence and prayer. It reminds us of the words of Jesus as he was being tried in the wilderness that “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” (Matt 4:4 NIV)

Perhaps for these 40 days, it’s a regular rhythm of fasting from food (if your health allows) or from something else like news, social media, entertainment or shopping. Consider this practice as an opportunity and a time to depend on God for His provision in light of His faithfulness and sovereignty.