Rom. 12:2 And be not
conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Holy Week begins. This week
we are winding down the Lent post. By Sunday I will have written forty- seven days in a row with a Christian theme every day. That is quite an accomplishment
for me, since I’ve never written forty-seven days in a row ever before. What is
my gain from all this? Transformation. A spiritual transformation! I am truly
reaping what I sow.
While some people have gone
on their merry way in life thinking Lent is just for the Catholics, I’m here to
tell you that Lent is MORE than just a yearly observance in the Catholic
church. Lent is so much more to me than an observance; Lent to me is a
full-blown spiritual transformation.
To some, people take Lent
serious, they will fast from meat from Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday, some
take it more serious than that and take a sabbatical from all things food, and
some take it as ritualistic atonement and some never care about the season and
don’t do anything. I watch from the background as addictions are still being
fed; there is no break from the media onslaught of demoralization, no pause in
footsteps of routine, no break from redundancy, no looking to Jesus for even a
moment nevertheless forty-seven days.
One of the definitions of
transform is this: change in form, appearance, nature or character. There
hidden in a nutshell is what Lent is to me. I am busy being transformed but not
by my own hand, by the grace of God and the Holy Spirit filling me day after
day.
I don’t know if my form is
changing, I’ve practically been the same size since I was eighteen give or take
a few pounds. Form could mean a change in spirit, spirit being that which FORMS
you. Yeah I like that better. Appearance could mean how I appear to others (and
I don’t mean changing my hair color or adopting youthful sleaze-wear either.) Nature or character? Well
yes! I’ve always been quite a character, that’s been my nature BUT I don’t
think that is what that means either.
Lent is a transitional
phase each year in my life, ending with the celebration of my New Year on
Easter Sunday. I will either stay the same old person or I will be transformed
and become the true natured person that God has planned for me. This is a ME
thing and doesn’t mean in any way that all people or Christian’s celebrate Lent
this way. I am dedicated to becoming a better Christian, and Lent is the best
time for me to pause, breathe and drink in everything God pours out to me. This
year He wanted me to write from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday and thus
transforming me.
Forty-seven days of writing
has caused me to focus on the Word more intently than I normally would; I have
been more focused on God, I have plunged into research, I have dove into a
spiritual awakening within and I have provided comfort and knowledge to anyone
seeking and I can feel the transformation taking place within me. I think my
appearance is changing in that people see the Light of the Lord more fully in
me; which in turn shapes my character and the nature of my being.
If I haven’t touched one
person in these forty-seven days of posts, then I’ve still gained because it is
I who is being transformed by these posts. While my stats are up I’m also
seeing that someone out there is enjoying my writing and finding them a comfort
and warmth to their own soul.
As we come down to the last
seven days of the Lenten season, may you be filled with Christ and may you find
yourself growing in new and improved ways. May you find at the end of the week
that you too have been transformed!
May God be with you all!
Revival begins in the
individual’s heart. Let it begin with you on your face alone before God. Turn
from every sin that might hinder. Renew yourself to a new devotion to the
Saviour.
~ Lee Roberson
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