Kyknet Lent Guide 2022Sample

In the Our Father, Jesus teaches us to turn to God and ask Him: “Give us this day our daily bread...” (Matt. 6:11). He knows that I have needs and desires, physical, psychological, social and spiritual. Later He elaborates on God’s provision in all our desires. He assures us that God will give us everything we truly need.

Working with our needs and desires is a lifelong journey. We need to deal with them, work through them and discern in order to properly order them in our lives. The Bible is not against desire, but is against the desire of anything above God. Does the Word not teach that we are not to have any other gods? An idol is a longing or desire that is placed above God in my life.

The invitation here is a purification of my desires. It’s a discovery of my true desires and how they are ordered in my life. This forms part of the inner journey. I come to realize that the more I give my desires a disordered, unhealthy place in my life, the more unfulfilled I become. It is the cycle of addiction, as I will never find complete fulfillment.

God fulfills my every desire. Only he can satisfy the deep longings of my heart.

Reflection

Compile a list of the desires of your heart. Reflect on the order of importance each desire has in your life. Reorder them with God and speak to Him about it.

Grace

Lord, I ask for the grace to articulate the longings of my heart.