Soul Thirst
Traditional Lenten fasts focused on food - giving up meat, rich foods, or fasting completely on certain days. In medieval times, Christians abstained from all animal products during Lent, living on bread, vegetables, and water. The physical hunger served as constant reminder of spiritual n
Jesus, you spent forty days in wilderness being tested before ministry began. You faced temptation, hunger, isolation - and you overcame through dependence on your Father and his Word. These forty days ahead, I want to follow where you led. Show me what needs to go - what comfort I've mad
Yesterday's ashes marked the beginning; today begins the actual work. Lent stretches forty days ahead (excluding Sundays, which are always mini-Easters even during Lent), mirroring Jesus's forty days in the wilderness. This isn't arbitrary - forty represents complete testing, full preparat
You don't live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from My mouth. Physical food sustains your body, but My Word sustains your soul. When you're hungry for more than food can provide, feed on My truth. It's what you actually need.