If you board the wrong train it is no use running along the corridor in the opposite direction.
~Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I love the power of this quote. It makes me think about all the times I've worried over the small things in life while running full force in the wrong direction. More than once, I've been caught up in details and completely missed the big picture.
This second full week of Lent is a great time to consider the bigger picture in our lives. We've been focused on clearing out the distractions, giving up things, and adding new habits, but where are all these efforts leading us? Are we obsessing over how much we miss whatever we've given up or do our sacrifices serve as a reminder that we are dependent only on God?
Lent is a time to reorder and repurpose our lives. It's time to stop running for a moment and make sure we're on the right train. What's your bigger picture? Are the things around which you are ordering and organizing your life leading you toward God or away from him? What are your priorities?
Think about it.
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