Lent Is Not About Being Perfect

 

Lent Is Not About Being Perfect

Why do we fall away from God more during Lent?

Because Lent is the season where the devil is reminded — again — that he failed. That Jesus gave His life for our sake. And yes, it matters. Whether you're a believer or not, it doesn't change the fact that He died for each and every one of us.

So some people begin fasting on Ash Wednesday. They make an impossible list — no sugar, no phone, no complaining, daily rosary, daily Mass, the works. And then by Day 3, they've already failed. And the guilt hits. And they think, "What's the point? I can't even do this right."

But here's the thing — Lent was never about being perfect.

Yes, it's about sacrifice. Yes, it's about suffering and abstinence. But you do not have to be perfect. If you are perfect, that's wonderful. But Lent is really about falling short and still choosing to come back to the Lord.

That's it.

Lent is not about the list you made. It's about what you do when you break it. Do you give up? Or do you get back up and say, "Lord, I failed today. But I'm still here. I'm still Yours."

Because if we were perfect, the Son of God would not have had to come and rescue us.

He didn't come for the ones who had it all together. He came for the ones who fall, and fall again, and fall again — and still reach for His hand one more time.

So if you're reading this on Day 1 or Day 20 or Day 39 and you've already broken half your promises — you haven't failed Lent. You're living it. The falling is part of it. The getting back up IS the point.

Come back to the Lord. He's waiting. He always is.

💛

If you need someone to talk to — about Lent, faith, failure, or just life — mail me at randomthoughts852@gmail.com. I'm just a stranger who cares.

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