An Unusual Suggestion

I am not a list keeper.  I have some folks in my life who worship the list and cannot figure how I can live without one.  Out of respect for their concern for me, I have tried from time to time.  Sometimes it is exciting to see one thing after another being marked off the list, but there have been more days when looking at it creates too much guilt.  Some folks are just more organized than this old preacher.  They are probably more productive, too.  I do not expect them to change and I know enough about myself to know I am not likely to become an avid "lister" of things on a list.    

One size never fits all.  It is surely true that some products come with a "one size fits all" label, but then it is seldom true.  There are exceptions to everything.  About this time of the year we start looking for what we should do with Lent.  Some folks race to what they always do.  Some folks figure the best thing to do for Lent is nothing.  Others race about the spiritual shelves looking for something which is going to lift them into a new stratosphere of spiritual growth.  The truth is most of us live better without the pressure of having to do something just because everyone else is doing something.  Most likely everyone is not doing anything.  

Whatever we decide to do, or not do, we should look no further than our own heart.  God knows our heart.  He does not require special things from us to make Him feel secure in our relationship.  I went to sleep the other day praying.  I trust He took some pleasure in the fact that I was pointed in the right direction when sleep overtook me.  My heart was pointed toward Him.  Maybe being pointed in His direction is enough for us to seek during this Lenten season.