{"id":23879,"date":"2026-03-11T15:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/bible-verses-to-live-by-lent-is-a-time-for-renewal\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:17:09","slug":"bible-verses-to-live-by-lent-is-a-time-for-renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/bible-verses-to-live-by-lent-is-a-time-for-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verses to Live By: Lent Is a Time for Renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. <\/em>1 Peter 5:6<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/7-lent-bible-verses-for-reflection-and-guidance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lent<\/a> is here, those 40 days leading up to Easter (not counting Sundays). It has traditionally been <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/holiday-prayers\/4-new-ways-to-fast-during-lent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a time of fasting<\/a>, of giving up something mundane to focus on something bigger. I\u2019ll never forget when my wife gave up worrying for Lent\u2014just as our two college-aged sons set out on a trip through some dangerous areas. Now that was challenging. And humbling.<\/p>\n<p><em>Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free\u2026? <\/em>Isaiah 58:6<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/holiday-prayers\/prayers-for-fasting-during-lent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Lenten fast<\/a>, as this verse reminds us, doesn\u2019t have to be about forgoing chocolate and sweets. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/how-to-observe-lent-in-a-different-way-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can reach deeper<\/a>. I have friends who don\u2019t \u201cgive up\u201d for Lent but instead \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/holiday-prayers\/5-things-to-take-up-this-lent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take on<\/a>\u201d: dedicating themselves to a charitable cause or praying for a specific need in the world\u2014working to make <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/devotions-for-inspiration\/a-positive-change-of-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">positive change<\/a> happen. Whether their goal is achieved or not, they have changed and grown, and are ready to greet Easter.<\/p>\n<p><em>For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. <\/em>Matthew 6:21<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/life-advice\/finding-life-purpose\/guideposts-classics-jim-nabors-on-putting-god-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Putting God first<\/a> in our lives can be a challenge. There are so many distractions around us. I\u2019m grateful for Lent and the opportunity to <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/faith-prayer-devotions\/stories-of-faith-faith-prayer-devotions\/renew-your-mind-body-and-spirit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recharge and refocus spiritually<\/a>. Some might ask, \u201cShouldn\u2019t you be doing all those good things anyway?\u201d Perhaps, but it\u2019s so much easier when you have it prioritized on your calendar and know that others are doing the same. <em>Thanks, God,<\/em> I can pray, <em>for <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/holiday-devotions\/lent-a-time-to-recharge-renew-draw-closer-to-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this chance to grow closer to you<\/a>,<\/em> as I share a greeting to one and all: \u201cHappy Lent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>For more inspiring stories, subscribe to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopguideposts.org\/magazines\/guideposts-magazine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Guideposts<\/strong><\/a> <em>magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. 1 Peter 5:6 Lent is here, those 40 days leading up to Easter (not counting Sundays). 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