Margaret Feinber's Lent Challenge..Days 1-5......

Well, yet again I've been double dog dared to join  my precious friend Margaret Feinberg along with thousands of other people across America to join in on the 40 day Lent Challenge and read the entire New Testament through!  Challenge and double dog dare ACCEPTED sweet friend!!!

The first thing I knew when I started this journey is that there not only would be Jesus on this journey but satan too would be all to aware that I've decided to dive in feet first and let God do some soul work on me.  God is doing a mighty work in me.  Satan tried to have a hay day with me yesterday (the nerve he had on my birthday of all days...I think yesterday was Margaret's birthday too!).

So far, I've managed to only miss a day!  I caught up this morning though.  I finished the book of Matthew this morning.  I don't know about you but it was easy to try and gloss over those stories I've read time and time again, but each time before I've sat down to read I've asked God to show up and show me something new.  Well, He's done that time and time again!

There's one place that got me!  I read it this morning and I realized that I'd been glossing over 11 verses of scripture.  It's about the 10 bridesmaids.  5 wise, 5 foolish.  They went to meet the bridegroom, but the important part is that only 5 of them were prepared and brought extra oil for their lamps.  The bridegroom was delayed so they slept.    At midnight, the bridegroom shows up and they realize it and go to welcome HIm.  The 5 foolish asked the 5 wise for some oil for their lamps but they get turned down.  The 5 foolish go out and buy oil and while they were away the bridegroom invites the 5 wise into the marriage feast and LOCKS THE DOOR.  Matthew 25:2-13.  This is a perfect picture of what our lives as Christians should be like.  The 5 wise bridesmaids.  We should always be prepared with our lamps lit for Christ's coming.  We don't know the hour He will return.

I don't know about you but I want my light to shine BRIGHTLY for Christ.  I don't want it doing dim due to a lack of oil (time spent in His Word, Worship, helping others, witnessing.). I'm so thankful to be on this journey with Jesus, thousands of other women, and Margaret!  You should join us!    40 days can change your life!!!!

This truly is a Wonder Struck Moment and God is blowing me away!

Living Wonder Struck,
Alicia