Refocus on what matters through prayer.

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Silencing the noise in our lives takes time, but it’s one of the reasons for Lent. Today, refocus your life on Jesus by praying with us.


A Prayer to Refocus

God, I want more of You.

Too often, I choose to pursue momentary things and push You aside. Please forgive me, and change me. I don’t want to live a life that isn’t focused on You.

As I prepare for Resurrection Sunday, help me to silence the noise in my life. Show me what steps I need to take to refocus my heart, mind, and will on You alone.

Search my heart, and know me. Clean out my life, point out anything that offends You, and make me more like You. Show me the paths that lead to life, and fill me with joy in Your presence.

I love You, and I want to fix my eyes on You.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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Prepare for More

Right now, what’s fighting for your attention and keeping you from going deeper with God?

Silencing the noise in our lives takes time, but it’s one of the reasons why many Christians practice Lent. The purpose of Lent isn’t to “better” your life, but to recenter your life on what matters most: the One who made you and died for you.

During Lent, refocus and prepare for Resurrection Sunday by drawing near to God through the following Bible Plans. (And, all of these Plans can also count toward the 21-Day Challenge.)

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Love is patient, Love is kind…

1 Corinthians 13: Love is patient, love is kind…

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

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It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

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Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

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It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

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Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

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For we know in part and we prophesy in part

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but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.

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When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.

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For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

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And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13 – The Love Chapter

How to Respond to God’s Love

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Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.

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21-Day Challenge

What choice do you need to make to intentionally draw near to God right now?

One way to run toward Jesus is by completing the 21-Day Challenge! Just finish 21 Plan days before the end of February, and remember: Today is the last day to start.

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