Summary: Lent often reveals a truth that we do not readily accept or acknowledge in our life that is the discrepancy between ambition and ability. Nothing reveals this more than our own failure to keep up with our ambition for the season of Lent in fasting, or giving up, or giving over, or even in prayer. Part of the issue is we treat lent as a membership to a health plea or gym and focus just on our selves. Lent isn't simply about personal goals or personal victories but rather about God driven goals and god's victory in and through us
