TEMPTATION AND RESTORATION=THE 40 DAYS OF LENT

TEMPTATION AND RESTORATION= THE 40 DAYS OF LENT Are you journeying With Jesus this Lent? Are you going into The desert with him? IF you are Expect to come Face-to-face with the devil- Satan-if you will For you cannot travel with Jesus And not face temptation “Then he returned To his disciples And FOUND them sleeping 'Couldn't you men Watch with me For one hour?' He asked Peter Watch and pray So that you will not fall Into temptation The spirit is willing But the flesh is WEAK” Matthew 26:41 If you are like me You have truly found That the flesh Is indeed really weak And you can't overcome The flesh-with just willpower It truly takes THE SPIRIT OF GOD- The Spirit of Jesus As Jesus does Show us In his time in the desert ONLY through the HOLY SPIRIT And Jesus Do we have a CHANCE Of overcoming temptation And truly being RESTORED And truly resurrecting Our mind-body-and souls Come this Easter “FILLED with the Holy Spirit Jesus returned From the Jordan And was led by the Spirit Into the desert........” Luke 4:1 Jesus fully conquered the devil And Satan Where will you be This Easter-Come RESURRECTION time? WHERE will I be? Will we have succumbed To temptation? Or will we be FULLY RESTORED Come this Easter? “Restore us-O God Make your face shine upon us That we may be SAVED” Psalm 80:3 “STRIVE for FULL RESTORATION ENCOURAGE one another Be of one mind Live in peace And the God of love AND PEACE Will be with you” 2 Corinthians 13:11 Hopefully like Jesus The SPIRIT will help us To overcome temptation Will lead us To full restoration This Easter WALK your journey This Lent Linked to the Spirit And after 40 days You will be FULLY RESTORED (after temptation) DO IT-and set the example For your church community For the people of God Want to see it Robert P. Wallman February 10th, 2016 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sister Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B.