february 28, 2024 #livingoutluke252

february 28, 2024

daily documenting #livingoutluke252 

Yesterday I didn’t get a workout in with sick little ones in the house but today I was able to and I was so grateful. It’s therapy for me. I sweat, sometimes cry, pray, worship, feel close to God, gain clarity and vision for my life, breathe deeply and always feel so much better afterwards. It’s so much more than just exercise for me. The bonus of it all is that it also makes me stronger physically to carry out all that God has called me to do, most importantly being a mother. 

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I’m diffusing lots of oils and putting them on my little ones, praying over them, standing in the sunshine with them and giving them extra snuggles these days while they are feeling sick. I played the audio Bible out loud so my kids could listen with me this morning too. My heart was full. 

I’m listening to the Old Testament right now. The stories are incredible and the more I’m listening, the more I’m reminded how seriously God takes sin and how soft, distracted, nonchalant we can be as Christians. What we might think is no big deal, a holy, righteous God takes very seriously. It was emotional for me today even thinking about my own mindset before a holy God. I want to live in a way that honors God. I want to take seriously what He does and says and to live out my faith in a way that, like what was said of the disciples can be said of me… 

“Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13

I want it to be evident that I’ve been with Jesus because I’m forming my life after Him and betting everything on Him. 

There’s SO MUCH I have on my heart about everything I’m learning and it’s such a JOY getting to sit and talk about it with my husband and children. My teenage daughters both come and sit on the floor next to me and we chat for hours about Jesus and the Bible. It’s one of my all time favorites things in this world to do!

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Two stories from my Instagram today: