God is showing my husband and me what it looks like to take leaps of faith. God is challenging my scarcity mindset with the truth of abundance. Literally in every area of my life – finances, mothering a special needs child, homeschooling, ministry, writing – He is asking me to simply bring Him my little basket of loaves and fishes. There is no pressure to produce. Rather an invitation to offer my small to the One who multiplies it for man’s good and God’s glory.
My kids are in a time where Christ is becoming real to them in a new way. Their hearts will continue to be drawn to Christ and His Word as my husband and I live a thriving faith in front of them, pursue their heartswith intention and the love languages they crave, and invite them into who God created them to be through God’s Word and authentic Christian community.
How can I line my heart up with what’s on God’s heart for me and my family right now?
I can opt out of allowing cultural “shoulds” to shape my God-given agenda within my home and the life that flows out of it. I can steep my heart in God’s Word daily and protect time for reflection, journaling and listening to God’s voice.
What is the next practical step I can take to walk this out in faith?
I’ll lean on God’s wisdom to steward family rhythms, time, energy and relationships. I’ll discuss and pray about these areas with my husband and make key decisions together.
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The responses I shared were a big picture look I might need in any given week to overcome overwhelm, encourage myself about what God is doing in my family or reaffirm my priorities. I recently used this same type of dialogue to settle on a decision regarding one of my kids that had been weighing on me for months. In that case, I prayed through these anchoring points for a few weeks with this specific decision in mind. The truth of God’s Word helped me silence the swirl of outside opinions and set the stage for the peaceful clarity God was so faithful to bring as I sought Him.
It’s not a formula. I hope you find this to be a simple and helpful tool to tether your heart to the power of God’s Word. Because what we all want is to grow in our relationship with God even as we navigate all the stuff of life and motherhood. With practice, this type of dialogue becomes part of the fabric of how we process life. Because of this life-giving practice, by God’s strength, I was able to forgive someone who wounded me, love them with the love of God and receive the healing my own heart needed in the process. It’s true: Life is messy. What is more true? God is good.
I’m making a fresh commitment to keep posturing my heart around God’s truth no matter what. Will you join me?
Again, here’s the free printable if you’d like to use it for further study. I’d LOVE to hear from you. How has or is God helping you navigate life and motherhood?
Lastly, if you have a prayer request, I’d love to pray for you. I invite you to reach out via email at [email protected]. I promise that I will respond and that I will pray. I look forward to connecting!
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This article originally appeared at HannahSavage.com.
