Upper Body + Core - "Being with Jesus"

Equipment Needed:
Set of light and medium dumbbells
Chair
Yoga mat

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Daily Devotional:
"The monk who coined the phrase 'the practice of the presence of God' wasn't a priest; he was a dishwasher in a monastery in seventeenth century Paris. Brother Lawrence made it his life's ambition to experience God in the chaos of a kitchen, with all its noise, distraction and busyness. By the end of his life he is quoted, 'the time of busyness does not differ from the time of prayer, and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen, while several persons are at the same time calling for different things, I posses God in as great tranquility as if I were upon my knees before the Blessed Sacrament (the Lord's Supper the holiest moment in the spiritual life of a catholic)."
- John Mark Comer, Practicing the Way

Practicing being with Jesus is not only our set aside daily quiet time. Practicing being with Jesus can be (and not limited to) in the car on the way to work, at the kitchen sink, or in a work meeting.

Ephesians 3:16-19, NLT
"I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God."

A.W. Tozer wrote, "to set the direction of our hearts towards Jesus." When we fix our eyes on Jesus, something shifts within our inner being.

Take some time to reflect and answer these questions:
- What do you meditate on throughout your day?
- When it's quiet, what comes to your mind?
- What would it look like to practice being with Jesus in your day to day routine?
- List 2 practical ways what you can implement daily to help you practice being in His presence.

- Jenn