An Easter heart is not a heart that busies oneself with bunnies and baskets.
Perhaps you will fast in some fashion for the 40 days of Lent.
In the Bible they fasted and feasted.
Buy some flowers, set a pretty table, bake a cake and prepare a meal for those you love.
After such a long season of isolation, Spring will be here again.
The recipes are for you to savor but also an exercise in singing to the Lord in the kitchen while planning to celebrate Him with family and friends.
Everything is better in community.
Perhaps you want to gather one, two or more best girlfriends to read and reflect together.
I hope that you will take a little time each day or week to read a chapter, and then spend some time in your journal reflecting, praying and applying the truths that you have learned.
Finally, each chapter closes with a favorite holiday recipe that I\'ve enjoyed with my own family, providing your family with a complete Easter feast.
My dream is that this devotional will be a spot of joy and inspiration to you in the days leading up to Easter.
The prayers at the end of each chapter are prayers that I\'ve prayed over my own life, and I pray them also for you.
The ask and apply provides journal prompts or discussion points for you to engage in your time with God or with friends.
The Words Worth Repeating sections provide statements and themes that are easy to remember.
The chapters end with practical steps for application that first include a verse from scripture for memorization, and I encourage you to pray each scripture over your own life.
It\'s your journey to savor.
Each chapter begins with a quick sentence prayer in the hopes of grounding your spirit before you dig into the content.
There are no rules.
Maybe you gather friends to take this journey with you, discussing the scriptures and questions together for richer study.
You can read through this devotional a week at a time, saving the final chapter for Easter, or travel at your own pace.
Travel with me to Israel, and discover the glory of historical truth, and join me in learning from the women who were with Jesus during his final days and hours.
As the lenten season unfolds, I dream that this devotional will be a spot of joy and inspiration to you.
Most of all, an Easter heart is all these things with Jesus, because of Jesus and for Jesus.
An Easter heart is humble, desperate, suffering, waiting, worshipful and victorious.
Rather an Easter heart is a heart that believes, a heart that believes in Jesus.
An Easter heart is not a heart that busies oneself with bunnies and baskets
