Dear Ones,
Hope you wake with a desire to share your day with the Lord and to serve Him in new ways. Today is donut day here and Bible Study this afternoon.
The question for this week is what is the biggest robber of your time?
Devotions from Judy’s heart
How we spend our time, is a good indication of our priorities. Perhaps our check book is another big indicator to show us what is most important in our lives. We can say the Lord is Number One but if we don’t spend time with Him, listening and reading the Word, and serving Him, it gives the opposite message. Just like when Al says he loves me, but if he seldom spends time with me or to share with me, I will have to question if he really loves me. Our relationship with God should be first and most important so we give attention and time to Him and family second and others next. We don’t need to waste time by spending the majority of our time on lesser things but on what is greater. Like it says in Deut. 6:5, We are to love God with all our heart, soul and with all our might.

 Perhaps the biggest robber today is our cell phones that continually beep and grab our attention. Two friends may be having a very intimate conversation, and a cell phone goes off and they excuse themselves to answer and to give attention to something lesser. Our time is valuable and we will one day give account for how we spend it. Sometimes we waste it on dwelling on negative

We also waste time when we refuse to forgive others and let our thoughts be consumed by hurt emotions that take over our attention like worry, fear, guilt etc. We may need to just stop and pray and give over those emotions to the Lord rather than letting them steal His love from flowing through us. and ways to get even with them. Bitterness is harmful to us and will rob us of peace as our time can be filled with thoughts of revenge or self-pity. Instead, let us be aware of our reaction to those who do evil to us and forgive them, knowing God has called us to love and forgiveness. May we not waste our time dwelling on negative emotions but put our focus on the Lord, our greatest priority!  Like it says in Psalm 16:8, “I keep my eyes always on the Lord.”

Challenge for today: Ask the Lord what things need to change in our life to put Him first in all things.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy