Dear Ones,
Hope we are all open to whatever the Lord has for us today. I rather think for me it is another day to rest and be quiet as no one would desire to be around me yet with my coughing, fever, etc. I haven’t gotten dressed for 3 days and we missed a Valentine dress up party last night. Emoji One friend emailed that there are others that are very sick, but we all stay in our rooms so as not to spread anything.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
Do we really want to know God’s will in our lives and dare we ask for wisdom and understanding as we may get an answer that is not always to our liking. The Spirit wants to guide and lead us and Paul prayed for the Colossians and it says in Col. 1:9, “asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him: bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God…” May we want what God wants and be able to distinguish God’s voice from that of the world.

Jesus may come to us in new ways, and we will miss out if we are not open. Sometimes He brings something new to our attention and we have to decide if we will be in step with the Spirit or if we will march to our own beat. God wants to continually renew us and that means we have to be open to new things that we may not have experienced before. Maybe we have a dream that seems to have deep meaning, or a vision that seems important. Do we welcome such ways and ask the Lord to tell us what they might mean, or do we just brush it all aside? Each time we see the Lord at work we have to decide how we will respond. It’s quite easy if it is familiar but what if is vastly different and we wonder, why are you choosing to work with that group and blessing them? However, the Lord is in charge and can do as He pleases, and we decide if we are going to leave our comfy seats and go join what He is doing.

In the days to come, I believe we are going to need one another, and it isn’t going to matter if they are part of our denomination, our tradition, our view of the end times etc. We are to join in heart to one another and have openness to what the Holy Spirit is doing and encourage one another. When Al was a youth pastor, we experienced revival with the youth of our church, but it was also happening amongst the Catholics and together it was even richer.  The Lord may bring us all into better balance today as we mix together with others not just like us. Al and I have experienced many different traditions and greater richness because of it. Let us be humble and not think we have a monopoly on the truth but welcome the Holy Spirit wherever He is working and join in.

Challenge for today: Be open to where you see the Holy Spirit working and join in heart!
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy