Dear Ones,
Hope you had a good weekend and are not buried in snow. We are hoping to go out with friends today for a belated birthday celebration. I also need to get to the audiologist as one of my hearing aids gave out. Emoji Makes me more aware of the gift of hearing!
Devotions from Judy’s heart
All of us have to make decisions in life and some may have to be suddenly made right at the moment. We don’t have time to mull over all the pros and cons but must react quickly. If we are people of prayer then when things happen on the spur of the moment, we will be more able to immediately discern what to do and react quickly.

Each day we make the choice if we are going to spend time with the Lord and ask Him to speak to us throughout our day. We can then more readily know what Jesus would do and how He would want us to respond to our present circumstances. I vividly remember one time when we were on our way to Michigan and all of a sudden, we approached a car from the other direction that had been hit by another car. Al’s immediate reaction was to quickly stop right there to help. Because of our speed and the car behind us, Al had to swerve, and I said to him, “Keep going!! Keep going!” If he would have suddenly stopped, we would have caused another accident; but as it was others behind us saw the trouble ahead and were able to stop in time.

The important thing for us is to be open to what the Lord would have us do and to obey. Today I read about Peter who had fished all night and caught nothing. When the Lord told him to take the boat into the deep water and lower his nets he responded, “Teacher, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I’ll lower the nets.” (Luke 5:5) He was not expecting the Lord to give him that directive, but he obeyed anyway and got so many fish he had to have lots of help.

Sometimes the Lord asks hard things of us and other times simple things, but our heart should prayerfully obey. I feel I have missed opportunities when I didn’t respond quickly enough, and time ran out. I want to not only hear but to be quick to obey.

Challenge for today: Don’t do anything without God and be open to listen and obey.
Blessings on your week and prayers and love, Judy