Dear Ones,
Hope you have a restful day. This morning I plan to make a new chicken dish and Al and I have an appointment before I go Women’s Bible study at church.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
There is a time each day when we need to turn off the noise, shut off the computer and also our phones, and experience quietness and rest. We are bombarded all day long with noise and visual things that catch our attention, and we can go on overload. It can be hard to hear the Lord in our hearts with so much going on around us. We need to quiet down, let go of the controls and experience some quiet rest.

We might think of the noise of wartime air raids, with sirens going off and people rushing to shelters; then suddenly all is quiet and the silence is golden. When we turn off the noise in our lives and experience quiet, it is refreshing to our whole body and the Lord can restore our souls.

We also need to slow down our thoughts and quiet ourselves, otherwise our bodies do not relax and we may find it difficult to get to sleep. When I was in nurses training, I wondered how the interns could go about their work with so little sleep. Most of them had to learn to turn off their minds and get short power naps. It’s best when we can get physical rest and also mental rest from our labors, dialing down so we can hear the Lord.

The Lord says in Isaiah 30:15, “In quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” The Message translation says, “Your strength will come from settling down in complete dependence on me.” When we quiet ourselves and shut off the noise we can experience peace and true rest!

Challenge for today: Shut off your TV, computer and phone fifteen minutes before going to bed, and in the quietness, let God speak to you.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy