Dear Ones, Hope you have a blessed day! Al will be gone for the day to get our taxes taken care of and to visit old friends. I have no car so will be using the day to catch up, bake, study etc.
Devotions from Judy’s heart,
More isn’t necessarily better, for if it is more than we need it can become clutter. The enemy loves to push us to be excessive, and it’s hard to appreciate the value of what we have when we are overwhelmed by too much. I have been doing an early spring cleaning of our apartment and going through closets and shelves, dusting, scrubbing and eliminating what is not needful. Why do we hang on to things? Do we not think that our loving Father will provide for us in the coming days?

Truth be told, all our closets and cupboards are full to overflowing and fortunately, I can release things by simply walking down the hall where we have a small room with a card table. We can put whatever we don’t use on that table and, since there are sixty apartments, it is likely someone else will claim it and be able to use what is excess to us. If not, it will go down the trash chute after a set amount of time. I particularly love to donate to shelters and stores like Share and Care that have lowest prices to help those with less obtain what they need.

I have also noticed as I removed things from the shelves, that dust has accumulated although I have not been aware of it. When I looked closer I see the need to scrub down the shelves before putting things back, and I wonder how I did not see this. It made me think of my own heart, and how the Lord doesn’t show me all at once the many things that need correcting or I might lose heart. I am thankful He shows me what needs help and what I am ready to tackle. I am quite sure it will be a continuous work until I reach glory. But it is a wonderful feeling, when go to a cupboard or closet and see that things are in order and I can find what I am looking for.

Let us not set our hearts on earthly things that only clutter our lives. But as Paul said in Col. 3:2, “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” May we not be distracted by lesser things, but focus on eternal reality.

Challenge for today: Put your focus on what is lasting and ask the Lord to help you get rid of the clutter in your life.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy