Dear Ones, Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Yesterday we ran out of bulletins at church and I noticed church was full. Then, my second thought, oh I hope we have enough goodies for the coffee time. Thankfully we planned enough!  Today I plan to go to Aldi’s and Exercise class and make a new dessert.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
Would people around you say that you are a patient person, or would they say you need to grow in this area? The Bible has a lot to say about patience, perhaps because it is the deepest expression of love. In the “love chapter,” I Corinthians 13, Paul starts out first by saying love is patient, and then goes on to say what love is not: it is not arrogant or rude or insistent on its own way or envious, etc.

So much in life we really can’t control, and we often have to wait and be patient. We see this every day when we are waiting in the check-out line, or to get into a concert, or waiting for a diagnosis from our doctor. We may recognize anger and resentment in the times we don’t get our way and circumstances are not what we would choose. We may get irritable, frustrated and sometimes even blow up!

We might say patience is surrender to disappointments, frustrations and limitations. We accept what is and endure it. Jesus showed great patience as He endured so many trials and knew He would be going to the cross. He was patient with His disciples who didn’t always get what He was trying to teach them and often failed. Many times, they must have all required patience when they were hungry, tired, and had no time to eat and rest because of the crowds.

We all have need for patience, and such times demand the giving of ourselves for others. We surrender in love to their needs and wait in trust that the Lord will supply all of our needs…and He does, often in such recognizable ways that we know it can only be Him. So let patience do it’s work in our hearts, as we trust our needs will be met in due time and in His way.

Challenge for today: May you put others first and yourself second as you allow the Lord to do a beautiful work in you.
Blessings on your week and prayers and love, Judy