Dear Ones,
Hope you have a wonderful day. Al will be headed to Men’s group and later we have Bible Study. I plan to do some food prep, cleaning and getting donuts!!
Devotions from Judy’s heart
When we seek oneness with the Lord, we will find we also have a natural outflow to others. I believe the Lord must be pleased when we desire to give to others and in selflessness sacrifice for them. We probably all have times of restlessness, when God is all the while trying to turn our hearts to Him and teaching us to rest in Him. We never outgrow our need for the Lord. How wonderful when we can forget self and let Him be our focus!

If we want to become fully alive spiritually, we need to feed the hunger of our soul and allow the Lord to burn away our self-importance. As we do this, we come to love God in deeper ways and also others in our lives. We are willing to sacrifice in self-giving. Don’t we also all wonder at times about what God sees when He looks at us with love. Some days we may feel we fail miserably at being held close, for we go about doing our own thing without regard for His will. How much better to walk out our day with seeking to do His will and following His plan!

Father Haggerty says it well: it boils down to loving the Lord is losing ourselves to gain Him. We lose ourselves for a greater love! A verse comes to my mind, “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31) I am learning more and more what it means to wait on the Lord as my leg heals, for I am not rushing off somewhere but quietly listening and waiting on Him.

Challenge for today: Spend five or ten minutes enjoying the Lord’s presence without words of asking for something but enjoying Him.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy