Dear Ones,
Hope you have been enjoying a lovely day. I am sending out tomorrow’s devotional tonight as we leave  after breakfast tomorrow to travel. We are in Shelbyville, Kentucky tonight at a new Fairfield. We have gone about 900 miles since yesterday morning and have wind again today and lots of traffic….but also some beautiful blossoms on the trees and fields.
Devotional from Judy’s heart
I love to go on trips but even more I like coming home. I love to settle into my quiet sanctuary at my desk that overlooks the trees and soon blooming flowers; it is a place of rest and peace and home to me. But perhaps everyone is really looking for home. Ever since Adam and Eve were banned from the Garden of Eden there has been a seeking after a place of refuge. That place is the presence of God but many seek instead to find safety in the world and end up with anxiety and frustration. I recently read that 45.3% of young adults have anxiety disorders today. Wow!

We all need a safe place, an emotional, psychological and spiritual place of refuge. When our kids were young we lived on the Iron Range in the parsonage that bordered on the woods.  Bears were not uncommon. Al built an igloo with three kids helping and it was big enough for us to all sit inside. One night he lit a candle and we had our family devotions there together. The igloo gave us protection from the elements and we all huddled together and talked to the Lord.

Jesus is our perfect habitat and we live in Him and He in us. We get nourished as we spend time in His presence for we were made for Him. He is our home and our safe place. He breathed life into us and He wants us to not be anxious but to rest in Him. We might know many scriptures and facts about the Bible and still miss knowing Him in an intimate way as our heart’s longing. When we come to Him with all our heart and hear His voice to our heart, we have found home.  Psalm 91:3 says, “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’” When we trust in Him we are safe!

Challenge for today: Find your home in the Lord and spend some time just enjoying His presence.
Blessings to you and prayers and love, Judy