Dear Ones,
Hope you wake up to a day filled with joy as you purpose to walk in obedience to His will.
My question for this week is: How have you experienced the Lord directing you in something that was important in your life? What means did He use?
Devotions from Judy’s heart
The Lord always knows best, even if we don’t understand His way at the time and may not be number one on our preference list. But we can always be assured and know that He wants us to live the best life and has everything in place to do that. I was reading Pastor Mark Roberts from Fuller Seminary about how the Lord teaches us for our own good. He quotes Isaiah 48:17, “Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. I am the Lord your God who teaches you for your own good, who leads you in the way you should go.”

Right now, as I am writing this, I am in need of His wisdom as to which way I need to go in a decision I have to make. I want to hear His voice and know what is His best and to obey but I am unsure of that is right now as there are 3 possibilities. Al will be making the decision with me, and we both want to seek His will and have the Lord teach us.  When decisions come, I try to put myself in neutral with a willingness to wait to know which way the Lord is directing. He is pleased when we obey and do what brings glory to Him. We don’t want to make things happen but believe God to make things happen His way. In the night I woke and thought maybe the Lord gave me the first step to take, and I will do that. The rest I don’t know at this point but want to have an open heart.

I’d like to share Robert’s prayer and perhaps it will be one to pray when you are unsure of how the Lord would lead you.

“Gracious God, thank you for teaching me what is best for me. Left to my own devices, I quickly mess up my life. But when I seek you, when I shape my life according to your Word, when I heed the quiet whisper of your Spirit, when I listen to your voice through my brothers and sisters, then I live in the best possible way. Thank you!

Help me, dear Lord, to pay even closer attention to your teaching. May your words echo in my mind and conscience. In every part of life, may I choose to do what honors you, knowing that living for your glory is the very best life there is. Amen.”

Challenge for today: Before making decisions, seek His will in your life.
Blessings on your week and prayers and love, Judy