Dear Ones,
Hope your day is full of intention! May we start each day listening to the Lord with a desire to know Him better. I have an appointment this morning and hoping it will be over in time to go to Women’s Bible Study. The gal who leads is one who gets excited about knowing the Lord better each day. 
Devotions from Judy’s heart
Upon waking each morning, we can ask the Lord to speak to us and to help us hear what He wants to say as we go through our day. It is the best way to begin for He wants to direct us and accompany us through whatever transpires. Often in my life, He brings a scripture or a song to my remembrance that might be new or an old one whose words become fresh. Whatever it is we need to pay attention for He is speaking and knows what is in our day.
One day I woke up early and the song was playing in my mind, “O Lord most holy”. I went back to sleep and when I awoke the second time it was the same song, so I wrote it down and want to carry it with me. The Words are:
“O Lord most holy, O Lord most mighty, O Loving Father, We praise forevermore. Help us to know Thee, Know Thee and love Thee; Father, Father, grant us Thy truth and love. Father, Father, guide and protect us. Rule Thou our willful hearts; Keep Thine our wand’ring thoughts; In all our sorrows let us find our rest in Thee: And in temptations hour Save through Thy mighty pow’r. Thine aid O send us. Hear us in mercy, O Lord, we pray. Show us Thy mercy. So shall we live and sing praise to Thee.”
It speaks to me of our hearts desire to know Him and His love in deeper ways and to guide us through all that happens today. We need his protection and guidance and not to give in when temptations come. Sometimes we no more get out of bed, and we are tempted to snap at those in our family. When we encounter untruths in our culture in our day, we need His unwavering truth to not fall prey but hold to what scripture tells us. In all of our work, we can ask that we respond in love and that our actions would have a ripple effect on those around us and bring glory to Him.
Challenge for today: Use the words of this song to share your heart’s desire with the Lord and invite Him into your whole day.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy
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