Dear Ones,
Hope you had a good weekend. Susan will be having her mastectomy this morning so please pray for her and her doctor. After writing the following devotion on Saturday I also got sick like Al and started to do all the things I did for him. Sad game last night for the Chiefs!Emoji
Devotions from Judy’s heart
True love will be evidenced in our lives and actions if it is real. Dr Colbert who wrote Health Zone writes that there isn’t any such thing as deedless, wordless love. True love will manifest in our behavior. Just having knowledge doesn’t change anyone but in the doing that brings change. As I write this Al is sick and I am doing all the things I can to help him get well. I could say, “Hon, I love you so much!” and then proceed to go on with my own life without taking into consideration his needs. Instead, I am trying to give him all the healthful foods, supplements, ointments, healing oils, going to the store for needed things and praying for him etc.  John wrote in I John 3:18, “My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”

Let us all ask ourselves if we do more than just say we love the Lord and others. Do we express His love and do His work and desire to bless those around us? As we daily read the Word, it should make a difference and motivate us to bear fruit in our lives and look for opportunities to serve others.

True love will express gratitude not only to the Lord but also to others. As we do this and share with others how we appreciate them or are grateful for something they have done, we will find we feel closer to them. We may do this verbally or in our actions and we will find we have a deeper connection and bond with them. Also, as we have an attitude of gratitude we will have a more positive attitude, better health, less stress, and a great sense of purpose.

The more we love the more we naturally want to give and serve others. Jesus loves us most of all and finds so many ways to bless us. The early church in Acts also knew what that was about for they had great joy in giving freely to all those among them that had needs. Like Colbert wrote, “To love is to give whenever and whatever the Lord leads us to give.” If you are aware of the 5 love languages, you can even express love in the way it means the most to those around you. Let us put others before ourselves and love with Jesus’ love.

Challenge for today: Commit each day to let God’s love flow through you in words and action.
Have a wonderful week and prayers and love, Judy