Dear Ones,
Hope you have a wonderful weekend! I plan to do food prep and go through my closet to eliminate those
things I no longer wear. We have 2 funerals next week and both are now with the Lord.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
I believe families are under attack today and the enemy is trying to destroy marriages, our children, relationships, health, finances, etc. Many of you have probably felt the attacks and may be discouraged, but God wants to restore, bring order and rebuild families. I read what Nate Johnston from Colorado Springs wrote about our families being a target of the enemy. He gave a word from Neh. 4:14, when the people faced the enemy while rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah said: “Don’t be afraid of our enemies. Remember how great and awe-inspiring the Lord is. Fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.” We are not to throw up our hands and give up, but we are to fight for our families.

God wants to bring us back to have strong foundations, with homes and families built on Him so that we may stand in this evil day. He wants to restore what the enemy has been stealing from us! We have only to watch the news to see how the enemy has tried to steal our children and destroy marriages. God wants us to wake up and take back what was stolen and reclaim our families.

It’s so important that our families are built on the stable foundation of the Lord and His word. He wants to bring us to a spacious place, move us from a defensive position into an offensive one and take back what has been stolen. Instead of being the target and allowing evil things into our homes, we are to awaken and take back our ground, pray, and guard our homes. If we don’t, our home atmosphere will be one of tension, strife and confusion.  Let us not be passive, but repent where we have not put importance on our families but on other things first.
May we upgrade our prayer lives and persist in prayer and worship, praying together and becoming like a fortified wall. As Joshua said in Joshua 24:15, “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

Challenge for today: Ask the Lord to work deeply in your family and repent of where you have allowed the enemy in.
Blessings on your weekend and prayers and love, Judy