Dear Ones,
Hope you have a great weekend. Today I plan to clean and then finish a great book I have been reading of Al’s.  Expect to receive what I am gleaning from it in a future email.
Many of us have likely said, “I want to finish strong!” I know I have often prayed that I will finish the course of my life on earth strong and fully dependent on the Lord. When I was a nurse, I was acquainted with death and how different patients responded: some with fear and some with faith and expectancy for what was ahead. When we know the Lord, we can be assured that the best is yet to come!!

We know how Jesus ended His life, as it says in Luke 23:46, “And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, Father into Your hands I commit My spirit! And with these words, He expired.” He gave His all and commended His Spirit to the Father. Oh, that we would give our very best to the Lord and end our earthly journey well!

I read a small book with no mention of an author that spoke to me of a life well-lived for the Lord. But it is not just referring just to the end of our life, but each day finishing strong. How do we end our day? As we travel home from our workplace, we can ask for energy to relate to family and leave what we have done at work, commending it to the Lord. If we work from home, we can finish our work by thanking the Lord for energy and creativity to do all that He has put on our agenda for the day. Also, ask Him to remove anything that was not of Him, and to cause what was good to benefit others. In other words, we give everything we have done during our day to the Lord and recognize He is the source of anything good we have accomplished and we let go of the rest.

Let us each go into the home stretch of our journey with the strength of the Lord.

Challenge for today: Make this your aim found in II Tim. 4:7, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race and I have remained faithful.”
Blessings on your weekend and prayers and love, Judy