Dear Ones,
Hope you have a day with some quiet time to listen. Al will be going to Men’s group this morning and I have my treatment and later we have Bible study here.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
It’s good for all of us to take time to just sit with the Lord in quiet and listen to Him speak to our hearts. Al and I start our day together by sitting on the sofa and praying for many of you and it usually takes almost an hour. We then go on to have our own devotions and prayer time and I may sometimes write down things I want to share with you from that time. But I want to spend more time to just sit quietly with the Lord for a set time, with no words, but to listen to Him and enjoy just being with Him. We too soon go into our day and are bombarded by the world, and we need time with the One who will help us get through our day in His strength.

When we choose to sit and listen to the Lord, we won’t know what He may say to us and sometimes it is not anything like we would have imagined. It could be a sense of comfort or a specific word we need to hear, but when we love, it is enough just to sit together even in silence. The other morning when I was sitting quietly, the Lord brought to mind words of song that I haven’t sung for a long time. It was composed long ago by Cesar Franck and often performed by the Mormon Tabernacle choir: “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.” The song goes on to ask God to rule in our willful hearts and to help us with our wandering thoughts and to show us mercy. I need that.

Another song that came to mind was, “Change my heart O Lord, Make it ever true. Change my heart, O Lord, may I be like you. You are the Potter, I am the clay. Mold me and make me this is what I pray.” It was written by Eddie Espinosa on his way to work, as he felt he had been drifting some from the Lord.  The words suddenly came to him, and he scribbled them down while at a stop sign and it has become a beloved song for many…. Me included. Another song also came to me as I sat in quiet, and the message was all the same to draw closer to the Lord and to know Him in a deeper way.

Challenge for today: Spend some time in quiet today and later write down what you think the Lord is wanting you to know.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy