Dear Ones,
Hope you are enjoying the weekend. We had a fun birthday party yesterday and a full house! Today I am going to be busy in the kitchen and making egg dishes and have pork chops marinating etc.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
We can often go through our day racing from one thing to another without any peaceful moments to rest. But that is not really wise and even Jesus went apart from the busy crowd to be with His Father.

I read a story of a man who was dying and made a rather strange request of his son. He asked that he would promise to go to the best room of the house every day and sit there for a half an hour. He thought it was strange but did it even after his father died. At first he was restless and uncomfortable and waiting for the half hour of solitude to be over. But surprisingly, he grew to cherish the time and looked forward to the peaceful time, experiencing deep calmness and changes within himself.

Maybe we have never sat for a half hour alone with the Lord, not asking Him for special requests, but just sitting there with Him and asking Him to come to us in His own way. We don’t know what He will say or do as we sit in His presence, but I suspect we will realize gradual changes within ourselves and a desire to obey Him. Maybe we will experience increased strength when the next bump in the road comes and we know it is His strengthening power and not ours. It says in Isaiah 30:15 (Amplified} “In returning (to me) and resting (in me) you shall be saved. In quietness and in (trusting) confidence shall be your strength.”

Let us not become so busy that we neglect sitting with the One who gives us peace, calms our hearts and helps us spill over with joy.

Challenge for today: Start out sitting with the Lord for 10 minutes and don’t speak, just listen.
Blessings on your weekend and prayers and love, Judy