Dear Ones,
Blessings to you on this beautiful weekend. Today I am going to clean and bake but also get out and walk. The Paul Bunyan trail is so beautiful and full of bright wildflowers.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
Many things in our lives aren’t necessarily either/or but often both. When there is tension between two opposing things, each may be important, so it is not all or none, but some of each. Mary and Martha come to mind right away; are we to be only serving like Martha or just sitting at Jesus’ feet like Mary? Prayer and listening to the Lord is so important but also serving, so we may find the Lord in both.

There is often debate about head and heart. Should we listen more to our head, or will we let our heart guide us? If we are to mature in the Lord, we need both along with our thoughts and feelings, the rational and the emotional. Some of us lean one way and some another, but that is why we are often put with people that are quite different or even opposite of us. It promotes good balance, and we grow in new ways.

Some Pastors preach so much on heaven that they miss the mission of what we are to do on earth. Jesus told his disciples but also to all of us to “Go make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold I am with you always to the end of the age.” (Matt. 28:19-20.) We are to be sharing the Lord with others, but we are also to live with heaven in mind.

Are we to spend hours praying or are we to be out in the community helping the poor and the sick? Both are needed. The Lord would have us functioning as He directs us and learning to love even in new ways. May our hearts be open and receptive and serve Him by giving of our lives.so that at even the end of our lives will bless others.

Challenge for today: Ask the Lord to show you where you may be off balance and help you to live a balanced life.
Blessings on your weekend and prayers and love, Judy