Dear Ones, Hope you have a day of continual surrender to the Lord. I plan to go to Exercise class and Crafts and later soup supper and Lenten service.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
If we are honest, all of us have doubts about God at times. Maybe we are not sure if God is good or if He is powerful enough to handle our situations. Some doubt that He exists or that He intervenes in our lives or can change us. But we can be honest and tell God about our doubts and fears, asking for faith so we will not just have head knowledge of God but also have heart knowledge.

If we grew up with secure and loving attachments to our parents, it may be easier than if our parents were absent or uncaring and left us feeling God doesn’t really care for us either. But we all need to be honest with God and ask Him to be in control and restore us rather than trying to be sufficient in ourselves. The way to our hearts is to surrender ourselves, our egos and wanting our own way, and to give the Lord our all. If we compromise and do this only partially, we are missing the incredible freedom that the Lord gives us when He is in control and not us.

Some of us might need to pray first, “Lord make me willing to surrender!” for our egos can resist greatly. Turning our lives over to God, means we are no longer in control, and it is not conditional surrender: if we feel like it or it seems to fit in to the picture we had of our future. There are many we read of in scripture that said yes to the Lord before they ever knew what the outcome would be. When Abraham left his home in response to God’s voice, he did not know where he would be taken but he went. Jesus’ mother, Mary responded to the angel’s declaration that she would bear a son who would be great and called the Son of the Most High and she responded, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38) How do we respond when we don’t know exactly where the Lord is taking us? Do we try to negotiate or do we respond with “Yes, Lord!”?

Challenge for today: Dare to pray and ask the Lord to show you areas of your life you have not yet surrendered.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy