Devotions from Judy’s heart
Good Morning from Coralville, IO! We traveled here yesterday and went to a Christian bookstore and then to the Drury for a nice swim, supper and soon breakfast before taking off on our way to N.C. to see Mark’s family. Thank you for prayers and may you have a good day!
Devotions from Judy’s heart
How fruitful are we? Do we bless others with what we have been given or do we keep it all to ourselves. We are meant to bear fruit and to give out to others rather than centered on self. It is much like being a conduit, that the Lord can pour his love into us and then let it flow through us to touch the lives of others. I’m sure we have all met people that seem to be continually thinking of others and find many ways to bless them. What they receive, they delight to share. It is good for our souls to not hoard but freely give out.

 Those that keep everything for themselves get all bound up. I have been in a couple houses where there were piles of piles of stuff and so much so, that there was barely a space to find a path to walk from one room to another. How much more would they have been blessed if they gave some away and had space to enjoy what they could see and use. We can’t take it with us, so why not just enjoy the One who gave us everything and wants to spend eternity with us.

  Recently at Bible study a gal shared how her dad did not know the Lord and didn’t want her to even speak about Him. At the end of his life when he was dying, she sat by his bed and told her dad that his life was soon over and he couldn’t take any of the earthly things with him. Even though he couldn’t verbally respond any more she told him if he heard her voice to squeeze her hand. Then she preceded to tell him the way to know the Lord and at the very end of his life he came to faith.

  As Paul prayed in Col. 1:9-10, “For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God.”
Let us be fruit bearers and strengthened so we may share and bless others.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy
Challenge for today: Use the opportunities God sends to you to bear fruit for His kingdom.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy