Dear Ones,
Happy weekend!!!Hope you have some time to spend in nature and refreshment. Today I am going to make fajitas, clean some cupboards and do some writing, walk the Paul Bunyan trail etc.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
Too many of us live on autopilot and go along each day in a routine, not experiencing our lives in living color but more like black and white. God wants us to experience life in its fulness and see God in all of our happenings throughout the day.

We need to discover God in the present moment, not having a fixation on the past or thinking only of the future. Let us experience the NOW and know that God is present in it where we are at. We are also to be full of gratitude, realizing everything we have is a gift from Him. That should help us to live with open hands to help and serve others who God brings into our lives, knowing they have unique gifts for us in return also.

To experience living color, we need to accept God’s love in new ways He has for us. We must also come to know our weaknesses and mixed motives and know we are like clay. None of us are without flaws but in recognizing them we can see and experience the Lord’s grace and power as Paul says in II Cor. 4:7, “But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this surpassing power belongs to God and does not come from us.” I will always remember a very cracked pot at the chapel of a retreat place that Al and I visited. At night the light so beautifully shown through the cracks in the pot and lit up the whole chapel. Isn’t it amazing that God’s power can shine through our very weak areas. In the Message translation it says, “If you only look at us, you might miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us.”

Let us be humble to know our brokenness but also aware of God’s grace He offers daily. He knocks at our heart’s door and desires to transform our lives, so we see things in the colors of grace and are open to the wonder of His presence.

Challenge for today: Accept your weaknesses but enjoy the colorful journey of grace.
Blessings on your weekend and prayers and love, Judy