Dear Ones,
 Happy weekend to you! Sorry I am late but we had to go see the Geeks again as both of our computers were shut down. The Geek is hopeful things will be resolved soon. Today I made a zucchini choc cake, zucchini/salmon patties, and cleaned the apartment. Hope to get for a walk and enjoy the colorful trail.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
Are we members of God’s exclusive family by believing in Him, and humbly accepting the gift of salvation through Him? Our relationship with Him is the most important one we will ever have and can be not only lifelong, but for all of eternity. We don’t belong to His family based on the degrees we may have, how much we have in the bank, or how many good works we have done, but on whether we have placed our faith in Jesus. He has also given us His Holy Spirit as our guide and wants to help us grow to live lives pleasing to the Lord.

Sadly, many people are distracted by the world and their time is taken up by their phones, T.V., overemphasis on appearance and getting wealthy rather than focused on what is most important. Their time is not spent listening to the Lord or reading the Word, but caught up in just plain busyness. However, we have some good examples like Joseph who listened to the Lord and could interpret dreams, Joshua who listened and received God’s plan for the defeat Jericho, and Paul who listened and became the greatest evangelist. We must quiet down and listen to hear what the Lord has to say to us. What a shallow life we live if we don’t take time for Him! We also need to daily feed on the Word so it will overflow in our hearts, our thoughts, our words.

When we spend time in His presence, we will be changed and have godly character that shows kindness to others, is humble, generous, compassionate and forgiving. Let us not put other things before worship, before reading the Word, before listening to Him, that we may fall more in love with Jesus and experience life everlasting.

Challenge for today: Spend ten minutes of quiet listening to the Lord today.
Blessings on your weekend and prayers and love, Judy