Dear Ones,
Happy weekend to you!! Enjoy time to get rest and renewed. I plan to bake today and do some organizing and studying etc.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
It’s so beautiful to see a self-less person who is open to the Lord and thinking of others and not what is in it for them. A person came to mind right away that I would call holy and self-less and she has recovered from Acute Myeloid Leukemia after spending most of 10 months in the hospital and had a bone marrow transplant. Even when she was in much pain and so very sick, she thought of others and ministered to them. You can read about her in the Fall/Winter 2024 magazine, Her Voice.

Eugene Haas writes about what it means to be selfless, and he describes such a person as being open to God and doesn’t have an obsession with self-concern, self-image, and self-gratification but each moment is celebrated as God invites them to empty themselves so others can be enriched.  A beautiful example is Mary who didn’t count the cost, for after the angel told her she would bear the Son of God, she said, “Behold I am a servant of the Lord; let it be according to your word.” (Luke 1:38)

God wants all of us to grow in selflessness and move beyond ourselves to show His unconditional love to others. Freedom in the Lord is not simply to do what we want without restraints but to be free from our egos and consider others. The apostle Paul was so focused on the law and all the rules and when he was set free in Christ, he ends up saying he has made himself a slave to all, so he might win them to Christ. Let us all desire to be set free from our ego to live a self-emptying life for Christ and for others.

Challenge for today: Ask the Lord to change you from centering on yourself to putting Him first and others second and yourself last.
Blessings on your weekend and prayers and love, Judy