Dear Ones,
Hope you have day of experiencing God’s love in a special way. We are having our friend Corbin for Finnish Pasty today. It has been a little over 3 weeks since his wife’s funeral and life has been radically changed for him. We pray for God’s comfort to heal his Emoji.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
Wouldn’t we all like to experience extravagant love and know that we matter so much to the One who created us and delights in us? It’s hard to imagine: He wants to be with us, share our day and just love us. It often requires us to slow down so we can hear His voice and let Him do a work within us. We may not always feel His love, but it often happens that when we are in a hard place and surrendered to Him, we sense His presence is so real.

Recently, I was amazed at Connie’s faith as she battles cancer again and has such a vivid sense of God’s love for her. She mentions that she was longing for a retreat, and God who loves her so much provided it, but not as she had been anticipating. She has to stay at the hospital, but they allowed her to go outside, walk down by Lake Superior and view the beauty of fall colors. She said she got three meals a day, a place to sleep and time to just be in nature with the Lord. Yes, it was a retreat! She expresses a wonderful assurance of God’s love for her. I read in the Message translation from Luke 10:20, “Not what you do for God but what God does for you-that’s the agenda for rejoicing.”

God’s ways are not always what we have in mind or desire, but He knows the very things that will help us, guide us, bless us and cause us to grow. That’s where trust comes in. It may be in those hard times that we called on to live in faith and know He is our source, our everything. He alone is our provider, our joy. I read in Luke about the disciples when they feared and thought their boat was going to capsize. They awakened Jesus and he quickly calmed the storm and said to them, “Why can’t you trust me?”  We must remember that the Lord is in the driver’s seat and He is totally trustworthy. Let us trust Him with our lives and experience His amazing love for us.

Challenge for today: Pray the words of the song:

“All to Jesus I surrender, All to Him I freely give; I will ever love and trust Him, In His presence daily live. I surrender all, I surrender all. All to Thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender, Lord, I give myself to Thee; Fill me with Thy love and power, Let Thy blessing fall on me.”
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy