Dear Ones,
Hope you wake to a peace-filled day. Al will be going to men’s group and I plan to make egg dishes and do lots of food prep and go to my treatment and Bible Study…. and have donuts!
We enjoyed our time in the cities and are thankful for longtime friends that can just catch up where we last left off. The Lord unites the hearts of His children together!
Devotions from Judy’s heart
Sometimes we don’t see ourselves as other people see us and we may be blind to faults we have not taken notice of. For some time, Al has told me not to walk so hard on our floors as it is probably disturbing to the dear lady that is living below us. I would respond that I am barefoot and just walking normally and I had no awareness of what he was talking about…that is until I went to seek help for my neuropathy. The Dr. observed me walking down the hall before my therapy and then again after. He could tell that I could walk much lighter afterwards since I had more feeling in my feet. Now I could believe what Al said.

I read today from Proverbs 16 and verse 2 say, All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the Spirit.” Maybe we think we are right and even discuss with the Lord our feelings and plans, but is it in harmony with His? Are there areas of our lives that we are blind to our faults and perhaps prideful? In verse 5 it says what God thinks about that. The amplified version says, “Everyone proud and arrogant in heart is disgusting, hateful, and exceedingly offensive to the Lord; be assured (I pledge it) they will not go unpunished.”

In our pridefulness we may think our ways are better than God’s and that is arrogance. Instead, we need to commit everything to the Lord, and when He shows us that we are out of line, we need to agree with Him and ask to be centered in His will. Verse 20 gives us the result, “He who deals wisely and heeds (God’s) word and counsel shall find good, and whoever leans on, trusts in, and is confident in the Lord—happy, blessed, and fortunate is he.” Let us ask the Lord to show us areas of our lives that are not in alignment with Him and humbly ask forgiveness and be willing to go His way.

Challenge for today: Dare to ask a close Christian friend how they see you and if there are areas of your life that need to change and be willing!
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy