Dear Ones,
Hope you had a good weekend.  We went back to our Fall schedule at church yesterday and Sunday school classes began again. Today I plan to go to do food prep and go to Aldi’s and Exercise class and do some writing.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
How honest are we with ourselves? Do we excuse our bad attitudes because of the way others may treat us? Do we put the blame on everyone except ourselves? Our hearts are deceitful, as it says in Jermiah 17:9-10, “The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle that no one can figure out. But I, God search the heart and examine the mind. I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things. I treat them as they really are, not as they pretend to be.” We might be able to fool ourselves and others, but we cannot fool God for He sees us as we are.

I remember recently asking the Lord to show me my heart as I was dealing with a situation out of my control. I saw some blame in another person, but I knew I was not squeaky clean either. As I prayed I saw more of my own heart and it brought me to tears. I needed to repent and deal with my own attitude and let God change me. I can’t change others, only pray they will submit to God in whatever way they need to. That sure takes a load off of us if we don’t justify ourselves, and it feels like a burden has been lifted.

We all need an abundance of God’s grace! First of all, we need His grace to be saved but that is only the beginning, for we need His grace every day in the way we live, in the way we love and how we follow the Lord. Let us not resist the Holy Spirit when he shows us when we are guilty and need to change. It is a gift to see truth and experience God’s grace which results in incredible peace as the Lord changes us. A miracle takes place and as the song goes, “but when he saved my soul, cleansed and made me whole. It took a miracle of love and grace.”

Challenge for today: Dare to face truth about your heart and ask God what changes you need to make in your behavior and attitudes.

Blessings on your week and prayers and love, Judy