few of my favorite things

The family vacation continues. In these days I continue to take a look back at e-devotions. I will turn back in time and pass on to you some that still speak to me. Read and share as you are touched by these. Pray God continues to use these e-devotions.

The following devotion was from September in 2016:

Philippians 2:4 NASB

do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

Not all days turn out the way you plan them to. The Bible tells us that we can make our plans, but God will direct our steps. That means that He might change our thoughts or even what we need to do. All kinds of things can come at us from the extremely urgent to the ones that seem to be just a small deal.

A few of my favorite things are some of those that change what I need to do. I am talking about some of the things that touch my heart.

As I sat in a meeting I got a message from a friend. We met a little bit later, and he shared with me some news about his family. My heart sank. I got to pray with my friend and will connect with him again later. While I was with that friend my phone rang. On the other end of the phone was a truck driver that transports disaster relief supplies around the nation.

Another morning was sure to be a hot and tiring, but we got to be part of loading a trailer with supplies that went to Louisiana where flooding had done a lot of damage. I have seen pictures of friend’s home that were destroyed and churches greatly damaged by the water. My heart goes out to them.

When we know people are hurting, it is not time to turn away. It is time to turn up to help. It is easier to turn and walk the other direction than it is to do something about it and help.

My heart is tied to the things that I love and that mean a lot to me. Over the years there have been many things that have touched my heart. I pray we will listen and respond instead of ignore them and turn away.

Proverbs 11:25 NLT

The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

These really are a few of my favorite things.

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