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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
See You in a Few Days
I’m taking a break while my computer gets a tuneup. Tune me up too, Lord … restore my soul! May God grant you an end-of-summer tuneup, a few hours or days to restore your soul.
Posted in Vacation
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To Count or Not to Count
Job 14:6 (NIV) Surely then you will count my steps but not keep track of my sin. Good morning, Lord. You keep count of the hairs on my head, the days of my life, every step … Continue reading
Too Many to Count
Job 5:9 (NIV) He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted. I can’t count the wonders God has performed on my behalf. I don’t know the half of them. Good morning, Lord. How … Continue reading
How Many Hairs
God counts the hairs on my head. Luke 12:7 (TLB) And he knows the number of hairs on your head! I can’t even count the hairs I pull off my hairbrush and throw in the trash. Good morning, Lord. … Continue reading
Grains of Sand
In the eternal scope of creation, my life is like a single grain of sand flowing through the divine hourglass — hardly noticeable. And yet, God notices. Psalm 139:17-18 How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged grains of sand, Psalm 139:17-18
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A Drop in the Ocean
“Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land.” Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney (1923-1908) I’m a little drop in the big sea of humanity …. just like everyone else. Good morning, Lord. … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged drop in the ocean, Julia Carney, Little Drops of Water
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Be Faithful
Hebrews 10:23 (MEV) Let us firmly hold the profession of our faith without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Because God is faithful to me, I am faithful to Him. Good morning, Lord. I look back and … Continue reading
No Faith
Do you have doubts? Do you struggle to believe? To live with no faith at all would be worse. Isaiah 1:4 (NASB) … People weighed down with guilt, Offspring of evildoers, Sons who act corruptly! They have abandoned … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged faithlessness, Isaiah 1:4, Mark 9:24
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Faith-Filled Wisdom
“Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible.” Corrie ten Boom (1893-1983) Good morning, Lord. I cannot see You, but I trust You. I do not believe the beauty of this world came into being … Continue reading
Be Faith-Filled
Matthew 17:20 (NLT) “You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and … Continue reading