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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Right for Me
Everybody (including me) has an opinion about the state of current affairs. We think we’re right. What if I’m wrong? James 4:14-17 (ESV) … What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged James 4:14-17, Proverbs 3:5-6, right and wrong, sin, Truth
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Getting Right Wrong
Isaiah 5:20 (NIV) Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. I gave much thought to right and wrong last … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Isaiah 5:20, let my light shine, woe is me, wrong and right
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Nearsighted or Eternal-Sighted
I’m very nearsighted. Without my glasses, I can’t recognize faces and read signs. God has eternal vision. He sees every event that led to me being who and where I am now. He sees the impact I will have on … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged eternal vision, Isaiah 49:9-10, past present future
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Making More Room
1 Corinthians 13:11 (NLT) When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. As I mature spiritually, I let some things go. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13:11, 1 Corinthians 3:16, make room for God
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Space Enough for My Big God
You’ve probably seen a demonstration on fitting sand, gravel and rocks into a jar. If we start with the sand and then add the gravel, there’s no room for the rocks. It only works if we start with the big … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Psalm 62:7, space for God
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Abundantly More than I Can Think
The DNA contained in one cell of my body, stretched straight, would be about six feet long. The DNA in all the cells of my body would reach to the moon and back — 1000 times! I cannot … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged DNA, Ephesians 3:20, fearfully and wonderfully made, Psalm 139:14, Psalm 8:4
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Beyond the Boundaries of My Imagination
I dreamt I was working a jigsaw puzzle. After I fit all the edge pieces together, I started on the big picture in the usual way, connecting lines, shapes and colors. Suddenly, the pieces came together — and it was … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged boundaries, Ephesians 3:20, more than we can ask or think
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Our Work
Colossians 3:23 (ESV) Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men. Picture yourself doing your work for Jesus, with Jesus. If you can’t imagine Christ’s nod of approval, you might want to rethink … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged 2 Timothy 2:15, attitude, Colossians 3:23, good work, our work
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The Enemy’s Work
In Genesis, we discover the enemy at work: Genesis 3:1 (NIRV) The serpent said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat fruit from any tree in the garden’?” From the get-go, he twists the truth. His … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Christ's work, evil work, Genesis 3:1, John 8:44, the enemy's work
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Adam’s Work
From the very beginning, God intended for man to work. Genesis 2:15, 19 (NIRV) The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden. He put him there to farm its land and take care of it … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Adam's work, Garden of Eden, Genesis 2:15-19
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