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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Fasting and Fruit
Are you fasting from anything during Lent? Joel 2:12 (NIV) “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” “As our bodies grow weaker for lack of food during the season … Continue reading
Posted in Lent, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged fasting, fruit of the Spirit, Gelasian Sacramentary, JOel 2:12
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Morning Prayer: Bread of Life
Good morning, Lord. Forgive me for “being too busy” to properly study Your Word. I grab snippets along the way–a short passage here, a single verse there. But feasting on Your Word, settling in for serious study and meditation doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Morning Prayer
Tagged Bible study, Bread of Life, morning prayer, Word of God
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Hungry for Bread
Jesus, the living Word, fasted for 40 days. Luke 4:1-4 (ESV) And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he … Continue reading
Posted in Lent
Tagged Bread of Life, fast, Lent, living Word, Luke 4:1-4
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Morning Prayer: Draw, Fill, Transform
Good morning, Lord. I look around me, I read the news, and I wonder if we’re living in the time You spoke of, a time of famine of hearing Your Word (Amos 8:11). The Bible is more available than ever–only … Continue reading
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Tagged Amos 8:11, morning prayer, spiritual famine
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Famine and Drought
Amos 8:11 (GW) The days are going to come, declares the Almighty Lord, when I will send a famine throughout the land. It won’t be an ordinary famine or drought. Instead, there will be a famine of hearing the words of … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought
Tagged Amos 8:11, drought, famine, word of the Lord
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Morning Prayer: Strength of Will
Good morning, Lord. Let me be honest: I chase after things that aren’t good for me. I eat too many sweets and not enough vegetables. I watch too much YouTube and exercise too little. I scroll endlessly through social media … Continue reading
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Tagged morning prayer, strength of will
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Hunger and Thirst
Matthew 5:6 (AMP) Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness [those who actively seek right standing with God], for they will be [completely] satisfied. I want to be nourished by your goodness, Lord. … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought
Tagged hunger and thirst, Matthew 5:6, righteousness
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Morning Prayer: Perfect Timing
Good morning, Lord. Forgive me: first for thinking You should work according to my timeline, and also for getting angry with You when You don’t. I get impatient and want what I want right now. Teach me to wait with … Continue reading
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Tagged God's timing, morning prayer
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Divine Intervention … at the Right Time
Romans 5:6 (NLT) When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Divine intervention, at just the right time. It the reason for the Lenten season.
Morning Prayer: God’s Word
Good morning, Lord. Your Word is new every day. I discover new insight in familiar passages. Phrases leap from the page, and I think, “How did I not understand this before?” A passage I study early in the day applies … Continue reading
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