In Short, Be a Good Neighbor

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

 

Matthew 22:39
Love your neighbor.

 

 

You can disagree with your neighbors’ beliefs or politics and still love them (God doesn’t stop loving you when you disagree with him).

 

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God’s on Both Sides

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

 

John 3:16
For God so loved the world . . .

 

 

Note:  It does NOT say, “For God so loved the [name of your political  party].

There are believers on both sides of the political aisle. God loves it that way. So should you.

 

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Election Prayers

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

 

Do you pray for elections?

 

 

  • I pray that my candidates win
  • I pray that Christian candidates win
  • I pray that God’s will be done

The Bible tells us that God worked through Egyptian Pharaohs, Babylonian kings and Roman governors. God doesn’t always work the way we expect.

God’s will be done.

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Shelter in a Forgotten War

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

Christians in the northern region of Myanmar have been suffering the same fate as the Muslim Rohingya in the west–religious persecution. Open Doors monitors persecuted Christians in more than 60 countries and offers this update:

 

“It has been called ‘a forgotten war’ and is increasingly referred to as flat-out genocide of Christians in Kachin state–because they choose to follow Jesus instead of Buddhism.”

More than 400 villages and 300 churches have been destroyed. 130,000 people have fled their homes.

Watch over your Kachin children, Lord, protect them. Be the shelter for their bodies, souls and spirits.

 

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Wrong and Right

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

 

Ephesians 4:2 (NIV)
Be completely humble and gentle.

 

 

Humble — there’s a possibility I could be wrong.

Gentle — there’s a possibility I could be right, and nobody likes a know-it-all.

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Simply Listen

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

 

James 1:19
Be quick to listen.

 

 

If you’re doing the talking, you’re not doing the learning.

 

 

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Blessed Are the Meek

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

Full of yourself? Nothing.

Empty of self? Everything.

 

Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.

 

 

Meek, not weak. Humble, not harsh. Teachable, not proud.

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Thanks for checking in. See you in a week!

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

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Don’t Be Stiff-Necked and Stone-Hearted

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

2 Chronicles 30:8 (NIV)
Do not be stiff-necked, as your ancestors were;
submit to the LORD.

Ezekiel 36:26
I will remove from you your heart of stone
and give you a heart of flesh.

 

Lord, teach me to bow my head in obedience and open my heart in humility.

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Welcome Wisdom

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

 

 

Do you have a teachable spirit?

 

  • Don’t need teaching, I’m right all the time
  • I accept advice . . . reluctantly
  • I ask for help when I need it
  • Sure, anything to make it better

The wise author of Proverbs puts it bluntly:

Proverbs 12:1 (CEV)
To accept correction is wise,
to reject it is stupid.

Don’t be stupid. We all need good advice. Where will we get it? From people who get their guidance straight from the mouth of God.

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