Shirlee Abbott

Simply Salvation

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

Not sure how to pray for a stranger?

You can’t go wrong praying for their salvation.

2 Peter 3:9 (CEV)
God is patient, because he wants everyone to turn from sin and no one to be lost.

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Let No One Go Unprayed For

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

Why we pray for people we don’t know:

“If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. If they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees. Let no one go there unwarned and unprayed for.”
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)

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Sacrifice of Prayer

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

It’s Lent.

Lots of people give up something for Lent. Some people do something extra during these days leading to Easter.

This year, let your stealth prayers (your random acts of prayer) be your Lenten sacrifice.

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Random Acts of Prayer

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

Who do you pray for?

Myself
Family and friends
Anyone who asks

I ran across a name for something I’ve been doing for years: stealth prayer, praying for people who don’t know you’re praying for them.

You’ve heard of random acts of kindness, these are random acts of prayer:

— The frustrated mom with the whining toddler
— The student stomping his way to the school bus
— The impatient driver riding your bumper
— The guy with the small shovel and big snowbank

Speak God’s blessing into their lives: patience, joy, gratitude, love, salvation.

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Christ-Centered Shelter

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

America has an opioid crisis. People around us are dying of overdoses.

“God is calling the Church to minister to those souls who are caught in the grip of this deadly disease.”

A Christ-centered culture of recovery makes a difference:

From The Christian Citizen, Volume 1, 2018, “Creating a Christ-Centered Culture of Recovery” by Rev. Dr. Morris Stimage, executive officer of New Life Center for Recovery in Indian Orchard, MA:

“Grace is fundamental . . . we sinners are saved and set free from drug abuse by God’s grace . . .

Hope creates a sense of optimism . . . God can and will deliver people from the ills of addition.

Prayer is essential . . . Without prayer, the ministry cannot guide people along the pathway of sobriety and freedom in Jesus Christ . . .

Christ-centered love is a powerful antidote . . .

Healing happens because God is able to heal.”

Yes, Lord! Grace, hope, love and healing—in Jesus name, we pray.

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God’s Comfort Zone

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

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Simply Uncomfortable

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

Don’t like to read? Uncomfortable studying the Bible?

Step out of your comfort zone.

Joshua 1:8 (CEV)
Never stop reading The Book of the Law.

God will help you.

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Comforting Words

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

I used to be uncomfortable speaking in public. So was Moses. God offered him these comforting words:

Exodus 4:12 (ESV)
Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth
and teach you what you shall speak.

Lord God, teach me what to speak, what to write, what to post, what to text. You don’t make me figure it all out for myself, and that’s comforting.

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Risky Comfort

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

The Bible warns us of the danger of getting too comfortable:

Deuteronomy 8:12-14 (MSG)
Make sure that when you eat and are satisfied, build pleasant houses and settle in, see your herds and flocks flourish and more and more money come in, watch your standard of living going up and up—make sure you don’t become so full of yourself and your things that you forget God, your God.

Don’t forget. Don’t make him make you uncomfortable.

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Lead Us Out of Our Comfort Zone

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

What’s outside your comfort zone?

Public speaking terrifies me
I cling to the comfort of my steady paycheck
I’m uncomfortable in a new place away from people I know

God doesn’t call us to be comfortable.

Is God calling you to step into an uncomfortable place? To tell others what Jesus has done for you, to let go of your lifestyle, to go somewhere new? To step out in faith?

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