One Good Reason to Read the Bible

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Shirlee Abbott

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My experience, exactly:

 

“The longer you read the Bible, the more you will like it.”
William Romaine
British Evangelical
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Lord, Finish It!

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Shirlee Abbott

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Philippians 1:6 (NLT)
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

 

Lord, finish it!
Make me into the person you want me to me.
Lord, come quickly.

Either way, every way, it’s a great prayer.Bless praying

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The Bible Is Not Boring

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Shirlee Abbott

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I start my day with some Bible time.

 

 

Philippians 3:13-14 (ESV)
But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Lamentations 3:22-23
His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning.

It’s never the same way twice.bless soul pic

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Finish Chronologically

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Shirlee Abbott

I already explained that my 2016 one-word is two words:

Finish it.

As I explained yesterday, God answered my request for a Bible-reading plan:

Finish it.

I knew exactly what God meant. A couple years ago, I was working my way through “The Daily Bible in Chronological Order: 365 Daily Readings” (the whole Bible, arranged in the order of events). Months later, by God’s grace, I got stuck in Lamentations. I spent several delightful and distressing months exploring its chaotic chapters. Then, just as the year was up, God said,
     Enough of Lamentations.

2016 is a do-over, barring any God-driven detours.begin Bible reading

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Resolved to Read

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Shirlee Abbott

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New Year’s resolutions.
Is Bible reading included in yours?

 

 

  • I’m aiming for more Bible reading than last year
  • Don’t need a resolution, I already read the Bible
  • I don’t make resolutions

There’s no doubt that Bible reading will be part of my 2016.

My question is, What part? It’s a big book.

Last year, my Bible reading revolved around my 2015 “one word,” discipline. I covered spiritual disciplines, disciplined relationships, discipline of the body. I jumped from Proverbs to the Epistles, the Law to the Gospels.

So what’ll it be for 2016?

I heard from God:

Finish it.

The whole thing.bless soul pic

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Start the Finish

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Shirlee Abbott

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So my New Year’s one-word is two words:

                           Finish it.

 

I started a list of things I need to finish. It includes a variety of projects: writing, sewing, home improvement. It includes some lifestyle changes I’ve long said I should make: reorder my morning, exercise, eat more fruit. And a spiritual commitment to follow through on God’s directives.

I look forward to crossing items off my list–projects finished and habits formed. 

Tomorrow morning, I’ll talk with God while I drink my first cup of coffee. Then I’ll exercise. Let the finishing begin (for me and you).new year blessings

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Finish It with a Good Quote

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

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“The only way to get rid of your past
is to make a future out of it.
God will waste nothing.”
Phillips Brooks (1835-1893)

 

I am sure, Lord God, that you didn’t waste 2015. Take the discipline I have learned and apply it to my future. May I finish much in 2016. Amen.bless future

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Get ‘Er Done!

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

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My one-word for 2015 was “discipline.” I spent the year doing Bible studies on self-discipline. I know what I have to do.

Thus, 2015 was my least disciplined year in a long time. More procrastination, more stuff undone.

 

Coming up on 2016, I asked:

Lord, what’s my topic for 2016?

I got my answer.

Finish it! Stop studying and start doing. Get ‘er done!

Or Biblically:

2 Corinthians 8:10  (MSG)
So here’s what I think: The best thing you can do right now is to finish what you started last year and not let those good intentions grow stale. bless resolute

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Timely Finish

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

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Joel 2:1 (ESV)
Blow a trumpet in Zion;
    sound an alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
    for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near.

 

The state of our world makes me think that Christ might return sooner rather than later. When he does, I hope that he finds me finishing my God-given assignments. I fear he might find me ignoring them. Thus my New Year’s resolution: Finish it!bless expectant

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Finish It!

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

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I bore easily. I am intrigued by a new project, weary of an old one. I leave a trail of unfinished tasks. What incomplete items clutter your living space?

 

  • Half done crafts
  • Abandoned building projects
  • Redecorating never quite completed
  • Self improvement started and then ignored

Truth be told, I procrastinate on certain assignments from God: the Rooms book, a prayer quilt, correspondence. I sense God’s nudging, yet I let other things take precedence.

My New Year’s resolution: Finish it!

Do you have any unfinished assignments from God?bless soul pic

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