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I Can and I Will

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

God passes out new assignments, unexpected assignments.

One of mine started with a simple desire to play the recorder. The simplicity appealed to me, plain wood with no moving parts. I mentioned it to my husband, and a recorder showed up at Christmas with my name on it.

I taught myself to play. It was fun. Till the organist didn’t show up for church one Sunday.

God: You can play the recorder.

Me: I can’t. But I did. It wasn’t fun.

I’ve done it many times. It isn’t scary any more. It’s almost fun.

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I Can’t and I Won’t

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

God’s plan isn’t about what you can’t do; it is all about what you can do. True, you can’t do it all. But you are created to do many things, and to do them well.

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Remember the parable of the talents? Don’t bury yours. Say with confidence, “I can, Lord. And I will.”

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Who I Am . . . Not

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

Which magazine is most likely to feature you on the cover?

Money
Good Housekeeping
Bon Appetit
Vanity Fair
Fitness

For me, “none of the above.” For me, it would be Never Enough Money, Average Housekeeping, Adequate Appetit, Not So Fair and Physically Pffffttt.

It is easy to focus on “what I am not.”

That is the enemy’s trap. The important thing is who I am.

Psalm 139:14 (NIV)
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

I am God’s good creation. You too. We are . . . wonderful.

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A Good Model

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

A model of fine fashion, great hair and flawless makeup,

or . . .

Titus 2:7 (ESV)
Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works.

Both take discipline. One has eternal value.

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Still, and Better Looking

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

“Mold me and make me after Thy will,
While I am waiting, yielded and still.“
Have Thine Own Way, Adelaide A. Pollard, 1907

Molded by God . . . can’t look better than that. But I’m not so good at yielded-and-still.

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I Want to Look Good

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

Workday mornings, standing in front of my closet, looking in the mirror:

Me: I want to look good. I want to be a good reflection on you, Lord.

God: Do you want to LOOK good, or BE good? There’s a difference, you know.

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Maybe Not So Good-Looking

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

Scripture says this of our Savior:

Isaiah 53:2 (ERV)
There was nothing special or impressive
about the way he looked.

It wasn’t good looks that attracted people to Jesus.

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Looking Good

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

What do these things have in common?

Facelifts
Padded resumes
Personal trainers

It’s all about looking better. We want to look smarter, slimmer, sexier.

Do we look good to God?

1 Samuel 16:7 (ERV)
God doesn’t look at what people see.
People judge by what is on the outside,
but the Lord looks at the heart.

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Real Home

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

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God’s Home

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Shirlee Abbott

Remember the old hymn,
We Give Thee But Thine Own.

Think about your house and everything in it, and sing these words:

“All that we have is Thine alone,
A trust, O Lord, from Thee.“
William Walsham How, 1864

An interesting perspective, don’t you think?

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