C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Thursday July 3, 2025

"The illfavoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven wellfavoured and fat kine."-Genesis 41:4
    
    Pharaoh's dream has too often been my waking experience. My days of sloth have ruinously destroyed all that I had achieved in times of zealous industry; my seasons of coldness have frozen all the genial glow of my periods of fervency and enthusiasm; and my fits of worldliness have thrown me back from my advances in the divine life. I had need to beware of lean prayers, lean praises, lean duties, and lean experiences, for these will eat up the fat of my comfort and peace. If I neglect prayer for never so short a time, I lose all the spirituality to which I had attained; if I draw no fresh supplies from heaven, the old corn in my granary is soon consumed by the famine which rages in my soul. When the caterpillars of indifference, the cankerworms of worldliness, and the palmerworms of self-indulgence, lay my heart completely desolate, and make my soul to languish, all my former fruitfulness and growth in grace avails me nothing whatever. How anxious should I be to have no lean-fleshed days, no ill-favoured hours! If every day I journeyed towards the goal of my desires I should soon reach it, but backsliding leaves me still far off from the prize of my high calling, and robs me of the advances which I had so laboriously made. The only way in which all my days can be as the "fat kine," is to feed them in the right meadow, to spend them with the Lord, in His service, in His company, in His fear, and in His way. Why should not every year be richer than the past, in love, and usefulness, and joy?-I am nearer the celestial hills, I have had more experience of my Lord, and should be more like Him. O Lord, keep far from me the curse of leanness of soul; let me not have to cry, "My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me!" but may I be well-fed and nourished in Thy house, that I may praise Thy name.
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Thursday, July 1, 2010

Celebrate!


It's time to celebrate. It's official. Scraps of Life is now my sole site, well besides 4 the LOVE of BOOKS.

Lighter Side and Treasure Box are now rolled into Scraps of Life


I've been blogging now for three years on July 5th so it's time to celebrate. The month of July I'll have four giveaways.

Week # 1 giveaway
Dakota Britches that I've made


and your choice of one book
( you may click on the book for my review and more information about the book.)











#1 Mandatory: Be a follower of my blog
#2 Leave a way of contact
#3 Tell me which book you'd choose
#4 US residents only, sorry

Drawing will be on Sat. July 10th

Extra bonus (be sure to make one entry per comment; if 2 then you must make two comments)
+2 Tell me where you heard about this giveaway, link you followed
+3 add my button to your blog
+3 Tell me you came over from Lighter Side
+3 Tell me you came from 4 the LOVE of BOOKS
+5 post a blog entry about my giveaway linking to this page.

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is our winner







38 comments:

  1. I am now a follower. Congratulations on the newest site! I would choose Frappe with Philippians. gasweetheart211[at]netscape[dot]net

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  2. I didn't really come from Lighter Side, but I did just check it out again. I came from 4 the love of books instead... if you were wondering.

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  3. Ok, adge. I just added extra form coming from 4 LOVE of BOOKS

    Thanks for being a follower

    Abi

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  4. GFC follower.
    enyl(at)inbox(dot)com

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  5. I would like to read them all;however,I need to read The Way to Stillness.
    enyl(at)inbox(dot)com

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  6. Came from 4 The Love of Books.+1

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  7. Came from 4 The Love of Books.+2
    enyl(at)inbox(dot)com

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  8. Came from 4 The Love of Books.+3
    enyl(at)inbox(dot)com

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  9. We posted about your giveaway at Winning Readings.

    inspiredbyfiction[at]gmail[dot]com

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  10. I'd pick Frappe with Phillipians. I'm a follower. bluerose_shelnut(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  11. I linked over from Winning Readings.
    bluerose_shelnut(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  12. Linked over from winning Readings
    bluerose_shelnut(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  13. Added your button to my blog.
    bluerose_shelnut(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  14. Added your button to my blog.
    bluerose_shelnut(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  15. Added your button to my blog.
    bluerose_shelnut(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  16. I have 4 the love of books on my blog roll.
    bluerose_shelnut(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  17. Congrats on this blog! I am a new GFC Follower. I'd choose the Silent Gift.


    bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  18. I came from 4 the love of books. #3


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  19. I came from 4 the love of books. #2


    bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  20. I came from 4 the love of books. #1


    bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  21. I would love to win The Silent Gift.

    Smiles & Blessings,
    Cindy W.

    countrybear52[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  22. I came over from 4 the Love of Books and am now a follower. I love your blog design for both blogs! :)

    Smiles & Blessings,
    Cindy W.

    countrybear52[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  23. I came over from 4 the Love of Books +3

    Smiles & Blessings,
    Cindy W.

    countrybear52[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  24. I came over from 4 the Love of Books +2

    Smiles & Blessings,
    Cindy W.

    countrybear52[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  25. I am a follower, and I would like to have The Way to Stillness.

    amanda.corley@ymail.com

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  26. I came over from 4 the LOVE of BOOKS. #3

    amanda.corley@ymail.com

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  27. I came over from 4 the LOVE of BOOKS. #2

    amanda.corley@ymail.com

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  28. I came over from 4 the LOVE of BOOKS. #1

    amanda.corley@ymail.com

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  29. New follower of blog via GFC.
    I'd love to read Silent Gift.
    mtakala1 AT yahoo DOT com

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  30. Came over from Winning Readings
    entry 2
    mtakala1 AT yahoo DOT com

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  31. Came over from Winning Readings
    entry 1
    mtakala1 AT yahoo DOT com

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  32. I'm a GFC follower! I'd love the Way to Stillness
    aleksa91 hotmail

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  33. Stopping in from 5 Minutes for Mom!! Happy 4th!!
    I am now a follower!!
    Silent Gift sounds wonderful!
    Thanks
    matternu@gmail.com

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  34. Hi,

    Please count me in.

    Am a follower of both your blogs now.

    estherym[at]yahoo[dot]com

    And my pick will be Frappe with Philippians

    estherym[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  35. I came over from 4 the love of books

    estherym[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  36. Please include me! I would love God's Truth Revealed. thanks

    dcf_beth at verizon dot net

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  37. I am a new follower. I would like to read Frappe with Philipians. Thanks

    gahome2mom/at/gmail/do/com

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