{"id":2107,"date":"2026-03-20T00:08:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:14:06","slug":"march-20-spiritual-vitamin-n-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/march-20-spiritual-vitamin-n-number\/","title":{"rendered":"March 20-Spiritual Vitamin N: Number"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SPIRITUAL VITAMIN N : NUMBER<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.&#8221;<\/em> Psalm 90:12 (NKJV)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Thought:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis verse translated in The New Living Translation says:<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\nThis would be a good prayer to begin each day with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Action:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">COUNT YOUR THOUGHTS<\/span><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;<br \/>\nWhen I awake, I am still with You.&#8221;<\/em> Psalm 139:17,18<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ACCOUNT FOR YOUR TIME<\/span><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.&#8221;<\/em> Romans 14:12<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PRIORITIZE YOUR DAYS<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Then He said to them all, &#8220;If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.&#8221;<\/em> Luke 9:23<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dear God, help me this day and every day to realize the shortness of life.<br \/>\nYou have given me today, I have no guarantee of tomorrow, so please help me to be thankful for each moment I have and to redeem the time You give me here on earth wisely.<br \/>\nGive me a heart of wisdom so that I will have good judgement in my daily life.<br \/>\nI pray that my focus will always be upon You, God, then, with Your help, I will be able to deal with the stress and pressures of life.<br \/>\nI want to use the time You give me each day wisely and perhaps help others to do that also.<br \/>\nThank You, God, for giving me the opportunity to be alive today!<br \/>\nMay my every moment bring You glory! Amen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPIRITUAL VITAMIN N : NUMBER &#8220;So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.&#8221; Psalm 90:12 (NKJV) Today&#8217;s Thought: This verse translated in The New Living Translation says: &#8220;Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.&#8221; This would be a good prayer&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2353],"tags":[3206,3203,3205,3,3208,3204,1747,3525,3202,3207,3212,3211,498,3210,30,3213,32,3082,3209],"class_list":["post-2107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spiritual-vitamins-a-z","tag-account-for-your-time","tag-brevity-of-life","tag-count-your-thoughts","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-deny-yourself","tag-grow-in-wisdom","tag-luke-923","tag-march-2026","tag-number-your-days","tag-prioritize-your-days","tag-psalm-13918","tag-psalm-139617","tag-psalm-9012","tag-romans-1412","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-shortness-of-life","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-spiritual-vitamins","tag-take-up-your-cross-daily"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SV-N-Psalm-90.12.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2064,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/march-8-spiritual-vitamin-d-delight\/","url_meta":{"origin":2107,"position":0},"title":"March 8&#8211;Spiritual Vitamin D&#8211;Delight","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"March 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"SPIRITUAL VITAMIN D: DELIGHT \"Delight yourself also in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart. 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