{"id":11720,"date":"2025-01-03T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=11720"},"modified":"2025-01-03T05:28:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T10:28:16","slug":"god-helps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/god-helps\/","title":{"rendered":"God Helps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One-minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pink-Elegant-Circle-Support-Help-Hands-Heart-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pink-Elegant-Circle-Support-Help-Hands-Heart-logo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pink-Elegant-Circle-Support-Help-Hands-Heart-logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pink-Elegant-Circle-Support-Help-Hands-Heart-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pink-Elegant-Circle-Support-Help-Hands-Heart-logo-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I\u2019m scared, I grab Ron\u2019s hand.&nbsp; Something about the human connection brings me peace in the moment.&nbsp; But we have an even greater tie that binds us; the Lord holds our hand and never lets it go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We don\u2019t always feel God\u2019s presence, especially when life seems out of control.&nbsp; But if we look for the Lord, we will find Him.&nbsp; When the wise men sought baby Jesus, they found him wrapped in a manger.&nbsp; The world&#8217;s Savior came in humble circumstances so we could relate to Him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God wants to connect and help us with whatever trials we face. \u00a0Salvation creates a bond that never breaks.\u00a0 Jesus\u2019s Spirit within us empowers us to live boldly and confidently in Him. Bringing light into the darkness, the Lord goes before us, leading the way.\u00a0 We don\u2019t have to know everything; we only need to know the next step.\u00a0 With God ordering our steps, He will guide us on an adventure we can find no other way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hold on tight to the Lord.&nbsp; Live fearlessly today, knowing God\u2019s got you.&nbsp; Follow His lead and enjoy the day as you journey with Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Prayer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Lord, thank You for holding onto us and never letting go.&nbsp; Please help us feel Your presence today as we face the challenges.&nbsp; Give us Your peace that surpasses all understanding, no matter what comes our way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-minute read. When I\u2019m scared, I grab Ron\u2019s hand.&nbsp; Something about the human connection brings me peace in the moment.&nbsp; But we have an even greater tie that binds us; the Lord holds our hand and never lets it go. We don\u2019t always feel God\u2019s presence, especially when life seems out of control.&nbsp; But if&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/god-helps\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">God Helps<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11720"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11818,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11720\/revisions\/11818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}