{"id":11771,"date":"2025-01-12T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=11771"},"modified":"2025-01-12T05:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T10:11:16","slug":"trust-in-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/trust-in-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust in God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One-minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blue-White-Simple-Watercolor-Hello-Winter-Poster--804x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blue-White-Simple-Watercolor-Hello-Winter-Poster--804x1024.jpg 804w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blue-White-Simple-Watercolor-Hello-Winter-Poster--236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blue-White-Simple-Watercolor-Hello-Winter-Poster--768x978.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blue-White-Simple-Watercolor-Hello-Winter-Poster--1207x1536.jpg 1207w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blue-White-Simple-Watercolor-Hello-Winter-Poster-.jpg 1571w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What we focus on determines what we do.\u00a0 If we ruminate on our fears, we will become paralyzed, unable to move.\u00a0 But if we focus on the Lord, we leave our worries behind and trust Him to guide and direct our paths.\u00a0 Man can only do so much to us; God controls the outcome and our journey.\u00a0 We will climb mountains we never thought we would transgress, but we won\u2019t do it alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron and I\u2019s physical challenge in 2024 meant walking 18 holes of golf, equivalent to 8-10 miles of hills and valleys.&nbsp; When we learned our pastor tackled this fete regularly, it motivated us to do the same.&nbsp; We started slowly, walking nine holes twice a week, then three times, and by the fall, we had made our first attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playing with friends, we both felt nervous.&nbsp; But we would never know unless we tried.&nbsp; Completing that first 18 holes invigorated us and inspired us to do it repeatedly.&nbsp; Since that day, we have attempted to walk 18 holes once a week.&nbsp; Next year, we will try to do it twice a week.&nbsp; We did it by keeping our eyes on the prize, focusing on the outcome, and trusting the Lord.&nbsp; Instead of letting our fears dictate our actions, we trusted God and made it a reality, just like our pastor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep the Son in your eyes, and the impossible becomes possible.&nbsp; Take your eyes off Him, and you will find yourself floundering.&nbsp; Trust in God. He has your back today and always.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Prayer:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Lord,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thank You for giving us a solid foundation to build our faith and life.&nbsp; Please help us accomplish Your will in our lives, guide and direct our steps, and help us become more like Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-minute read. What we focus on determines what we do.\u00a0 If we ruminate on our fears, we will become paralyzed, unable to move.\u00a0 But if we focus on the Lord, we leave our worries behind and trust Him to guide and direct our paths.\u00a0 Man can only do so much to us; God controls the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/trust-in-god\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Trust in God<\/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-11771","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\/11771","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=11771"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11892,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11771\/revisions\/11892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}