{"id":12298,"date":"2025-04-12T04:51:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T09:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=12298"},"modified":"2025-04-12T04:52:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T09:52:02","slug":"sojurner-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/04\/12\/sojurner-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Sojurner on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Children love boundaries, even though they may not admit it. As a tennis coach for over a decade, I have learned this valuable lesson. Any parent knows it as well, but since I don\u2019t have children, I realized it through teaching. The first day of a new session always has the same characteristics: kids testing the boundaries of what they can and can\u2019t do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As God\u2019s children, following His commandments helps us establish boundaries in our lives. Like the students in my tennis classes, we like knowing what we can and can\u2019t do, even if we won\u2019t admit it. Rebelling against God tests those boundaries and quickly teaches us lessons we won\u2019t soon forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like in my twenties when I decided to do everything my way, leading me straight into the pit. Only when I turned back to the Lord and started following His ways did I find myself back on solid ground. The more I knew, the more I wanted to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we sojourn through life on Earth with the Lord, applying His precepts to our lives, we\u2019ll long for more of His ways. Experiencing the blessings that come from obedience to God creates a desire for more of His goodness. Lean into the Lord\u2019s precepts, experience life in abundance as you follow Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord,
Thank You Lord for giving us boundaries to apply to our lives. Please help us quickly submit and obey Your precepts, experiencing Your goodness as we do. Let us never stop learning and applying as we follow You.
IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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