{"id":12464,"date":"2025-05-13T05:05:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T10:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=12464"},"modified":"2025-05-13T05:05:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T10:05:59","slug":"longing-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/13\/longing-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Longing Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Persecuted without cause, the psalmist looks to the Lord for salvation. At the end of his rope, the writer feels useless and shriveled because of the onslaught of lies. He doesn\u2019t doubt God will comfort him, but the author wonders how long he must wait for the Lord\u2019s compassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all have experienced wrongful persecution. Whether a misunderstanding or blatant lie, the pain cuts deep. Doubt about ourselves can cause us to falter, but with the Lord in our lives, we can hold on to Him. We can count on our Divine Protector to care for us by submitting ourselves to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, halfway through my fifties, I care less and less about people\u2019s opinions of me. Wrongful accusations don\u2019t bother me as much as they did. Only God\u2019s opinion matters to me. He brings truth and teaches me that lies don\u2019t last, nor do attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loving the Lord and people fulfills the Great Commandment and nourishes healthy relationships. Truth comes to all who follow Jesus. God comforts us in His time and way, constantly vigilant, never leaving nor forsaking us. Hold onto the Lord in your struggles. Keep the Son in your eyes, and trust Him to care for the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord,
Thank You for having our backs and knowing what we need. As we wait for Your comfort, please strengthen us for the challenges, allowing us to endure the pain.
IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One-minute read. Persecuted without cause, the psalmist looks to the Lord for salvation. At the end of his rope, the writer feels useless and shriveled because of the onslaught of lies. He doesn\u2019t doubt God will comfort him, but the author wonders how long he must wait for the Lord\u2019s compassion. We all have experienced… Continue reading Longing Soul<\/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-12464","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\/12464","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=12464"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12467,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12464\/revisions\/12467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}