{"id":12532,"date":"2025-05-24T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=12532"},"modified":"2025-05-09T06:26:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T11:26:37","slug":"how-sweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/24\/how-sweet\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sweet"},"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\/2025\/05\/green-minimalist-leaf-shovel-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/green-minimalist-leaf-shovel-logo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/green-minimalist-leaf-shovel-logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/green-minimalist-leaf-shovel-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/green-minimalist-leaf-shovel-logo-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gaining understanding from obedience to the Lord\u2019s precepts prompts more obedience.&nbsp; As we apply God\u2019s word to our lives, things unfold in miraculous ways that cause us to desire more.&nbsp; Sweeter than honey, the Creator\u2019s ways inspire transformation in us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scripture changes us from the inside out. Our outward actions change as we plant verses in our hearts, letting them take root and blossom. With the Lord\u2019s help, we can change our selfish responses into Godly ones that encourage and uplift others rather than tear them down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cWhoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.\u201d Prov. 11:25<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God blesses us, and we let the blessings flow to others, creating a circle of life that keeps giving.\u00a0 The more we follow the Lord&#8217;s precepts, the larger the circle grows, sweetening our souls.\u00a0 Apply the Father\u2019s commands to your life, and gain divine understanding as miraculous things happen in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing compares to living divinely.&nbsp; Trusting and implementing God\u2019s promises into your life will never cause regret.&nbsp; In Him, we have everything to gain and nothing to lose. The Teacher educates us with grace and mercy, then shows us how to share it with others.&nbsp; Through His precepts, we gain sweet understanding.<\/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 sweet precepts to follow, bringing new life to us.&nbsp; Please help us obey quickly and gain the understanding that comes from it, following You with our entire being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-minute read. Gaining understanding from obedience to the Lord\u2019s precepts prompts more obedience.&nbsp; As we apply God\u2019s word to our lives, things unfold in miraculous ways that cause us to desire more.&nbsp; Sweeter than honey, the Creator\u2019s ways inspire transformation in us. Scripture changes us from the inside out. Our outward actions change as we&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/24\/how-sweet\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How Sweet<\/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-12532","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\/12532","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=12532"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12538,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12532\/revisions\/12538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}