{"id":12778,"date":"2025-06-30T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=12778"},"modified":"2025-06-12T06:45:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T11:45:16","slug":"living-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/living-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Soul"},"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=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Black-Simple-Good-Bye-March-Poster-Instagram-Post-45-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Black-Simple-Good-Bye-March-Poster-Instagram-Post-45-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Black-Simple-Good-Bye-March-Poster-Instagram-Post-45-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Black-Simple-Good-Bye-March-Poster-Instagram-Post-45-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Black-Simple-Good-Bye-March-Poster-Instagram-Post-45.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After 176 verses, the psalmists admit that he needs the Lord to help him stay on the straight and narrow path.\u00a0 Time and again, the writer goes astray, despite his best efforts to obey God\u2019s commandments.\u00a0 When we veer off course, the Shepherd gently guides us back into the fold, protecting us from the evils of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizing and confessing our constant battle with sin opens the door for the Savior to rescue us from ourselves.&nbsp; No one hurts us more than we hurt ourselves.&nbsp; Bad decisions have victims, whether us or someone else.&nbsp; But deciding to place faith in Jesus will never cause regret.&nbsp; The Lord always comes through, no matter how much we screw up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Closing out 90 days in the longest chapter of the Bible, remember that God keeps His promises, we can delight in His law, and when we stray, He rescues us.\u00a0 Meditate on the Lord\u2019s word, memorize His promises, and become more like Jesus as you draw into a deeper relationship with the Savior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy the vibrance of living with the Son in your eyes.&nbsp; Let the warmth of His love empower you to love others, as His breath fills your lungs.&nbsp; In Christ, your soul lives forever in His glory.<\/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 the salvation we receive through Jesus, which gives us eternal life in Him.\u00a0 Please help us keep the Son in our eyes and joy in our souls as we follow, obey, and trust in Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-minute read. After 176 verses, the psalmists admit that he needs the Lord to help him stay on the straight and narrow path.\u00a0 Time and again, the writer goes astray, despite his best efforts to obey God\u2019s commandments.\u00a0 When we veer off course, the Shepherd gently guides us back into the fold, protecting us from&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/living-soul\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Living 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-12778","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\/12778","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=12778"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12782,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12778\/revisions\/12782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}