{"id":3276,"date":"2021-02-16T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2021-02-16T12:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T17:23:13","slug":"what-will-make-you-renewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/02\/16\/what-will-make-you-renewed\/","title":{"rendered":"What Will Make You Renewed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/16.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3281\" width=\"362\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/16.2.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/16.2-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/16.2-768x711.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Daily Reading: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Exodus%2035-36&amp;version=NIV\">Exodus 35-36 GW<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2%20Corinthians%204&amp;version=GW\">2 Corinthians 4 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God renews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pansies are a favorite flower of mine.&nbsp; They grow in my area from late fall to late spring; even snow doesn\u2019t deter them from living.  Life\u2019s heaviness resembles pansies covered in snow.&nbsp; Their tender petals hunched over under the weight\u2014each new flake adds more weight to the fragile plants.&nbsp; But from within, God renews. Even though they bend, they do not break. God designed them with an inner strength that perseveres the trials of the winter where we live.&nbsp; God created us the same way.&nbsp; Wherever you are, He will give you the inner strength to survive.&nbsp; But first, you have to seek Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pansies die from lack of water.&nbsp; Water enters through the roots and nourishes the plant.&nbsp; When the snow melts, it will nurture what it once tried to smother.&nbsp; Just like flowers need water, we need the living water of Jesus.&nbsp; Seeking Him each day waters our soul, renewing us, strengthening us for what is to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Living water renews the soul.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider time with the Lord, a form of watering your soul.&nbsp; When the snow of life begins to weigh you down, remember it will melt.&nbsp; Winter doesn\u2019t last forever, just for a season.&nbsp; When the cold months end, the melting snow waters the earth, bringing forth new life.&nbsp; God will use the snowstorms of your life to water the seeds of new growth in you.&nbsp; Drink deeply of the water Christ offers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBut whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.\u201d <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John%204%3A14&amp;version=NIV\">John 4:14 NIV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let Christ renew you today.&nbsp; Ask Him for His living water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Word-Prayers-Everyday-Living-ebook\/dp\/B09JT3B6CW\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18UKNZFIIDIEA&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=three+word+prayers&amp;qid=1635775169&amp;sprefix=three+word+prayers%2Caps%2C69&amp;sr=8-2\">Check out my new release on Amazon<\/a>. Learn how I used prayer to control my emotions and develop healthier relationships in my life. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lord, how thankful we are you turn snowstorms into watering moments.&nbsp; Forgive us for doubting You amid the storm.&nbsp; Renew us from within our souls.&nbsp; Though the storms of life cause us to bend, don\u2019t let us break.&nbsp; Strengthen us as only You can.&nbsp; In all things, let us remember the water of life originates with You.&nbsp; IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">What snowstorm is God using to water your life with today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 minute read. Daily Reading: Exodus 35-36 GW; 2 Corinthians 4 GW God renews. Pansies are a favorite flower of mine.&nbsp; They grow in my area from late fall to late spring; even snow doesn\u2019t deter them from living. Life\u2019s heaviness resembles pansies covered in snow.&nbsp; Their tender petals hunched over under the weight\u2014each new&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/02\/16\/what-will-make-you-renewed\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What Will Make You Renewed<\/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-3276","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\/3276","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=3276"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3386,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3276\/revisions\/3386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}