{"id":6604,"date":"2022-09-29T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=6604"},"modified":"2022-08-04T10:06:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T15:06:39","slug":"completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/09\/29\/completion\/","title":{"rendered":"COMPLETION"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-04-100449-1024x809.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6605\" width=\"333\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-04-100449-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-04-100449-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-04-100449-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-04-100449.jpg 1502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+57%3A15-59%3A21+&amp;version=ESV\">Isaiah 57:15-59:21 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Philippians+1%3A1-26+&amp;version=ESV\">Philippians 1:1-26 ESV<\/a>,&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+71%3A1-24+&amp;version=ESV\">Psalm 71:1-24 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+24%3A9-10&amp;version=ESV\">Proverbs 24:9-10 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Verse: <\/strong>\u201cAnd I am sure of this, that he who began&nbsp;a good work in you&nbsp;will bring it to <em>completion <\/em>at&nbsp;the day of Jesus Christ.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Philippians+1%3A6&amp;version=ESV\">Philippians 1:6 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EPITELEO (2005): <\/strong>\u201cIntensive, is a strengthened form in the sense of \u201caccomplishing.\u201d The fuller meaning is \u201cto accomplish perfectly\u201d; \u201cperfect\u201d in Phil. 1:6.\u201d<a id=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Accomplish perfectly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God will accomplish perfectly everything He wants to do in your life. Whatever your purpose on earth, God\u2019s perfect plan continues to unfold as you submit and follow Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning our second decade of marriage, I told Ron, \u201cLet\u2019s set goals for the next ten years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFine, but you know nothing ever works out how you plan it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron\u2019s right, nothing does come to fruition like we think it will, but life happens exactly the way God wants.&nbsp; Setting goals gives us direction, but God determines our steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Walk confidently.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set goals and walk confidently, knowing God won\u2019t let you go anywhere He doesn\u2019t want you to go.&nbsp; When your plans go crazy, give a nod to the heavens and thank God for His redirection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering moving, we\u2019ve begun looking at houses.&nbsp; Ron found one I liked; as we drove to look at it, my emotions began to take control of me.&nbsp; As I felt them rising, I focused on one thought, \u201cGod will lead us where He wants us to go.&nbsp; Maybe it\u2019s this house; maybe it\u2019s not; God has a plan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Focusing on God helped me keep my emotions in check.&nbsp; And when the house didn\u2019t meet our expectations, I accepted it as God\u2019s will, knowing He has the perfect plan for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let God\u2019s plan unfold in your life.&nbsp; Spend time asking the Lord for direction in all areas of your life.&nbsp; Put into practice the practical applications found in scripture, loving God and others to the best of your ability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you pursue life with Christ, God will accomplish perfectly His purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_ftn1\" href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> Strong, J., &amp; Strong, J. (2010). <em>The New Strong&#8217;s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. <em>Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p. 100) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 minute read. Daily Reading: Isaiah 57:15-59:21 ESV, Philippians 1:1-26 ESV,&nbsp; Psalm 71:1-24 ESV, Proverbs 24:9-10 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cAnd I am sure of this, that he who began&nbsp;a good work in you&nbsp;will bring it to completion at&nbsp;the day of Jesus Christ.\u201d (Philippians 1:6 ESV) EPITELEO (2005): \u201cIntensive, is a strengthened form in the sense&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/09\/29\/completion\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">COMPLETION<\/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-6604","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\/6604","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=6604"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6615,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6604\/revisions\/6615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}