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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nDaily Reading:<\/strong> Exodus 2:11-3:22<\/strong><\/a>, Matthew 17:10-27<\/strong><\/a>, Psalm 22:1-18<\/strong><\/a>, Proverbs 5:7-14<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cAnd now, O sons, listen to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.\u201d Prov. 5:7<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Following up on yesterday\u2019s Proverb, the author gives fatherly advice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKeep your way far from her,<\/em> <\/em>and do not go near the door of her house,\u201d Prov. 5:8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t go looking for trouble, and you won\u2019t find it. Something I often tell my husband. Like today when he began worrying about fitting the used table we found on Facebook marketplace in our dining room the way he wanted. Anxiety grew as he fed it with his thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Staying present and in the moment helps us avoid troubled thoughts. Focusing on the people God places before us and enjoying the special time shared together helps us experience eternity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor the Present is the point at which time touches eternity.\u201d<\/em> C.S. Lewis<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Stay far from trouble by keeping your thoughts on Jesus and living to fulfill the Great Commandment: love God and others.<\/p>\n\n\n Lord, forgive us for looking for trouble. As you know, life comes with enough struggles without looking for more. Yet we do. Keep us on the straight and narrow. When we misstep, bring us gently back in line. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One minute read. Daily Reading: Exodus 2:11-3:22, Matthew 17:10-27, Psalm 22:1-18, Proverbs 5:7-14 Daily Verse: \u201cAnd now, O sons, listen to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.\u201d Prov. 5:7 Following up on yesterday\u2019s Proverb, the author gives fatherly advice. \u201cKeep your way far from her, and do not go near the… Continue reading Do Not Depart<\/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-7292","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\/7292","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=7292"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7303,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7292\/revisions\/7303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\")
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