{"id":7627,"date":"2023-03-26T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=7627"},"modified":"2023-03-09T07:54:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T12:54:23","slug":"7627","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/26\/7627\/","title":{"rendered":"Actions Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Whoever-troubles-his-own-household-will-inherit-the-wind-and-the-fool-will-be-servant-to-the-wise-of-heart.-Prov.-1129-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7628\" width=\"346\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Whoever-troubles-his-own-household-will-inherit-the-wind-and-the-fool-will-be-servant-to-the-wise-of-heart.-Prov.-1129-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Whoever-troubles-his-own-household-will-inherit-the-wind-and-the-fool-will-be-servant-to-the-wise-of-heart.-Prov.-1129-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Whoever-troubles-his-own-household-will-inherit-the-wind-and-the-fool-will-be-servant-to-the-wise-of-heart.-Prov.-1129-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Whoever-troubles-his-own-household-will-inherit-the-wind-and-the-fool-will-be-servant-to-the-wise-of-heart.-Prov.-1129-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Whoever-troubles-his-own-household-will-inherit-the-wind-and-the-fool-will-be-servant-to-the-wise-of-heart.-Prov.-1129-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Whoever-troubles-his-own-household-will-inherit-the-wind-and-the-fool-will-be-servant-to-the-wise-of-heart.-Prov.-1129.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Deuteronomy+5%3A1-6%3A25&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Deuteronomy 5:1-6:25<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+7%3A11-35&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Luke 7:11-35<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+68%3A19-35&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 68:19-35<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+11%3A29-31&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Proverbs 11:29-31<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> <em>\u201cWhoever&nbsp;troubles his own household will&nbsp;inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.\u201d Prov. 11:29<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actions matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mismanaging our time and energy impacts not only our lives but also our families. Whatever trouble we bring ourselves also affects those who love us. Eventually, we will become servants to those wise of heart if we don\u2019t mature and grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m only hurting myself,\u201d justified my poor decisions in college. Until I realized the trouble my actions brought not only caused me pain but my mother as well. By God\u2019s grace and her prayers, I saw the truth and began to change my ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What we do does affect other people. Whether we overindulge in drink, allow laziness to keep us from contributing to society, or let our selfish desires rule our actions, what we do impacts those we love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Living a Christ-centered life puts our desires on the back burner as we put God and others before ourselves. We will become wise of heart when we stop believing our actions don\u2019t matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t believe the lies; what you do matters to God and those who love you.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, forgive us for thinking our actions don\u2019t matter. Please help us make better decisions for ourselves and our loved ones today. Give us wisdom and discernment as we face life\u2019s challenges, knowing all things work for the good of those who trust and believe in You. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: Deuteronomy 5:1-6:25, Luke 7:11-35, Psalm 68:19-35, Proverbs 11:29-31 Daily Verse: \u201cWhoever&nbsp;troubles his own household will&nbsp;inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.\u201d Prov. 11:29 Actions matter. Mismanaging our time and energy impacts not only our lives but also our families. Whatever trouble we bring&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/26\/7627\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Actions Matter<\/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-7627","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\/7627","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=7627"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7632,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7627\/revisions\/7632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}