{"id":7924,"date":"2023-05-20T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=7924"},"modified":"2023-05-09T13:01:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T18:01:00","slug":"7924","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/20\/7924\/","title":{"rendered":"Timely and Fitting Advice"},"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\/05\/Salmon-Background-and-white-Paint-Splats-Motivational-Quotes-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7925\" width=\"351\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Salmon-Background-and-white-Paint-Splats-Motivational-Quotes-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Salmon-Background-and-white-Paint-Splats-Motivational-Quotes-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Salmon-Background-and-white-Paint-Splats-Motivational-Quotes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Salmon-Background-and-white-Paint-Splats-Motivational-Quotes-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Salmon-Background-and-white-Paint-Splats-Motivational-Quotes-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Salmon-Background-and-white-Paint-Splats-Motivational-Quotes.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Samuel+26%3A1-28%3A25&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>1 Samuel 26:1-28:25<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+11%3A1-54&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>John 11:1-54<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+117%3A1-2&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 117:1-2<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+15%3A22-23&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>, Proverbs 15:22-23<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> <em>\u201cTo make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and\u00a0a word in season, how good it is!\u201d Prov. 15:23<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Timely and fitting advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saying the right thing at the right time brings satisfaction. But often, we don\u2019t know what words we should use. I seek God\u2019s help with a simple prayer at moments like those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLord, give me words.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 53 years of living, He always answers in one of two ways. Either a scripture will come to mind which helps me respond, or if nothing comes, I know not to speak until something does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dealing with tender hearts requires gentleness. We don\u2019t know the extent of someone\u2019s pain, and we don\u2019t want to add to it. No matter how put together people look on the outside, everyone deals with hurt somehow. Some people hide their pain better than others but still have it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you don\u2019t have an apt answer, say nothing until you do. Seek God\u2019s help finding the right words to say at the right time. Wise advice spoken in the appropriate moment gives life to the receiver and helps them overcome their pain.<\/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 not seeking You when giving advice. Help us deal well with tender hearts by speaking wise words at the appropriate time. Let us become more like Jesus as we love others for Him.\u00a0 Give us apt words when we need them. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: 1 Samuel 26:1-28:25, John 11:1-54, Psalm 117:1-2, Proverbs 15:22-23 Daily Verse: \u201cTo make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and\u00a0a word in season, how good it is!\u201d Prov. 15:23 Timely and fitting advice. Saying the right thing at the right time brings satisfaction. But often, we don\u2019t&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/20\/7924\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Timely and Fitting Advice<\/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-7924","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\/7924","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=7924"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7928,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7924\/revisions\/7928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}