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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nDaily Reading:<\/strong> 2 Samuel 12:1-31<\/strong><\/a>, John 16:1-33<\/strong><\/a>, Psalm 119:65-80<\/strong><\/a>, Proverbs 16:4-5<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cThe\u00a0Lord\u00a0has made everything for its purpose,\u00a0even\u00a0the wicked for the day of trouble.\u201d Prov. 16:4<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Divine retribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thinking of people receiving God\u2019s judgment softens my heart. Watching people walk down wrong paths and make life-altering decisions that will cause pain hurts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat goes around comes around?\u201d my wise mother said when I would question her about why people get away with doing mean things. I did not believe her in my younger years, thinking people got away with their evil ways. But now I realize her wisdom and the sadness that comes with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Suffering the consequences of actions happens to everyone. Poor relational decisions, not respecting myself, and seeking instant gratification with the swipe of a credit card all caused me pain. When I began following Jesus and applying His teachings to my life, I found a new purpose, less pain, and hope for a better future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n God created us for a purpose; we will discover it when we walk in His ways. But when we choose to put ourselves before the Lord, pain follows. Jesus came to show us how to live; following Him leads to a life of abundance we can find no other way.<\/p>\n\n\n Lord, forgive us for not following You.\u00a0 As we seek You each day, guide us in the direction You want us to go. Please lead us to our purpose on Earth, and help us fulfill our divine calling. Give us life in abundance as we chase after You. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One minute read. Daily Reading: 2 Samuel 12:1-31, John 16:1-33, Psalm 119:65-80, Proverbs 16:4-5 Daily Verse: \u201cThe\u00a0Lord\u00a0has made everything for its purpose,\u00a0even\u00a0the wicked for the day of trouble.\u201d Prov. 16:4 Divine retribution. Thinking of people receiving God\u2019s judgment softens my heart. Watching people walk down wrong paths and make life-altering decisions that will cause pain… Continue reading Divine Retribution<\/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-7959","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\/7959","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=7959"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7964,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7959\/revisions\/7964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7959"}],"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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