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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nDaily Reading:<\/strong> Ezekiel 12:1-14:11<\/strong><\/a>, Hebrews 7:1-17<\/strong><\/a>, Psalm 105:37-45<\/strong><\/a>,Proverbs 27:3<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Daily Verse: <\/strong>“A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,\u00a0but\u00a0a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.” Prov. 27:3<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fool’s provocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mental exhaustion feels different than physical tiredness. I never understood how tired thinking could make me feel until I became a writer. After sitting all day, studying, and writing, I feel physically and mentally drained. But physical tiredness doesn’t make me mentally tired; it usually renews my mind. I never thought mental work would tire me out more than physical exhaustion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unloading bricks from my dad’s cabbed truck as a child, I still remember the back ache from bending over for those few minutes carrying the cubes to the tailgate. But I also remember my pride for the work and my dad’s compliments for a job well done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, the mental tiredness I get from dealing with some people in my life never seems to lessen because fools never stop. I can’t look at a pile of thoughts moved from one place to another and feel like I’ve accomplished something. Just trying not to let the situation overtake my life uses enough energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recognize the fools in your life and decide not to let them steal any more energy from you. Pray for them, and give them to God.<\/p>\n\n\n Lord, forgive us for letting fools get to us. Please give us the grace and love necessary to deal with foolish people. Energize us for the journey ahead. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One minute read. Daily Reading: Ezekiel 12:1-14:11, Hebrews 7:1-17, Psalm 105:37-45,Proverbs 27:3 Daily Verse: “A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,\u00a0but\u00a0a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.” Prov. 27:3 Fool’s provocation. Mental exhaustion feels different than physical tiredness. I never understood how tired thinking could make me feel until I became a writer. After… Continue reading Fool’s Provocation<\/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-8929","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\/8929","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=8929"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8937,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8929\/revisions\/8937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8929"}],"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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