{"id":35069,"date":"2023-02-23T03:30:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T11:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/?p=35069"},"modified":"2023-02-17T15:38:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T23:38:19","slug":"february-23-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/2023\/02\/23\/february-23-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"February 23, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-background-repeat:repeat-y;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-February-2023.jpg&quot;);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h2><strong>Lovely Thoughts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cFinally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy\u2014think about such things.\u201d<\/em> Philippians 4:8 NIV<\/p>\n<p>Philippians 4:8 is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. Negativity exhausts me. Being around people who are constantly complaining tires me. I can hardly read the news\u2014however, I did see a sign in a local sandwich shop that made me giggle. It read, \u201cI would trust a sibling telling me the electric fence is turned off, before I trust ANYTHING in the news today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While that is funny, the news today isn\u2019t. The world\u2019s condition can be scary and disheartening. But the Bible reassures us that where sin abounds, grace abounds more (Romans 5:20-21).<\/p>\n<p>God has not abandoned us. He is fully aware of everything happening around the whole world, and He is still in control. Are we in the End Times? Possibly, but we are definitely in our <strong>only time<\/strong>. This is our only life on earth, and then we step into eternity. This is our only time to share our faith, to maybe plant a seed or reap what someone else planted. It can be scary out there, but we have the hope the world needs. Let\u2019s share it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Lord please help us to share Your grace and beauty, Your love and salvation with others. Thank You. 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