{"id":36025,"date":"2023-12-07T03:30:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/?p=36025"},"modified":"2023-12-02T15:35:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T23:35:34","slug":"december-7-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/2023\/12\/07\/december-7-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"December 7, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background 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-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\"><div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-3.32.44-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-3.32.44-PM-200x351.png 200w, https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-3.32.44-PM-400x703.png 400w, https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-3.32.44-PM.png 474w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Peace &#8211; Day 4<\/h2>\n<p class=\"Default\">The Internet claims that the average person spends five years out of their life standing in line. With so much practice waiting, you<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>d think we would be better at it! Unfortunately, when we wait, not knowing what the future holds, not getting the answers we want, and watching people do the opposite of what we think they should do, we quickly feel anxious, unsettled, and frustrated. The world tells us that waiting is a bad thing and something to avoid, but God<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>s Word tells us that waiting can be a time of rest and peace if we use the time to draw near to Him. When we use our seasons of waiting to hold tight to God<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>s unfailing love, rest in His peace, offer honest prayers, and love those around us well, we invite the peace of God into our waiting as He works <i>all things<\/i> for His glory and our good.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Prayer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\"><em>Lord, You are the Creator and Keeper of time, and You don<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>t waste a single minute. Thank You for all the ways You are working even when we can<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>t see it. Help us use our seasons of waiting to draw nearer to You.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Call to Action<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\">What are you waiting for? Maybe it<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>s a diagnosis, a prodigal, a provision, a relationship, or a break from all the stress? Write down everything you<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>re waiting for that you <i>can\u2019t<\/i> control. Then, pray and release each of them into God<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>s capable hands. When worry or anxieties begin creeping up on you, try singing along to a worship song, writing out your favorite Bible verses, going for a walk, or inviting a friend to coffee. Make every attempt to acknowledge and enjoy the good things in your life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-women"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p92wjD-9n3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36025"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36028,"href":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36025\/revisions\/36028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}