{"id":1927,"date":"2012-11-02T07:23:28","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T11:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=1927"},"modified":"2012-10-30T07:24:34","modified_gmt":"2012-10-30T11:24:34","slug":"a-better-size-large","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2012\/11\/a-better-size-large.html","title":{"rendered":"A Better Size Large"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress. Have mercy upon me and hear my prayer.\u00a0 Ps. 4:1<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do you feel distressed, depressed, and like giving up?\u00a0 There\u2019s a better answer than a candy bar.\u00a0 Take your problems and the frazzled emotions to the Lord.\u00a0 Ask for mercy and help \u2014 and He will be good and answer.\u00a0 He uses distress to enlarge\u00a0 you spiritually \u2014 to make you a bigger, stronger person inside.\u00a0 That\u2019s far better than being \u201cenlarged\u201d on the outside by that sugary snack!<\/p>\n<p><em>Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/em><br \/>\nSusan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress. 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