{"id":1585,"date":"2015-03-14T16:13:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T16:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayinspiration\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2015-03-14T16:13:19","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T16:13:19","slug":"sunday-inspiration-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayinspiration\/2015\/03\/sunday-inspiration-74.html","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Inspiration #74"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s <strong>Sunday Inspiration<\/strong>: There\u2019s a plan for your life greater than you can imagine. Sometimes the best thing to do is to let go of your expectations so you can open your heart to God\u2019s. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSmall streams don&#8217;t plan to be mighty rivers. We just move in a direction; God decides what He&#8217;ll have us become.\u201d &#8211; <strong>Bob Goff<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/355\/2015\/03\/what-god-whats-us-to-become.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/355\/2015\/03\/what-god-whats-us-to-become.jpg\" alt=\"what god what&#039;s us to become\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1586\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Image Source:<\/strong> Shutterstock.com <\/p>\n<p><strong>About <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayinspiration\/author\/cblackwell\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Blackwell<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAlex Blackwell is a father, husband and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebridgemaker.com\">writer<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s Sunday Inspiration: There\u2019s a plan for your life greater than you can imagine. 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