{"id":2656,"date":"2012-01-04T12:50:33","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T12:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=2656"},"modified":"2012-01-04T17:31:13","modified_gmt":"2012-01-04T17:31:13","slug":"self-devotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2012\/01\/self-devotion.html","title":{"rendered":"Vicky Tells All: Self Devotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Vicky Tells All: What it Takes to Be Good<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">2 of 4<strong><br \/>\n\u2190 <a title=\"Be Good\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/01\/be-good.html\">PREVIOUS<\/a> \u2022 <a title=\"Vicky Tells All: Compassion for Others\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/01\/compassion-for-others.html\">NEXT<\/a> \u2192<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2012\/01\/angel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2657\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2012\/01\/angel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>1. Self-Devotion<\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s critical to your spiritual development that you take the time for reflection. Sit with stillness surrounding you and be still. Look at yourself through loving eyes. See yourself as God sees you. From this perspective you see your inner goodness. You\u2019ll find you have more patience, more humility and greater self-respect.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Vicky Tells All: Compassion for Others\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/01\/compassion-for-others.html\"><strong>CONTINUE<\/strong><\/a> \u2192 Compassion for Others<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vicky Tells All: What it Takes to Be Good 2 of 4 \u2190 PREVIOUS \u2022 NEXT \u2192 1. Self-Devotion It\u2019s critical to your spiritual development that you take the time for reflection. Sit with stillness surrounding you and be still. Look at yourself through loving eyes. See yourself as God sees you. 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