{"id":1569,"date":"2011-09-04T05:24:32","date_gmt":"2011-09-04T09:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/?p=1569"},"modified":"2011-09-03T11:36:27","modified_gmt":"2011-09-03T15:36:27","slug":"lets-keep-the-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/09\/lets-keep-the-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s keep the faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/files\/2011\/09\/shelley-and-friends-at-Special-Gathering1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1572 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/234\/2011\/09\/shelley-and-friends-at-Special-Gathering1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Let&#8217;s Keep the Faith<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>by Michelle Demeree<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>God has<\/strong> given to each one the\u00a0gift of faith.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">When we believe God,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Our Christian faith lets us<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Live outside the box.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>People<\/strong> need to see how we believe<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">through our faith.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Our lives<\/strong> are filled with prayer and<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">feeling God&#8217;s love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Pray to him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">He will mend our hearts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Then we can say,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Let&#8217;s keep the faith!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s Keep the Faith by Michelle Demeree God has given to each one the\u00a0gift of faith. 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