{"id":46,"date":"2009-07-13T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T11:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/stuffchristianculturelikes\/2009\/07\/89-saying-its-a-god-thing-when-something-good-happens.html"},"modified":"2009-07-13T11:29:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-13T11:29:00","slug":"89-saying-its-a-god-thing-when-something-good-happens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/stuffchristianculturelikes\/2009\/07\/89-saying-its-a-god-thing-when-something-good-happens.html","title":{"rendered":"#89 Saying &#8220;It&#8217;s a God thing&#8221; when something good happens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Slt_ttwkqgI\/AAAAAAAABcY\/7M4uXpbscoM\/s1600-h\/godthing2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Slt_ttwkqgI\/AAAAAAAABcY\/7M4uXpbscoM\/s400\/godthing2.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a God thing&#8221; is a phrase frequently spoken in Christian culture. It is always said in response to something good that has happened.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Slt_oRflWTI\/AAAAAAAABcQ\/vbrf84Ofs3k\/s1600-h\/godthing8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Slt_oRflWTI\/AAAAAAAABcQ\/vbrf84Ofs3k\/s400\/godthing8.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a God thing&#8221; can be said about anything perceived to be good such as miracles of healing, finding a parking space, or Proposition 8 passing.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Slt_kZqvccI\/AAAAAAAABcI\/aXV-W0YJd-Q\/s1600-h\/godthing7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Slt_kZqvccI\/AAAAAAAABcI\/aXV-W0YJd-Q\/s400\/godthing7.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<p>It is not said when something bad happens. When met with bad news, you are more likely to hear someone say &#8220;It was God&#8217;s will.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a God thing&#8221; is a phrase frequently spoken in Christian culture. 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