{"id":358,"date":"2015-12-03T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=358"},"modified":"2015-11-30T19:44:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T01:44:08","slug":"faith-in-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2015\/12\/faith-in-the-spotlight.html","title":{"rendered":"Faith in the spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you ever feel <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-357 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2015\/11\/IMG_0918-e1447730104977-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0918\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>like a spotlight is shining on you? Perhaps the spotlight isn&#8217;t shining on your positive attributes, or at least that is what it might feel like sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>But I think God can use a spotlight in your life to highlight the positive aspects of your life and it takes the darkness for you to really see where that light is shining.<\/p>\n<p>God can always find a place within us to shine a spotlight, even when we struggle to find our own bright spots. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s God that is in control of the light.<\/p>\n<p>Check this week to see what parts of your life you can shine your own light on and pray for the openness to accept that there are places to shine your light inside. Then you can shine the spotlight and help others to see their own.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you ever feel like a spotlight is shining on you? Perhaps the spotlight isn&#8217;t shining on your positive attributes, or at least that is what it might feel like sometimes. 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