{"id":413,"date":"2016-01-20T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=413"},"modified":"2016-01-02T10:04:22","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T16:04:22","slug":"controlling-the-outcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/01\/controlling-the-outcome.html","title":{"rendered":"Controlling the outcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-405 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2015\/12\/IMG_1491-e1451688483260-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1491\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>In some areas of our lives it seems a little easier to keep a sense of control. Yet there are other times in our lives that control can seem like a fleeting dream.<\/p>\n<p>No one likes to feel out of control and it can be frustrating when you feel like your faith is slipping out of your control or at least your perception of it.<\/p>\n<p>Are there ways to control the outcome? I think it is possible to a degree, but when you are going through a period of time when faith seems a little off kilter, say an extra prayer to accept whatever control you don&#8217;t have and courage to experience the outcome in whatever way is\u00a0best for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In some areas of our lives it seems a little easier to keep a sense of control. Yet there are other times in our lives that control can seem like a fleeting dream. 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