{"id":481,"date":"2016-03-14T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=481"},"modified":"2016-02-25T07:15:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T13:15:03","slug":"grilled-in-good-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/03\/grilled-in-good-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"Grilled in good faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_1773\"<\/a>Do you grill? I don’t own one but appreciate a great burger or steak that has been cooked on one of these machines. There’s nothing better.<\/p>\n

I had to laugh when I see in this picture the fire extinguisher right next to the machine that depends on fire for its work! It makes me think of finding a balance in our faith between the fire-y times of frustration or exuberant joy and the times we have been extinguished.<\/p>\n

Sometimes being extinguished can be a blessing in disguise. Maybe you were experiencing too much fire and not enough of the soft firelight. It can be helpful to slow down – in life and in faith. You can get a different perspective when the fire isn’t raging and it can prepare you for the next time it does.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you grill? I don’t own one but appreciate a great burger or steak that has been cooked on one of these machines. There’s nothing better. I had to laugh when I see in this picture the fire extinguisher right next to the machine that depends on fire for its work! 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