{"id":662,"date":"2016-08-10T05:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=662"},"modified":"2016-07-30T20:51:53","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T01:51:53","slug":"sweet-taste-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/08\/sweet-taste-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"Sweet taste of faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s nothing sweeter than faith. Especially when everything is lining up in our lives. Our loved ones are happy and healthy.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2016\/07\/IMG_4723.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-659 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2016\/07\/IMG_4723-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4723\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> We have a job we want or at least a job that helps us fulfill our needs.<\/p>\n<p>But we also need to keep that sweet faith when things aren&#8217;t lining up quite as well. And also try to remember to give thanks for the times we have experienced sweet faith.<\/p>\n<p>How do you remember to give thanks? Do you pray in thanksgiving every day, no matter what is happening in your life?<\/p>\n<p>I try to always be grateful for the experiences in my life. It&#8217;s definitely more challenging at times. But I found keeping a list of good things each day or week can help in the long run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s nothing sweeter than faith. Especially when everything is lining up in our lives. Our loved ones are happy and healthy. We have a job we want or at least a job that helps us fulfill our needs. 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