{"id":707,"date":"2016-10-03T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=707"},"modified":"2016-10-01T21:22:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T02:22:22","slug":"keeping-harmful-things-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/10\/keeping-harmful-things-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"Keeping out harmful things to faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_5423\"<\/a>All around us there are things competing for our attention. It’s almost necessary to put on those blinders you can use to keep out the dark and get some sleep!<\/p>\n

What are the forces around you that you need to keep out? Are there people that challenge you in a way that threatens your faith?<\/p>\n

Do you find yourself encountering more and more distractions?<\/p>\n

Maybe when you find these distractions, take a deep breath and pray — keep out! It might help you find some focus when you need it the most.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All around us there are things competing for our attention. It’s almost necessary to put on those blinders you can use to keep out the dark and get some sleep! What are the forces around you that you need to keep out? Are there people that challenge you in a way that threatens your faith?…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":591,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nKeeping out harmful things to faith - Through the Lens of Faith<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/10\/keeping-harmful-things-faith.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Keeping out harmful things to faith - Through the Lens of Faith\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"All around us there are things competing for our attention. 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