{"id":734,"date":"2016-11-07T05:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=734"},"modified":"2016-10-26T18:18:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T23:18:22","slug":"faith-in-the-distance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/11\/faith-in-the-distance.html","title":{"rendered":"Faith in the distance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a person that sees the big picture? Or are you one that only sees what is right in front of you?<\/p>\n<p>I think I tend to be one that sees the overall picture for the most part. Sometimes when I feel the goal is too far away then I might get frustrated and wonder why I can&#8217;t see the goal.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2016\/09\/IMG_5410.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-701 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2016\/09\/IMG_5410-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5410\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It seems like this sailboat in the picture is too far away and can feel like a long way to reach the goal. Yet half of the experience is getting there, getting to the final result. We have goals in our faith lives that may seem to be too far. But just know we can always reach it, eventually.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t give up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a person that sees the big picture? Or are you one that only sees what is right in front of you? 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