{"id":78,"date":"2015-07-13T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=78"},"modified":"2015-06-22T14:24:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T19:24:55","slug":"upside-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2015\/07\/upside-down.html","title":{"rendered":"Upside Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2015\/04\/Upside-Down.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-159\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2015\/04\/Upside-Down-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Upside Down\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it feels like everything in life is upsdie down, especially when things happen to knock you off your feet.<\/p>\n<p>But stopping to reflect on the situations which rock my world, I find myself searching for that which sustained me before. When my faith is at a point of struggle, and it was something that always got me through, looking at this picture is reminding me that what held me up when things were tough is still there. It\u2019s there, underneath the surface of challenges I\u2019m facing. It\u2019s there, providing a stable ground even when I don\u2019t recognize it. And I am so grateful it is there. I couldn\u2019t make it without that stable ground. And I know that stability comes through in the form of loved ones who have been there every step of the way.<\/p>\n<p>So, one day when my world will turn rightside up, I will know that what sustains me is always going to be there. I\u2019ve just got to have a little faith and a different perspective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Sometimes it feels like everything in life is upsdie down, especially when things happen to knock you off your feet. 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