{"id":790,"date":"2016-12-28T05:00:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T11:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=790"},"modified":"2016-12-05T19:58:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T01:58:55","slug":"paint-future-bright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/12\/paint-future-bright.html","title":{"rendered":"Paint your future bright"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6804.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-767 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2016\/11\/IMG_6804-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6804\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Can&#8217;t you almost feel the energy coming from this yellow creature? Don&#8217;t you want to see where it is headed? It looks like it is ready to take a leap!<\/p>\n<p>One of my resolutions this upcoming year is to be unafraid to leap. I may not know what is ahead and I could have never known until things happen the way they do. But I like that this creature is looking forward, not looking back.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time for us to make spiritual resolutions, as well. What will yours be? Mine will be to grow in trust and courage to follow wherever God may lead.<\/p>\n<p>Share your resolutions in the comments! May we all have a blessed end to 2016 and a wonderful beginning to 2017!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can&#8217;t you almost feel the energy coming from this yellow creature? Don&#8217;t you want to see where it is headed? It looks like it is ready to take a leap! One of my resolutions this upcoming year is to be unafraid to leap. 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