{"id":919,"date":"2017-04-26T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=919"},"modified":"2017-03-09T14:20:13","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T20:20:13","slug":"shooting-for-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/04\/shooting-for-the-moon.html","title":{"rendered":"Shooting for the moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes dreams can seem so close you can taste it. Yet others seem far too out of reach.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/02\/IMG_0101-e1489090174905.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-872 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/02\/IMG_0101-e1489090174905-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0101\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What do you do when a dream seems out of reach?<\/p>\n<p>If we add our faith to our dreams, it&#8217;s possible we can shoot for the moon? Faith makes all things possible. The dreams may not always materialize in the way we want them to, but they will be the way they are meant to be.<\/p>\n<p>What dreams do you have that seem too out of reach? Is it something really important to you? Perhaps stepping back, evaluating its importance and engaging God in the dream can help it move forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes dreams can seem so close you can taste it. Yet others seem far too out of reach.\u00a0 What do you do when a dream seems out of reach? If we add our faith to our dreams, it&#8217;s possible we can shoot for the moon? Faith makes all things possible. 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