{"id":929,"date":"2017-05-15T05:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=929"},"modified":"2017-05-08T22:55:20","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T03:55:20","slug":"faith-as-a-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/05\/faith-as-a-bridge.html","title":{"rendered":"Faith as a bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are going through a struggle and feel like the ground beneath you has shifted too far to one side, it&#8217;s helpful to know that there is always a bridge<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/05\/IMG_9683-e1493639380852.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-937 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/05\/IMG_9683-e1493639380852-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9683\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> available to us. It is the bridge of faith.<\/p>\n<p>The rungs on the bridge may seem tenuous, like they won&#8217;t even hold us up. But God holds the bridge high and strong. Even if we find ourselves on a suspension bridge, we know that they are in fact strengthened in the necessary areas to uphold any cars or people that traverse it.<\/p>\n<p>How do you trust this bridge? In part, remembering past experiences and how you&#8217;ve found the strength before can help with the next situation. How many bridges have you walked on so far?<\/p>\n<p>Some bridges may be shorter than others and you&#8217;ll be on the other side of this in no time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are going through a struggle and feel like the ground beneath you has shifted too far to one side, it&#8217;s helpful to know that there is always a bridge available to us. It is the bridge of faith. 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