{"id":175,"date":"2011-09-30T10:47:55","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T14:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etheriedge.wordpress.com\/?p=175"},"modified":"2020-10-02T12:51:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T16:51:13","slug":"the-ultimate-brave-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2011\/09\/30\/the-ultimate-brave-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"the Ultimate Brave Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><code>[What, what would have become of me] had I not believed that I would see the Lord\u2019s goodness in the land of the living! Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart be stout and enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord. (Psalm 27:13 &amp; 14 AMP)<\/code><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Monaco, Consolas, 'Andale Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">This verse speaks to me so deeply. I&#8217;ve been reading back through my personal journalings, I&#8217;m taken to my knees and brought to tears over how gently God has led me time and again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><code>\u00a0 \u00a0 He gave me the gift of faith, to believe He is... and what a gift that is! What would have become of me without it? For instance and because it's fresh on my mind, I just knew somehow He would bring about good from all this cancer stuff ...and He has. <\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>I see it revealed right and left.<\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><\/code><code><\/code><code>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Whatever you are longing on today, whatever you're waiting on, ask God for hope. Ask Him to give you the unreasonable ability to believe in the goodness He will bring. Ask Him for the gift to expect that He will come. This is the ultimate challenge. Will you seek a brave-heart! I think He's just waiting to be asked.<\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Dear Father, I lift up all my sisters in the Lord and the heavy burdens they carry today. Give each of us the hope we need to believe that You are working behind the scenes where we can&#8217;t see. Give us brave hearts as we expect Your great things to come about. In Jesus Mighty Name.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>ForGlorySake!<\/strong> &#8211;<em>Anna<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/photo.jpg?resize=640%2C532&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4730\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[What, what would have become of me] had I not believed that I would see the Lord\u2019s goodness in the land of the living! 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