{"id":2155,"date":"2015-10-16T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etheriedge.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/16\/need-a-re-do\/"},"modified":"2020-12-13T16:55:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T21:55:37","slug":"need-a-re-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/16\/need-a-re-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Need a Re-do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I walked my <em>old<\/em> neighborhood with a close friend. We reminisced about the former neighbors and many events that we had shared. Funny how it&#8217;s the scandalous stories that stick out in the memory. No new news popped up, but we did tend to harp on some gossipy tales.<\/p>\n<p>Passing by my <em>former<\/em> address, I wondered how many folks remembered my family&#8217;s past&#8230; blunders, dramas, scandals?? Believe me, there have been several. I was overwhelmed with thankfulness for second chances and new beginnings.<\/p>\n<p>God is gracious with His re-do plan. It&#8217;s not like anyone can ever really go back and <i>undo,\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0escaping\u00a0<i>natural consequences<\/i>, but He does offer a total wash from His end and a chance to start over fresh, everyday.\u00a0For that I&#8217;m truly grateful.<\/p>\n<p>After dropping off my friend, I ran another lap around. This time I prayed silently for those same neighbors and their stories. I asked God for <b>Grace<\/b> to cover them as He had so graciously covered me. I asked for a wonderful testimony from their past and a re-do on their future!<\/p>\n<p>My family is not some special breed- <b>Mercy<\/b> is for everyone&#8217;s taking. A<i>nyone<\/i> willing to receive. Hallelujah &amp; amen!<\/p>\n<p><b>ForGlorySake! <\/b>&#8211; <i>Anna<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/img_2724.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/img_2724.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I walked my old neighborhood with a close friend. We reminisced about the former neighbors and many events that we had shared. Funny how it&#8217;s the scandalous stories that stick out in the memory. No new news popped up, but &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/16\/need-a-re-do\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1420,8,9],"tags":[357,358,556,624,704,721],"class_list":["post-2155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotional","category-practical-life","category-spiritual-growth","tag-gossip","tag-grace","tag-neighbors","tag-prayer","tag-rumors","tag-second-chances"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paUt4s-yL","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2155"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5638,"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2155\/revisions\/5638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}