{"id":4266,"date":"2020-01-31T14:06:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T19:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forglorysake.com\/?p=4266"},"modified":"2020-10-01T19:40:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T23:40:22","slug":"the-struggle-is-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/31\/the-struggle-is-real\/","title":{"rendered":"The struggle is real&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My friend in Germany told me about a man beside her on a plane freaking-out when she sneezed.  It\u2019s that kind of hour &#8230;that kind of week &#8230;heck, that kind of New Year. People are freaking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve had impeachment hearings, talk of WWIII, a global plague of some sort, and so much crisis-news flying through the airwaves since January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping my focus and grounding takes purpose. It takes will. I get up and <strong>make<\/strong> myself open God\u2019s Word <strong>1st<\/strong>. Then stop and pray, seeking His peace of mind before looking through various news articles &#8230; I can only imagine what\u2019s coming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a lot going on in the world! A lot to pray about&#8230; and so many to pray for. Seems even the circles around me have stepped into crisis. I\u2019m honored to lift up names and situations before the Throne, but I must remember it takes a toll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have to prioritize getting fed and rested (in my soul). Rejuvenation in the Spirit: singing praises, reading encouraging stories, or speaking with uplifting sisters. I need to breathe and meditate on a Psalm. And keep aware of all <em>joy-stealers<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The struggle is real<\/strong>. Therefore, may I never lose sight of <em>Who<\/em> is fighting the battle. He is our Fortress and strong Deliverer. My Hero&#x2764;&#xfe0f; Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ForGlorySake!<\/strong> &#8211;<em>Anna<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/303D6252-33FF-4E43-9505-16D2A2373E23.jpeg?resize=640%2C484&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4267\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bloom where you\u2019re planted \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend in Germany told me about a man beside her on a plane freaking-out when she sneezed. It\u2019s that kind of hour &#8230;that kind of week &#8230;heck, that kind of New Year. People are freaking out. We\u2019ve had impeachment &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/31\/the-struggle-is-real\/\">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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1420,8],"tags":[1119,1117,1118,624],"class_list":["post-4266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotional","category-practical-life","tag-burnout","tag-crisis","tag-feed-your-soul","tag-prayer"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paUt4s-16O","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4266","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=4266"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6382,"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4266\/revisions\/6382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}