{"id":4284,"date":"2020-02-11T17:15:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T22:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forglorysake.com\/?p=4284"},"modified":"2020-09-21T11:39:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T15:39:35","slug":"its-a-becoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/11\/its-a-becoming\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a becoming&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I didn&#8217;t wake up one day with super natural faith. I wasn&#8217;t just born trusting God, or believing His every word. I remember as a child being curious and confused and afraid and a little doubtful. God drew me in slowly, teaching me about Himself. He showed me Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We become strong Saints, over time and through experiences, by choices made. Growth only starts with a &#8220;calling and accepting,&#8221;  after which <strong>choosing begins. <\/strong>Choosing Him over others, seeking His way over mine. Dying to self&#8230; change. These bring deep roots into good soil, producing Spirit-fruit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Theres&#8217;s a colorful drawing on my kitchen wall that makes me laugh every day. I made it as a preschooler. It&#8217;s of a terrified David <strong>running away<\/strong> from a smiling Goliath. I was told the correct story, I just couldn&#8217;t believe it!  Not until I experienced for myself the <strong>power of an Almighty God that gives you the courage to stand<\/strong> <strong>up<\/strong> against an enemy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a reminder that I <em>have<\/em> grown and continue to grow in Him by choice. <strong>A continual, moment by moment choosing&#8230; to trust<\/strong> and look to The only One Who loves me fully and completely &#8211; my Creator and Savior. On easy days and hard days, I aim to keep my eyes on Him. Knowing that He is making me into something strong and beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ForGlorySake!<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Anna<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/D7284E92-367E-4170-A9A4-FADDC920C725.jpeg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4293\" data-link=\"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/?attachment_id=4293\" class=\"wp-image-4293\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Minorca, Spain <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t wake up one day with super natural faith. I wasn&#8217;t just born trusting God, or believing His every word. 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