{"id":7654,"date":"2023-12-03T11:34:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T16:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/?p=7654"},"modified":"2023-12-03T11:35:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T16:35:45","slug":"better-than-sheep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/03\/better-than-sheep\/","title":{"rendered":"Better than sheep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Watching White Christmas, I\u2019ve always loved the song that says <em>\u201ccount your blessings instead of sheep.\u201d<\/em>  It\u2019s a good habit to practice right before bed and an even better way to start the day. However, there\u2019s actually another counting game scripture encourages for a restful night\u2019s sleep:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! If I were to count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! when I wake up, You are still with me!<\/em><\/strong> Psalm 139:17-18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wow, think on that! The Creator\u2019s thoughts toward you outnumber the sand.\u00a0&#x1f633;\u00a0Our family loves the beach with all its sand. Amazingly you can dig and dig and dig and never come to the end. When I imagine each grain as a thought of God\u2019s about me\u2026 I\u2019m overwhelmed!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He numbers my hairs, He writes my name on His palm, He knows when I sit and where I rest, every thought and every word before I open my mouth. He\u2019s already recorded every one of my days- down to the weather and He jealously seeks the Spirit placed inside of me!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you search the scriptures and find the treasure of God\u2019s thoughts toward you &#8211; it\u2019s gold! And it promises to be enough to peacefully put you to sleep at night&#x2764;&#xfe0f;-Anna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ForGlorySake.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"504\" data-id=\"7657\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2E0CB8C7-AC9A-4D93-A0EB-20DFA1F7C728.jpeg?resize=640%2C504&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7657\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watching White Christmas, I\u2019ve always loved the song that says \u201ccount your blessings instead of sheep.\u201d It\u2019s a good habit to practice right before bed and an even better way to start the day. 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