{"id":5078,"date":"2024-03-20T19:08:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlie22outdoors.com\/?p=5078"},"modified":"2024-03-20T19:08:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:08:38","slug":"march-20-devotion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlie22outdoors.com\/?p=5078","title":{"rendered":"March 20 Devotion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recently, I was talking with a friend of mine who is going through a very difficult time. Let\u2019s just say that people that he has been very close to you for several years have turned on him. He is seeing a side of people he did not realize existed. A very ugly side. It\u2019s so unfortunate that sometimes we go through moments like these. We go through moments where it seems like we are being attacked and we don\u2019t know why.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s moments like these that I believe God is building us. He is preparing us for something. We might not know why at that time it\u2019s happening. But, it could be he is setting us up for what is coming ahead. Times like these are hard to get through. Especially when those around you have turned their backs on you. But it\u2019s times like these that I believe God is telling us to turn to him. To let him take control. To let him do his work. God is asking us to trust him. And I also believe he\u2019s wanting us to forgive those who have wronged us during these times. Oh boy, how hard that is. It can be beyond our understanding. No doubt. I\u2019ve been there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But we must remember, God has forgiven us. And that is also beyond our understanding. He has forgiven us even though we don\u2019t deserve it. Sound familiar? I bet it does. I bet those who have wronged you, don\u2019t deserve forgiveness. But releasing the resentment that we have helps purify our hearts. Releasing that resentment probably will require us to have God help us. Chances are, we are unable to do so by ourselves. Which is also part of us being prepared by God. He is working on our hearts in ways that we cannot understand. But no matter what it is, we must remember it is for our good. So maybe today is the day for us to go to our knees and ask God to take control. Maybe today is the day to LET him take control. Let him take our hearts. Let him begin working on us like never before. Maybe today is the day that we truly learn to trust him for his love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I was talking with a friend of mine who is going through a very difficult time. Let\u2019s just say that people that he has been very close to you for several years have turned on him. He is seeing a side of people he did not realize existed. A very ugly side. 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