{"id":357,"date":"2021-01-03T03:57:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T03:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/?p=357"},"modified":"2021-01-03T03:57:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T03:57:30","slug":"january-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/?p=357","title":{"rendered":"JANUARY 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>In 2021: <\/strong><strong>Commit to Change<\/strong><strong><em>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funny conversation between two factory workers on a lunch break:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laborer 1: <em>&#8220;Oh no, not baloney again! I can&#8217;t believe this, I hate baloney! This is the fourth time this week I&#8217;m having baloney! I&#8217;m tired of baloney\u2026 I just hate it!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laborer 2: <em>&#8220;Why don&#8217;t you just ask your wife to make you something different?!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laborer 1: <em>&#8220;I&#8217;m single\u2026 I made these myself!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s the point! \u2013 <em>most the \u2018baloney\u2019 we have in our lives we put there ourselves!<\/em> Unless we are willing to change our ways and alter our behavior, we will have the same old baloney we keep serving ourselves!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seriously, we would do better at keeping our new year&#8217;s resolutions if we <strong><em>first made the commitment to change!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve said it before, I&#8217;ll say it again as we begin 2021 \u2013 <em>&#8220;God&#8217;s love is unconditional, but His blessings are conditioned upon our faith and obedience!&#8221;<\/em> Let go and leave your stubborn ways in 2020 \u2013 In 2021: trust and obey \u2013 that&#8217;s the only way! Happy New Year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>&#8220;Trust in the&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Lord<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;with all your heart,<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>and&nbsp;do not lean on your own understanding.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><sup>&nbsp;<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>In all your ways&nbsp;acknowledge him,<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>and he&nbsp;will make straight your paths.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitterbutton\" style=\"float: left; padding-right: 5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-text=\"JANUARY 2021\" data-via=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/winseattle.org\/?p=357\" data-lang=\"en\" data-related=\"DolcePixel:We make beautiful and sweet WordPress Themes\"><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2021: Commit to Change! 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