{"id":191259,"date":"2024-07-24T04:16:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T09:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/?p=191259"},"modified":"2024-05-30T06:25:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T11:25:58","slug":"52-p-wilderness-16-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/52-p-wilderness-16-v\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Point Devotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Be still, and know that I am God.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Psalm 46:10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A number of years ago, a submarine being tested had to be submerged for several hours. Upon returning to harbor, the captain was asked, \u201cHow did that terrible storm last night affect you?\u201d Surprised, the captain exclaimed, \u201cStorm? We didn\u2019t even know there was one!\u201d Their submarine had been so far beneath the surface that it had reached what sailors refer to as \u201cthe cushion of the sea\u201d\u2014a depth in the ocean where the waters below are never stirred despite any commotion on the surface.<\/p>\n<p>In our fast-paced world, it is a challenge to slow down and remember that God is in control. We are a society of \u201cdo-everything,\u201d \u201cgo-everywhere,\u201d \u201cget-it-done\u201d people who mistakenly believe we can handle everything if we just keep going. In reality, we need to become so submerged in God\u2019s peace that no matter what\u2019s happening in our life, we are able to remain as calm as \u201cthe cushion of the sea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you feel overwhelmed, bogged down, or burnt out, add one more activity to your daily schedule: Spend time with Almighty God. It is the only way to reach the depth needed to find true calm in the midst of any storm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 A number of years ago, a submarine being tested had to be submerged for several hours. Upon returning to harbor, the captain was asked, \u201cHow did that terrible storm last night affect you?\u201d Surprised, the captain exclaimed, \u201cStorm? We didn\u2019t even know there was &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/52-p-wilderness-16-v\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Turning Point Devotion&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191259"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191262,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191259\/revisions\/191262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}