{"id":198,"date":"2015-02-04T08:05:19","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T08:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielgaul.com\/?p=198"},"modified":"2015-02-09T01:38:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T01:38:47","slug":"poem-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielgaul.com\/?p=198","title":{"rendered":"Poem #5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my walk as a Christian, I have found waiting to be by far one of the hardest things to do.  As humans we have an innate drive to be doing something; GOD gave us that drive right at the beginning with Adam and Eve.  For us to do the work GOD has planned, though, we need to be ready, and sometimes the preparation process seems a bit tedious.  The best way to smooth it out: trust GOD with the present\/future and always be on the lookout for ways to grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWaiting on the Lord\u201d (#5)<br \/>\nHas your faith been backsliding;<br \/>\nIs your walk full of strife?<br \/>\nDo you find yourself wondering,<br \/>\n\u201cWhy isn\u2019t God working in my life?\u201d<br \/>\nThe fly in the ointment of your faith<br \/>\nMay actually lie quite near.<br \/>\nSometimes it is found in people around you,<br \/>\nOther times, by looking in the mirror.<br \/>\nIn times of doubt, pray to God for faith,<br \/>\nand wait patiently for His word;<br \/>\nthe curing answer that comes, my friend,<br \/>\nmay be the greatest you\u2019ve ever heard.<br \/>\nWhatever the fault, give it up to the Lord,<br \/>\nAnd trust He will use it for the best.<br \/>\nThe peace of God will come then,<br \/>\nAnd like water, swell up in your chest.<br \/>\nThe Lord is faithful, kind, and just<br \/>\nTo all who serve under Him;<br \/>\nThis you will find if you seek it,<br \/>\nSo go and wait on Him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my walk as a Christian, I have found waiting to be by far one of the hardest things to do. As humans we have an innate drive to be doing something; GOD gave us that drive right at the beginning with Adam and Eve. For us to do the work GOD has planned, though, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/danielgaul.com\/?p=198\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Poem #5<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5w0VP-3c","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielgaul.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielgaul.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielgaul.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielgaul.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielgaul.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/danielgaul.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199,"href":"https:\/\/danielgaul.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions\/199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielgaul.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielgaul.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielgaul.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}