{"id":3298,"date":"2024-04-16T13:40:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T17:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2024-04-16T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T20:04:51","slug":"words-of-encouragement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/?p=3298","title":{"rendered":"Words of Encouragement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3302 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-07-2023-Jennifer-Hughes-Sailboat-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-07-2023-Jennifer-Hughes-Sailboat-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-07-2023-Jennifer-Hughes-Sailboat-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-07-2023-Jennifer-Hughes-Sailboat-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-07-2023-Jennifer-Hughes-Sailboat-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-07-2023-Jennifer-Hughes-Sailboat-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-07-2023-Jennifer-Hughes-Sailboat.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Psalm 39:4<\/p>\n<p>Lord remind me how brief my time on earth will be.<br \/>\nRemind me that my days are numbered &#8212; how fleeting my life is.<\/p>\n<p>____<\/p>\n<p>Life is short no matter how long we live.\u00a0 If we have something important we want to do, we must not put it off for a better day.\u00a0 If you knew you only had six months to live, what would you do?\u00a0 Tell someone you love them? Deal with undisciplined areas in your life? Tell someone about Jesus?\u00a0 Because life is short, don&#8217;t neglect what is truly important.\u00a0 &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3303 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05-15-2023-Blueridge-Parkway-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05-15-2023-Blueridge-Parkway-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05-15-2023-Blueridge-Parkway-203x270.jpg 203w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05-15-2023-Blueridge-Parkway.jpg 526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Psalm 103;15-16-17<\/p>\n<p>15. Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.<br \/>\n16. The wind blows, and we are gone &#8212; as though we had never been here.<br \/>\n17. But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3304 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-03-2024-Horses-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-03-2024-Horses-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-03-2024-Horses-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-03-2024-Horses-768x1039.jpg 768w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-03-2024-Horses-200x270.jpg 200w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-03-2024-Horses.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Psalm 139;16<\/p>\n<p>You saw me before I was born<br \/>\nEvery day of my life was<br \/>\nRecorded in your book<br \/>\nEvery moment was laid out<br \/>\nBefore a single day had passed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3307 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/01-17-2024-Monicas-Tree-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/01-17-2024-Monicas-Tree-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/01-17-2024-Monicas-Tree-216x270.jpg 216w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/01-17-2024-Monicas-Tree.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes God has to peel back the layers of our heart to reach us just as this tree has been peeled back.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3308\" src=\"https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-03-2024-Holding-The-Moon-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-03-2024-Holding-The-Moon-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-03-2024-Holding-The-Moon-219x270.jpg 219w, https:\/\/7sassysisters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-03-2024-Holding-The-Moon.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psalm 39:4 Lord remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered &#8212; how fleeting my life is. ____ Life is short no matter how long we live.\u00a0 If we have something important we want to do, we must not put it off for a better day.\u00a0 If you knew you only had six months to live, what would you do?\u00a0 Tell someone you love them? 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