{"id":966,"date":"2014-08-23T12:16:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/?p=966"},"modified":"2015-05-21T05:43:53","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T10:43:53","slug":"opportunity-discomfort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/opportunity-discomfort\/","title":{"rendered":"Opportunity in Discomfort"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-967\" src=\"http:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/water-to-thirsty-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Living Water\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/water-to-thirsty-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/water-to-thirsty-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/water-to-thirsty.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/>Opportunity in Discomfort<\/h4>\n<p>As the Judgment noose around America&#8217;s neck is tightened and more people begin to feel the discomfort of waking from the anesthesia of affluence that has lulled us to sleep with self indulgence and complacency.<\/p>\n<p>There will be opportunity in the life of <!--more-->every born again true believer to offer compassion to the hurting and an answer for the hope that we have in Christ.<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t miss it.<br \/>\n&#8220;but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,&#8221; ~ 1 Peter 3:15<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"Opportunity%20in%20Discomfort\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opportunity in Discomfort As the Judgment noose around America&#8217;s neck is tightened and more people begin to feel the discomfort of waking from the anesthesia of affluence that has lulled us to sleep with self indulgence and complacency. 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