{"id":16518,"date":"2017-01-27T06:07:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T12:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=16518"},"modified":"2017-01-27T06:07:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T12:07:11","slug":"soap-building-good-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/soap-building-good-base\/","title":{"rendered":"SOAP: Building a good base"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16519\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/good-soil.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/good-soil.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/good-soil-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/good-soil-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Scripture:<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;But the seed with good soil<\/p>\n<p>stands for those with a \u00a0good and noble heart,<\/p>\n<p>who hear the word,<\/p>\n<p>retain it<\/p>\n<p>and by persevering produce a good crop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Luke 8:15<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Observation:<\/h2>\n<p>Those with a firm foundation, who listen and apply the word and then keep working at understanding and living it will\u00a0thrive.<\/p>\n<h2>Application:<\/h2>\n<p>Growing in Christ, and thriving, doesn&#8217;t just happen.<\/p>\n<p>It takes effort and intentional follow-through.<\/p>\n<p>If I want to thrive, I cannot expect to just skate by, picking up a taste of the Bible here and there.<\/p>\n<p>If I want to thrive, and live the life I am intended to live, I need to seek Him continually, listening to His teaching and then applying it.<\/p>\n<p>I have been talking with God about my Bible reading lately. As you may have noticed, my SOAP scriptures have been short and bite-sized this month, without a longer portion to read each day.<\/p>\n<p>That will change in the next few days as I seek out a more robust plan to read.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll still only profile 1-2 verses here, but I&#8217;ll begin listing (and reading) a longer passage each day so we can dig deeper and listen better on our own. Of course you&#8217;ll be free to dive in and read the passage on your own, too, or not.<\/p>\n<h2>Prayer:<\/h2>\n<p>Father God,<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for pulling me back to SOAP at the end of December and keeping me here. I missed this time and I sure love it now.<\/p>\n<p>I love how you drew me near with short readings, and have stirred my heart with each one to want more.<\/p>\n<p>I think I know what reading plan you have in mind for me, but I am not sure. Help me to see that more clearly and hear you daily as I cultivate deeper, more substantial, rich soil.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m excited for what you have to share.<\/p>\n<p>I love you. Thanks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scripture: &#8220;But the seed with good soil stands for those with a \u00a0good and noble heart, who hear the word, retain it and by persevering produce a good crop.&#8221; Luke 8:15 Observation: Those with a firm foundation, who listen and apply the word and then keep working at understanding and living it will\u00a0thrive. Application: Growing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16520,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16518\/revisions\/16520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}