{"id":9301,"date":"2022-07-06T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=9301"},"modified":"2023-01-13T13:58:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T18:58:28","slug":"hit-the-ground-running-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/hit-the-ground-running-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit the Ground Running!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Hit the Ground Running! 7\/06\/22\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=m6raz-1264802-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Every morning, the lion wakes up.  It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It doesn&#8217;t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle: When the sun comes up, you&#8217;d better be running.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When your feet hit the floor running in the morning what motivates you? Fear or a sense of mission?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The answer to this question is one of the most important answers you will ever have to give in your life.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Mission has God set for YOU when YOUR feet hit the floor in the morning? Or has the disheartening news of the world made YOU fearful to do anything?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BEGIN TO LIVE AS THOUGH YOUR PRAYERS ARE ALREADY ANSWERED!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With all the protests and the heated language over the Roe v. Wade decision, I believe you will enjoy the book I wrote about Jesus coming back today and placing himself in the middle of the abortion controversy. I think you will find it great Summer reading:&nbsp;<em>THE GATHERING, Jesus and Abortion, A Story for Our Time.<\/em>You can order it at Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.&nbsp; Every morning, the lion wakes up. 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