{"id":6716,"date":"2025-09-12T06:35:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastoralcarecenter.org\/newsletter\/wordpress\/?p=6716"},"modified":"2025-09-12T06:35:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:35:45","slug":"%f0%9d%98%bf%f0%9d%99%8a%f0%9d%99%89%f0%9d%99%8f-%f0%9d%99%8e%f0%9d%99%84%f0%9d%99%82%f0%9d%99%89-%f0%9d%99%90%f0%9d%99%8b-%f0%9d%99%81%f0%9d%99%8a%f0%9d%99%8d-%f0%9d%98%bc-%f0%9d%99%82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastoralcarecenter.org\/newsletter\/wordpress\/2025\/09\/12\/%f0%9d%98%bf%f0%9d%99%8a%f0%9d%99%89%f0%9d%99%8f-%f0%9d%99%8e%f0%9d%99%84%f0%9d%99%82%f0%9d%99%89-%f0%9d%99%90%f0%9d%99%8b-%f0%9d%99%81%f0%9d%99%8a%f0%9d%99%8d-%f0%9d%98%bc-%f0%9d%99%82\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud835\ude3f\ud835\ude4a\ud835\ude49\u2019\ud835\ude4f \ud835\ude4e\ud835\ude44\ud835\ude42\ud835\ude49 \ud835\ude50\ud835\ude4b \ud835\ude41\ud835\ude4a\ud835\ude4d \ud835\ude3c \ud835\ude42\ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude48\ud835\ude40 \ud835\ude54\ud835\ude4a\ud835\ude50 \ud835\ude3e\ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude49\ud835\ude49\ud835\ude4a\ud835\ude4f \ud835\ude52\ud835\ude44\ud835\ude49"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luke 14:31<br \/>\n\u201cOr what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Life demands wise decisions. Jesus taught us to count the cost before engaging in any battle (Luke 14:28\u201331). Many fail because they enter fights they cannot win. Goliath looked unbeatable, but David faced him in God\u2019s strength, not his own (1 Sam. 17:45). Any game without God is a trap; human effort alone cannot guarantee victory (Jer. 17:5).<\/p>\n<p>Pharaoh opposed God and lost everything (Exod. 14:27\u201328). Herod tried to silence God\u2019s glory and was struck down (Acts 12:23). Some battles belong to the Lord, not us (2 Chron. 20:15). The enemy lures people into games of pride and sin. Before you fight, ask: Is this my battle, or am I walking into defeat?<\/p>\n<p>Beloved, wisdom knows which fights to take. Avoid wars driven by ego, lust, or rebellion\u2014they end in shame. Sign up for the fight of faith (1 Tim. 6:12), for God guarantees that victory. If God is not leading you, step back. Never sign up for a game you cannot win.<\/p>\n<p>Further Readings:<br \/>\nProv 21:31<br \/>\n1 Cor 10:13<br \/>\nJam 4:7<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude4fBlessed Weekend\ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke 14:31 \u201cOr what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?\u201d Life demands wise decisions. Jesus taught us to count the cost before engaging in any battle (Luke 14:28\u201331). Many fail&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pastoralcarecenter.org\/newsletter\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6716"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pastoralcarecenter.org\/newsletter\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pastoralcarecenter.org\/newsletter\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pastoralcarecenter.org\/newsletter\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pastoralcarecenter.org\/newsletter\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pastoralcarecenter.org\/newsletter\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6718,"href":"https:\/\/pastoralcarecenter.org\/newsletter\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6716\/revisions\/6718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pastoralcarecenter.org\/newsletter\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pastoralcarecenter.org\/newsletter\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pastoralcarecenter.org\/newsletter\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pastoralcarecenter.org\/newsletter\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}