{"id":140,"date":"2018-11-01T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/?p=140"},"modified":"2018-11-11T22:22:02","modified_gmt":"2018-11-11T22:22:02","slug":"i-missed-the-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/i-missed-the-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"I Missed the Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things through prayerscapes we are continually seeking to give out in is words. So often we are lost for words when it comes to the really deep things in life. Hopefully the resources we create will fill in those spaces, and help you communion with your heavenly Father, communicate to your church family or minister to a loved one in need.<\/p>\n<p>So often, I <strong>miss the moment<\/strong>. I come away from an encounter or conversation with someone only to feel that I didn\u2019t say what I felt in my heart needed to be said. I guess it is easier to talk about the weather, the children, the local news stories as these things are light weight! Yet when I am aware and brave and engaged, and I do say something significant then I find amazing things can happen. Even with simple words of encouragement like \u201cI think you are a really patient mum\u201d or \u201cI really appreciate your smile each morning, thank you!\u201d or \u201cDo you realise how much I adore you, you light up my life with your funny ways!\u201d. Anything but \u201cTea&#8217;s on the table\u201d, \u201cIs the baby waking at night?\u201d or \u201cPut your shoes on!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is so hard to weave these significant things into each day. However, I\u2019m hoping not to waste my words too many times. Why not join me in resolving to be more led by the Spirit, to make words count, and to say something meaningful to somebody today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things through prayerscapes we are continually seeking to give out in is words. So often we are lost for words when it comes to the really deep things in life. Hopefully the resources we create will fill in those spaces, and help you communion with your heavenly Father, communicate to your church <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/i-missed-the-moment\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[13],"tags":[17,34,14],"class_list":["post-140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reflections","tag-faith","tag-intercession","tag-reflection"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/un_time.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7bKxI-2g","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":847,"url":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/i-missed-the-moment-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":140,"position":0},"title":"I Missed The Moment","date":"October 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"As Christians we are asked to be the \u201cBody of Christ\u201d. 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