{"id":1017,"date":"2018-02-24T04:37:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T08:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2018-03-04T05:48:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T09:48:45","slug":"when-he-came-to-his-senses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/?p=1017","title":{"rendered":"When he came to his senses&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>For I know the plans I have for you,\u201d declares the\u00a0<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, \u201cplans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1018 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/02\/20180217_104821-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/02\/20180217_104821-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/02\/20180217_104821-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/02\/20180217_104821-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/02\/20180217_104821-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/02\/20180217_104821-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>We are keeping this young man in prayer these days as the battle is great.\u00a0 He is only 17 years old and yet, his life has undergone drastic changes since meeting a young woman last year who convinced him to quit school and to disregard his mother who he has had a close relationship with all his life.\u00a0 After the girlfriend got bored with him and moved on, he connected back with old friends and has gotten into taking cough medicine mixed with soda to get a high.\u00a0 He recently quit his job and is heading on a dangerous path.<\/h2>\n<h2>We have met with him and continue to reach out to him.\u00a0 He tells us he knows God loves him and is taking care of him, but his eyes are blinded to truth and he does not see how desperate his situation is.\u00a0 We are asking for a miracle and for great wisdom as we keep after this lost one of the Father&#8217;s.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1017&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For I know the plans I have for you,\u201d declares the\u00a0Lord, \u201cplans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 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