{"id":9747,"date":"2025-11-20T22:44:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T03:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=9747"},"modified":"2025-11-20T22:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T03:46:17","slug":"a-life-worth-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/20\/a-life-worth-living\/","title":{"rendered":"A Life Worth Living"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Little boy, little girl, living in a broken world,<\/h6>\n
Do you feel lost?<\/h6>\n
Do not run, do not hide.<\/h6>\n
There is One who\u2019s not broken; He is Truth and never lies\u2026<\/h6>\n
You\u2019re in a grown-up body, but you\u2019re a child just the same<\/h6>\n
Adulting is hard, but there\u2019s one who overcame.<\/h6>\n
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Fear and anxiety follow you all around, there in the darkness<\/h6>\n
You know the sound\u2026<\/h6>\n
But darling\u2019s listen, there\u2019s one who calls you found!<\/h6>\n
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Cares of this life, I know can get you down, living on a spinning-wheel<\/h6>\n
twirling, ever bound.<\/h6>\n
Remember this little one, there\u2019s someone bigger, He\u2019s defeated those old hounds.<\/h6>\n
What he did Eons ago, he\u2019s still doing today\u2026<\/h6>\n
Stop! Be still! There\u2019s a better way\u2026<\/h6>\n
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See the stars in the darkness? They keep shining and won\u2019t go out.<\/h6>\n
See the planets spinning? They don\u2019t wander about\u2026<\/h6>\n
Look at the rivers and the mountains and the trees, see the forever sky?<\/h6>\n
They were made to last; they don\u2019t question why.<\/h6>\n
When trouble comes, they never lose hope or cry.<\/h6>\n
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Life is a cycle it goes on and on\u2026<\/h6>\n
Sun brings the sunrise. Evening brings the night.<\/h6>\n
If you\u2019ll listen to Holy Spirit, you\u2019ll stay in the light\u2026<\/h6>\n
For the one who made all these things, His mighty arms will hold you tight\u2026<\/h6>\n
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He hasn\u2019t lost a battle, it is He, who\u2026<\/h6>\n
Surrounds you with power, love, and a sound mind\u2026<\/h6>\n
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So little boy, little girl living in this broken world<\/h6>\n
Rise above the darkness, sing the victory song!<\/h6>\n
Hosannah in the Highest\u2026Be brave, be strong!<\/h6>\n
He\u2019s called you with a purpose, live for him, and soar.<\/h6>\n
Like eagles, take flight!<\/h6>\n
Nothing less, he gives so much more!<\/h6>\n
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Storms will come; death will knock at the door\u2026<\/h6>\n
Faith and grace will guide you safely to the Lord!<\/h6>\n
Wisdom is realized through heartache and pain<\/h6>\n
With Jesus as your anchor all that you will gain,<\/h6>\n
Isn\u2019t found in what you buy, or sell, or try to control\u2026<\/h6>\n
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Your treasure will be found In Christ alone!<\/h6>\n
Every minute you fret, the enemy gains ground\u2026<\/h6>\n
But every minute you stay in Jesus\u2019 presence, there you\u2019ll be found!<\/h6>\n
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Immovable, steadfast, possible, creative, loved and bound, not by your, thoughts<\/h6>\n
But by the blood of Jesus, that, is a life, worth living!<\/h6>\n
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~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill November 20, 2025<\/h6>\n
Philippians 4:8 King James Version<\/em><\/strong> – <\/em>Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.<\/em><\/h6>\n
I dedicate this poem to my granddaughter, Olivia Liverio. She inspired me to write this. I love you sweetheart!<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Little boy, little girl, living in a broken world, Do you feel lost? Do not run, do not hide. There is One who\u2019s not broken; He is Truth and never lies\u2026 You\u2019re in a grown-up body, but you\u2019re a child just the same Adulting is hard, but there\u2019s one who overcame. Fear and anxiety follow…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8aPxH-2xd","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9747"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9751,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9747\/revisions\/9751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}