{"id":977,"date":"2021-12-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=977"},"modified":"2025-04-21T00:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:31:51","slug":"advent-rebranded-part-3-thrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=977","title":{"rendered":"ADVENT REBRANDED &#8211; PART 3:  THRIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image0-12.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image0-12.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image0-12-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image0-12-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image0-12-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re happy and you know, you\u2019ll get over it.&nbsp; Everybody eventually does. &nbsp;But if you have ever known Joy and suddenly step into a season where it seems to have vanished\u2026. well, that\u2019s unsettling.&nbsp; And some of us are in that season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, I found myself wrestling through a winter wonderland.&nbsp; In the process, I renamed the 4 candles of Advent to bring a little clarity to the end of a year I had yet to understand.&nbsp; And God did all the rest.&nbsp; And today\u2019s word \u201cthrive\u201d surprised me the most.&nbsp; So, come, let us reason together.&nbsp; Grab a latte, sit a spell, and let God\u2019s Spirit breathe over whatever you are facing this day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5117\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-977-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Season-3-Episode-23.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Season-3-Episode-23.mp3\">https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Season-3-Episode-23.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Season-3-Episode-23.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?powerpress_pinw=977-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Season-3-Episode-23.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Season-3-Episode-23.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re happy and you know, you\u2019ll get over it.&nbsp; Everybody eventually does. &nbsp;But if you have ever known Joy and suddenly step into a season where it seems to have vanished\u2026. well, that\u2019s unsettling.&nbsp; And some of us are in that season. 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