{"id":107,"date":"2008-08-04T13:58:11","date_gmt":"2008-08-04T19:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aleroy.com\/blog\/?p=107"},"modified":"2008-08-04T13:58:11","modified_gmt":"2008-08-04T19:58:11","slug":"think-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog\/archives\/107\/think-of-faith","title":{"rendered":"Think of Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Faith.<\/p>\n<p>Firm belief in something for which there is no proof.<br \/>\nWe live in faith everyday, all of us. We have faith that the world today will be as it was the day before. These small faiths are sometimes said to be &#8220;taking things for granted.&#8221; It would be great if we felt the same about the big faiths, the ones we question, like faith in ourselves, and faith in God. It is very important to have faith in yourself that you can, do the job, learn the lesson, show courage, and make the right decision. 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