{"id":1066,"date":"2025-12-21T00:08:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T08:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2025-12-20T18:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T02:51:40","slug":"dec-21-christmas-countdown-day-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/dec-21-christmas-countdown-day-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Dec.21-Christmas Countdown\u2014Day 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><u>KNOW<\/u><\/em><\/strong><em><br \/>\nBe still and know that I am God.\u00a0 <\/em>Psalm 46:10<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Today&#8217;s Thought:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>Be still and know&#8230; Take some time today to be still and feel His presence in amongst all the Holiday preparations.<br \/>\nAs you rush about today dealing with last minute plans and errands take some time to Stop, Look and Listen for the Lord.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Today\u2019s Action:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>STOP: Stop for a minute. Be still<\/li>\n<li>LOOK: Look for His presence in your day<\/li>\n<li>LISTEN: Listen for the sound of His voice today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Only 4 days left until Christmas!\u00a0 Make each one count!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KNOW Be still and know that I am God.\u00a0 Psalm 46:10 Today&#8217;s Thought: Be still and know&#8230; Take some time today to be still and feel His presence in amongst all the Holiday preparations. As you rush about today dealing with last minute plans and errands take some time to Stop, Look and Listen for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1652],"tags":[1828,1661,3,3311,1830,1706,1705,1829,30,32,1704],"class_list":["post-1066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas-countdown","tag-be-still-and-know","tag-christmas-countdown","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-december-2025","tag-know","tag-listen","tag-look","tag-psalm-4610","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-stop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Know-Psalm-46.10.jpg?fit=375%2C326&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1036,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/dec-12-christmas-countdown-day-12\/","url_meta":{"origin":1066,"position":0},"title":"Dec.12-Christmas Countdown\u2014Day 12","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"December 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"DECLARE The heavens declare the glory of God...\u00a0 Psalm 19:1 Today's Thought: Declaring His Glory means: to exalt Him, praise Him, or give Him honor and thanksgiving. 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