{"id":33173,"date":"2021-12-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=33173"},"modified":"2021-12-16T08:10:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T13:10:56","slug":"this-is-what-god-has-given-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/john\/2021\/12\/17\/this-is-what-god-has-given-you\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is What God Has Given You"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706\" data-series-id=\"628\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 17 of 24 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/pastors-hope-and-a-future\/\">Pastors: A Hope and a Future<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Having a heart of gratitude for everything God has done for you goes a long way towards keeping you humble and useful in your pastoral role as you serve God and your congregation. 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