{"id":261,"date":"2025-06-26T16:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/?p=261"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:45:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:45:30","slug":"the-legal-u-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/the-legal-u-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legal U-Turn"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"261\" class=\"elementor elementor-261\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12fd40b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12fd40b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdda3db\" data-id=\"fdda3db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f214abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f214abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-13-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-239\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-13-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-13-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-13-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-13-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-13-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-13.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b62cf8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b62cf8d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dae1b2\" data-id=\"8dae1b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dbdbf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dbdbf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was a quiet evening when Sarah got into her car, her heart pounding with guilt. She knew where she was going, and she knew it was not right. She was on her way to her boyfriend\u2019s apartment, fully aware that they were crossing boundaries that displeased God.<\/p><p>As she drove, her GPS suddenly glitched, then blared loudly: \u201cMake a legal U-turn.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-811f039 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"811f039\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bae518a\" data-id=\"bae518a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9243b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9243b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">God\u2019s Voice in an Unlikely Moment\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d82f3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d82f3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97ff023\" data-id=\"97ff023\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c65c09 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c65c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1126_Nighttime-GPS-Directions_simple_compose_01jxjfb9yceqpspbyndv0192rv-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-240\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1126_Nighttime-GPS-Directions_simple_compose_01jxjfb9yceqpspbyndv0192rv-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1126_Nighttime-GPS-Directions_simple_compose_01jxjfb9yceqpspbyndv0192rv-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1126_Nighttime-GPS-Directions_simple_compose_01jxjfb9yceqpspbyndv0192rv-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1126_Nighttime-GPS-Directions_simple_compose_01jxjfb9yceqpspbyndv0192rv-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1126_Nighttime-GPS-Directions_simple_compose_01jxjfb9yceqpspbyndv0192rv.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4855ea7\" data-id=\"4855ea7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05854c5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05854c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The voice startled her. But in that moment, it was not just the GPS, it felt like the Holy Spirit Himself was crying out through the machine.<\/p><p><strong>\u201cMake a legal U-turn.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>Tears welled in Sarah\u2019s eyes. The words pierced her heart. She knew it was not just about the road. It was about her life. She was headed toward sin, away from her faith, away from God\u2019s peace, and now, His voice was calling her back.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-431a1f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"431a1f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c762d51\" data-id=\"c762d51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb7d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bb7d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Turnaround: From Tears to Truth\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dcf675 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dcf675\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bfa6fd\" data-id=\"7bfa6fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2494916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2494916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Right there on that empty street, she pulled over and wept. She remembered how Jesus suffered and died for her. How He gave everything, so she could be free. And she, in return, was about to throw away her purity, her soul, for a moment of pleasure that would only leave her more empty.<\/p><p>She whispered through her tears, \u201cLord, I am sorry. I am making the U-turn. I am coming home.\u201d<\/p><p>She turned the car around and drove home to her parents. That night, she cried out to God, confessing her sins and asking for forgiveness. She felt peace like she had not in years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-541c4b4\" data-id=\"541c4b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301d4fe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"301d4fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1132_Nighttime-Tears_simple_compose_01jxjfq5yqfzh94b75wjqqy6x6-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1132_Nighttime-Tears_simple_compose_01jxjfq5yqfzh94b75wjqqy6x6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1132_Nighttime-Tears_simple_compose_01jxjfq5yqfzh94b75wjqqy6x6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1132_Nighttime-Tears_simple_compose_01jxjfq5yqfzh94b75wjqqy6x6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1132_Nighttime-Tears_simple_compose_01jxjfq5yqfzh94b75wjqqy6x6-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1132_Nighttime-Tears_simple_compose_01jxjfq5yqfzh94b75wjqqy6x6.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e117a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e117a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5a38ed\" data-id=\"f5a38ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6558e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6558e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choosing Honor Over Compromise\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82b0ab9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82b0ab9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e12d98\" data-id=\"2e12d98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f50e7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79f50e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1135_Wedding-in-Church_simple_compose_01jxjfwkdjeq4800gf5mdvvbs3-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1135_Wedding-in-Church_simple_compose_01jxjfwkdjeq4800gf5mdvvbs3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1135_Wedding-in-Church_simple_compose_01jxjfwkdjeq4800gf5mdvvbs3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1135_Wedding-in-Church_simple_compose_01jxjfwkdjeq4800gf5mdvvbs3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1135_Wedding-in-Church_simple_compose_01jxjfwkdjeq4800gf5mdvvbs3-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/sistermaureen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_1135_Wedding-in-Church_simple_compose_01jxjfwkdjeq4800gf5mdvvbs3.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e01f9b6\" data-id=\"e01f9b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80499b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80499b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Her boyfriend called, confused. \u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p><p>With boldness and love, she told him everything. She spoke of Jesus, the cross, of heaven and hell, of mercy and truth. She told him, \u201cIf you love me, you will honor me. You will marry me. My decision is that I will never sin with you again, not for love, not for fear, not for anything. My soul is worth more.\u201d<\/p><p>There was silence on the line for a long while. Then came a quiet, \u201cYou are right.\u201d<\/p><p>Months later, he proposed. They married, clean and forgiven, walking hand in hand not just as husband and wife, but as children of God, living in grace.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a2bb29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a2bb29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a4640a\" data-id=\"0a4640a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460594a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"460594a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lessons from Sarah\u2019s U-Turn:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f537c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f537c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe0357a\" data-id=\"fe0357a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e406868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e406868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>\u00a0 God speaks in unexpected ways, even through a GPS.<\/li><li>\u00a0 Conviction is a gift of the Holy Spirit, do not ignore it.<\/li><li>\u00a0 Repentance leads to restoration, it\u2019s never too late to turn back.<\/li><li>\u00a0 Love honors, if it demands sin, it is not true love.<\/li><li>\u00a0 Your choices can lead others to salvation, one bold act can change a life.<\/li><li>\u00a0 Eternity matters more than the moment, live for the One who gave you life.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c00bf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c00bf6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fc686e\" data-id=\"9fc686e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf946c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eaf946c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Prayer for Right Choices:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f8f796 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f8f796\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e84851\" data-id=\"2e84851\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b6656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41b6656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Lord Jesus, thank You for loving me even when I wander. Give me the courage to make the right choices, even when they are hard. Speak to me, Lord, even through the smallest signs, and help me hear Your voice. When I am tempted, remind me of Your cross, and help me turn around before it is too late. Lead me in Your truth, and give me strength to choose what honors You. 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