{"id":59,"date":"2026-01-10T02:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prodigalpathways.com\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-01-10T03:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T03:10:08","slug":"day-2-you-didnt-cause-the-loss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prodigalpathways.com\/?page_id=59","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 \u2014 You Didn\u2019t Cause the Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day 2 \u2014 You Didn\u2019t Cause the Loss<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Devotional<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ve carried questions you were never meant to answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What was wrong with me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why wasn\u2019t I enough?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What did I miss?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to Me gently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You did not cause the loss you experienced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You were not too needy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You were not too quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You were not too difficult to love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adults make decisions from fear, pain, shame, and brokenness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Children live with the consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What happened to you was not a reflection of your value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a reflection of a world that does not always know how to love well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I do not ask you to excuse what hurt you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I ask you to stop carrying blame that was never yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, let Me hold what you\u2019ve been holding alone\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">even if only for a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is enough for today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scripture for Today<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.9.1-3\">John 9:1\u20133<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/PSA.34.18\">Psalms 34:18<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prodigalpathways.com\/?page_id=56\">\u2190 Day 1<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prodigalpathways.com\/?page_id=61\">Day 3 \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 2 \u2014 You Didn\u2019t Cause the Loss Devotional You\u2019ve carried questions you were never meant to answer. 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