{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"John Beckett","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/johnbeckett","author_name":"John Beckett","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/johnbeckett\/author\/johnbeckett","title":"Removing Obstacles and Opening the Way","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NLVLuBhRWq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/johnbeckett\/2021\/01\/removing-obstacles-and-opening-the-way.html\">Removing Obstacles and Opening the Way<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/johnbeckett\/2021\/01\/removing-obstacles-and-opening-the-way.html\/embed#?secret=NLVLuBhRWq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Removing Obstacles and Opening the Way&#8221; &#8212; John Beckett\" data-secret=\"NLVLuBhRWq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/243\/2020\/12\/0928-11-West-Texas.jpg","thumbnail_width":768,"thumbnail_height":402,"description":"If you find your path is blocked, perhaps you need a God or spirit to open the way. But perhaps what you really need is to figure out exactly where you need to apply your own magic. Here are some approaches to remove obstacles and open the way."}