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When the Going Gets Tough ...

When things are going good, it's easy to say, "I'm a man of God." When things are going bad, you have to dig down. Sometimes you want to say, "Why me?" I don't have to worry about the whys. I have faith in the Lord, and I know everything has been taken care of.

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