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Aug 2024
9m 18s

If You're Tired of Needing God

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Sometimes life brings us down. Difficult situations cause us to become discouraged. This is natural (and inevitable). But here's another kind of discouragement that comes from a sense of "I should be better than this", or, "I thought I was better than that". Believe it or not, the root of that discouragement is pride—a desire to be strong without God's help. ... Show More
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