The secret to surviving hard times - All The Word for Today Daily Devotionals for 2026

The Word for Today - Friday, June 12, 2021
by Bob and Debby Gass

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The secret to surviving hard times

'Nothing is as wonderful as knowing Christ.' Philippians 3:8

The secret to surviving hard times doesn't lie in what you know, but who you know. You say, â€˜Right now I've got more troubles than Job.' Well, when the bottom dropped out of Job's world, he said: â€˜He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed His steps; I have kept to His way without turning aside. I have not departed from the commands of His lips;

Do you want what Job and Paul had? Then draw closer to the Lordâ€”that's the secret!

SoulFood: 2 Kings 16:1-18:16, Mark 15:33-47, Ps 80:1-11, Pr 13:11-12

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