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Everywhere the perpetual endeavour of the enemy of souls is discouragement. If he can get the soul "under the weather," he wins. It is not really what we go through that matters, it is what we go under that breaks us. We can bear anything if only we are kept inwardly victorious. … If God Read more...https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2025/12/ogimage.png?resize=1200,6281200628