My Morning Devotional

When Life Does Not Go Your Way | Daily Devotional 1632

My Morning Devotional

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How do you respond when life doesn’t go the way you planned? In today’s episode, Richelle Alessi takes us into Philippians 1:12–18 and continues looking at Paul’s perspective while in prison. Instead of focusing on everything that had gone wrong, Paul recognized that even his difficult circumstances were creating opportunities for the gospel to be shared. His response was simple: he would continue to rejoice. We’ll be challenged to look at the unexpected and difficult areas of our own lives d...

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