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Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth on Brokenness
"Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit” – contrary to what we would expect, brokenness is the pathway to blessing!...The very thing we dread and are tempted to resist is actually the means to God’s greatest blessings in our lives." (Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth)
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