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But I Wanted a New Truck - Day 268 Month 9-24 Week 37-2

Today's Reading (Bible in 1 year) 2 Kings 25, Ecclesiastes 8, Daniel 6:1-15, Philippians 4 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Kings%2025%2C%20Ecclesiastes%208%2C%20Daniel%206%3A1-15%2C%20Philippians%204&version=NASB1995 But I Wanted a New Truck “In any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need.  I can do all things through Him who strengthens me”  (Philippians 4:12,13). I heard a story about someone at an event where the scheduled singer was unable to perform.  The person quoted, “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me,” and got up and started to sing.  Unfortunately, the verse doesn't mean God will give us the ability to accomplish whatever we decide to do.  Needless to say, the person could not carry a tune if their life depended on it.   What Paul was really saying is that whether he had plenty or was suffering from need, he had learned...