Hi friends, Max Lakato here. You know, in God's hands, intended evil becomes eventual good.

I don't know the pain that you're walking through right now, but I do know this.

With God's help, you will get through this. It won't be painless.

Won't be quick, but God will use this mess for good.

My book, Never Give Up, is a call to trust in the unwavering goodness of God,

even when life itself doesn't seem good.

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Hello friend. This is Max Lakato. Thanks for tuning in. It's an honor to be with you. As we study God's word together, may our time uplift and encourage you.

If you could use some hope, I pray you find it here today. For the next few episodes, we will be looking at the life of Joseph from the book of Genesis.

The guy didn't have it easy. Abandoned, abused, wrongfully imprisoned.

Perhaps you can relate to some of what Joseph faced.

If so, I'm going to give you a sneak peek of the big promise of this story. With God's help,

you will get through this.

She had a tremble to her.

That kind of inner tremble you can feel with just a hand on the shoulder.

I saw her in a grocery store.

I hadn't seen her in quite some months.

I asked her about her kids and her husband, and when I did,

the story began to spill out. She tried to maintain her composure, but she couldn't.

She didn't begin to quiver. Eyes began to moisten. After 20 years of marriage, a dozen moves, and three kids,

he decided that he wanted a younger woman and was trading her in.

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