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We ought to be as earnest and frequent in our prayers of thanksgiving when the cupboard is full as we would be in our prayers of supplication if the cupboards were bare.

Jerry Bridges

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Jerry Bridges
Age: 86 †
Born: 1929
Born: December 4
Died: 2016
Died: March 6
Author
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Tyler
Texas
Prayer
Cupboards
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Frequent
Bare
Thanksgiving
Earnest
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Ought
Cupboard
Full
Supplication

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