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If there really is a perfect will of God we are meant to discover, in which we will find tremendous freedom and fulfillment, why does it seem that everyone looking for God's will is in such bondage and confusion?

Kevin DeYoung

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Kevin DeYoung
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: January 1
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