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— maybe family, maybe friends, maybe
neighbors, maybe even church members.
But I'm telling you that the more serious you
get, the more that people will kind of back
away and get just a little bit of distance from
you. As a matter of fact, that’s what Job
actually said in Job chapter 19. To forsake
friends in the days of calamity is not
uncommon. Read Proverbs 14:20 and 19:4.
There are professional friends; did you know
that? There are those who will love you and
be with you and love to be in your company
as long as you've got money and influence.
Job made this statement in Job 19:13: “He
hath put my brethren far from me” — Now,
we know Job was a righteous man, and he
said — “and mine acquaintance are verily
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