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A Force To Be Reckoned With

Bethany and Corey Adkins / Adkins Media Co.

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A Force To Be Reckoned With.Life is full of hardships and trials. It’s easy to feel defeated, broken, lost, and weary—which is exactly where the enemy wants you. Each of us are called to fight our own battles, and we have to choose how we will respond when things get hard. Will you wave a white flag in surrender, or will you press on and let battle scars be part of your legacy?We are choosing to rise up and not go down without a fight. We are A Force to Be Reckoned With.Will you join us?
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