COLUMN: Staying close to God helps us avoid life’s roadblocks By Rev. Mike Ruffin Mar 28, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 0 Mike Ruffin Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Rev. Mike Ruffin “I will open my mouth in parables. I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.” (Matthew 13:35)kAmx 6?;@J A2C23=6D] %96J 2C6 8C62E E6249:?8 E@@=D 2?5 H6C6 FD65 3J y6DFD E@ 4@?G6J DA:C:EF2= ECFE9D E92E 2C6 @7E6? 5:77:4F=E E@ 8C2DA] x? y6DFD’ 42D6[ 96 H@F=5 FD6 2? 6G6CJ52J D:EF2E:@? E92E 92AA6?D :? =:76 E@ 4@>>F?:42E6 9@H 96 76=E H6 D9@F=5 =:G6 @FC =:G6D[ C6DA@?5 E@ =:76 D:EF2E:@?D[ 6E4] y6DFD =:<65 E96> D@ >F49 E92E 23@FE 7@CEJ @7 E96> \ @G6C 2 E9:C5 @7 E96 v@DA6=D \ 2C6 C64@C565 :? E96 }6H %6DE2>6?E]k^AmkAm!2DE@CD @7E6? FD6 A2C23=6D[ E@@[ 3FE H6 5@?’E C62=:K6 :E 3642FD6 E96J 5@?’E 42== E96> A2C23=6D] x? E@52J’D AF=A:ED[ E96J 2C6 C676CC65 E@ 2D :==FDEC2E:@?D] yFDE =:<6 A2C23=6D[ :==FDEC2E:@?D 2C6 FD65 :? 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