{"id":1667,"date":"2024-03-18T16:08:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T16:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greaterprovidence.org\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2024-03-24T15:54:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T15:54:13","slug":"i-kept-god-first-and-it-all-worked-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greaterprovidence.org\/sermons\/i-kept-god-first-and-it-all-worked-out\/","title":{"rendered":"I Kept God First and It All Worked Out!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672953961884{padding-top: 32px !important;}&#8221; custom_border_radius=&#8221;8px&#8221; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_top_small:24px&#8221;][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mA0SoCVgFRE&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672058842605{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_raw_html css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672069542358{margin-bottom: 10px 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