Notice I Said Get To, Not Have To, by Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

Notice I Said Get To, Not Have To

There is one reason

And one reason alone

That God won’t ever give up on you–

You are His job

And God loves His job

Even better

God has a job for you–

Trust me, you’re going to love it

Which you will discover

Once you get to work

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Notice I Said Get To, Not Have To

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