{"id":3821,"date":"2019-12-24T22:21:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T22:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2019\/12\/24\/getting-through-our-trials\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T07:08:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T05:08:52","slug":"getting-through-our-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/getting-through-our-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0&quot;Sittin&#039; with Sam&quot;: Getting Through Our Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r4kDKKQtGH4\" title=\"Sittin\u2019 With Sam Ep 21 Getting Through Our Trials\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Passing through trials is a defining part of the human experience. 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