{"id":687,"date":"2026-09-20T20:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbex\/?p=687"},"modified":"2026-09-20T20:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:31:19","slug":"september-20-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforbex\/2026\/09\/20\/september-20-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"September 20, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I only knew 3 years ago how God was preparing me&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This date (September 20th) holds so much significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three years ago, after suffering such great loss after losing my dad, my mom, and both of my brothers, I leaned on God like never before. I consumed myself daily with His word. Three years ago was the first time I finished the Bible cover to cover! I didn&#8217;t know then just how much I needed to read those precious words. 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