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• In 1831 he failed in business.
• In 1832 he was defeated for the state legislature.
• In 1833 he failed again in business.
• In 1834 he was elected to the state legislature.
• In 1835 his sweetheart died.
• In 1836 he had a nervous breakdown.
• In 1838 he was defeated for Speaker.
• In 1840 he was defeated for Elector.
• In 1843 he was defeated for Congress.
• In 1846 he was elected for one term to Congress.
• In 1848 he was defeated again for Congress.
• In 1855 he was defeated for the Senate.
• In 1856 he was defeated for Vice President.
• In 1858 he was defeated again for the Senate.
• In 1860 he, finally, was elected President of the United States.

And these are just a few of the rough spots in the life of Abraham Lincoln.

Are you feeling discouraged? Perhaps you just need to give it one more try.

Romans 8: 28. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose
Romans 8: 31. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8 37. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Romans 8: 38. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Romans 8: 39. Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.