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When things go wrong, what do you tell yourself?  Do you beat yourself up with the could-have-beens?  Do you berate yourself?  Do you call yourself names—stupid, useless waste of space, good for nothing, loser? Where did you get those ideas?  Most probably from the people close to you and grew up with.  Your parents, your siblings, your teachers, or your classmates.   Growing up, we heard people call us names, laughed at our mistakes and judged us from the failures we made. We have these accusations and condemnations tattooed on our minds and when we enter the “real life”, we bring these…

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Sometimes when you are faced with difficult situations, you can lose your faith. It can feel like God is not listening or that He simply doesn’t care. However, it’s important to remember that faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not yet seen. It’s also important to realize there’s a power working on your behalf, even when you can’t see it. But when you learn to trust, despite your circumstances, you will see that your faith is still intact – you just have to hold on. You just have to make the choice to…

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