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When You're Hurt Very Badly In Your Childhood, The Area That It Has The Greatest Effect On Is Relationships. Once You Feel Like You Can't Trust People, Once You Feel Like That They Don't Care About You, That They're Really Not Going To Take Care Of You, It Gets Very Difficult In Relationships.

-Joyce Meyer

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When You're Hurt Very

Joyce Meyer

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When You're Hurt Very Badly In Your Childhood, The Area That It Has The Greatest Effect On Is Relationships. Once You Feel Like You Can't Trust People, Once You Feel Like That They Don't Care About You, That They're Really Not Going To Take Care Of You, It Gets Very Difficult In Relationships.

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Born To Be Free

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Live For Others

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