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The consideration of misery

Miserable you are, wherever you be, or wherever you turn, unless you turn yourself to God. (CIoC)

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Is this a true statement? Certainly Jesus modelled an authentic relationship with His disciples and for some of us it takes an authentic person in a human body to help us understand the authentic love of God. Gary Chapman was blessed with the ability to summarize what humans need in order to feel loved in his description of the 5 Appreciation/Love Languages yet Christ Himself modelled what Gary labelled.

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