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S1: The commonly held view is that we are victims of

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S1: our environment.

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S2: Doctor Gary Chapman with a love language minute.

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S1: If I grew up in a dysfunctional family, then I

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S1: am destined to failure in relationships. If I'm married to

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S1: an alcoholic, I will live a miserable life. This approach

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S1: to life renders one helpless. The reality is that while

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S1: our environment certainly affects us, it does not control us.

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S1: Because we are made in God's image. We have the

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S1: capacity to choose our attitudes. We can curse the darkness

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S1: or we can light a candle. Your past and your

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S1: present situation may be discouraging, but it need not destroy

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S1: your marriage or your life. Reach out to God and ask,

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S1: what can I do that would be redemptive in my

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S1: present situation? That is a prayer God will answer.

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S2: Doctor Gary Chapman is the author of The Five Love Languages.

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S2: For more, visit five Love Languages. Com.