{"id":3488,"date":"2020-08-07T03:30:34","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T08:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.weighdownchronicles.com\/?p=3488"},"modified":"2020-08-07T03:30:34","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T08:30:34","slug":"how-to-avoid-projection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwenshamblinbooks.com\/?p=3488","title":{"rendered":"It Does Not Take &#8220;Will Power&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Internal control is not willpower, but, rather, God-power. For most of us, our willpower is long gone and was spent on trying impossible man-made rules that ran against our natural internal control or instinct. Depending on God\u2019s power is completely different because you are using your natural urges and instincts\u2014hunger and fullness. In addition, you know now that you must put your own desires aside\u2014they are submerged. 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