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You only have one thing to concentrate on, you only have one thing to do, and that is to concentrate on your relationship with God.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, sign up for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weighdown.com\">Breakthrough Series <\/a>available on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weighdown.tv\">Weigh Down TV.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is all about a relationship with God. A controlling person has a relationship with themselves. They know every detail about themselves, and their mind is constantly returning to thinking about what they need. Their mouths and conversations will invariably return to talking about themselves and their wants, their needs, their desires. 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