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" I made just about every mistake a person could make before God came into my heart. If some of those painful experiences can help someone avoid the same mistakes I made, then perhaps my heartache was not totally in vain. "

Delilah

Mistakes

Mistake

God

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Loved

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Think

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Buy

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Know

Listening

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Sorry

Thought

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Car

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Sad

Doing