{"id":1730,"date":"2013-10-28T21:07:42","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T21:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marniepehrson.com\/unplugged\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2013-10-28T21:07:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T21:07:56","slug":"does-god-really-want-you-to-be-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marniekuhns.com\/unplugged\/2013\/10\/28\/does-god-really-want-you-to-be-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Does God Really Want You To Be Happy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you tired of your life? Bored? Burn-out? In a rut? But when you think about what it would take to really feel the fire again, you decide it&#8217;s too impossible. Or maybe you even think it&#8217;s wrong to want more.<\/p>\n<p>This was me two and a half years ago. While I was incredibly successful in my business, my personal life was a mess. I felt stuck and trapped. I didn&#8217;t think there was any way out of the relationship I was in. 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