“We have an enemy who would do anything to keep us distracted from Jesus.”

“That's what service does. It points us to Jesus, not to ourselves.”

“But understand that the reason it is so difficult to extend forgiveness to those who have failed us is because we are unable to receive forgiveness for our own failures.”

“...for those of us who never do these things at all, there can be a great sense of shame that washes over us for not being a good enough Christian.”

“Discontentment shows up when we focus on what we can't have rather than what we do have.”

“We all believe somewhere deep inside that we should be better, be doing more, be someone other than who we currently are. ...we feel as if we aren't good enough.”

“I didn't want to be such a good girl anymore. I wanted people to fear messing with me. ... I wanted to be intimidating. At least that's how I acted. The truth is, what I really wanted more than anything was to be liked. As much as I talked bad about those girls, I would have given anything for them to like me.”