“You have a longing to be understood, but still feel the need to protect yourself.”

“I looked to my boyfriend to satisfy my Godbreathed longing for acceptance. I had my first glimpse of what it might feel like to be loved in a romantic way. It didn't take long for me to become addicted to that feeling.”

“...you think to yourself that if anyone knew who you really were, what you've really done, they would never accept you.”

“Either way, the result is you depending on yourself to do life right. Either way, God isn't even in the room.”

“Even if we aren't having sex with out boyfriends, it's still easy to find our identify in them in an unhealthy way.”

“Rather than admitting you don't know what to do next, you fake it in public and feel lost when you're alone.”

“I want to encourage you today: needy is a beautiful place to be. When we recognize our need, we will finally look around for something (or someone) to fill it.”