When you make your Christmas list, put your own name on it and give yourself the love you've withheld, the pardon you've denied, and the hope that you deserve.

Forgive yourself when you fall down because we all fall down.

Friends hurt friends. They don’t mean to, but it happens. So friendship is made of forgiveness as much as it is love.

You’re a child of God. You don’t need to ever struggle with feelings of inferiority or defeat. You might make mistakes and find yourself off the straight and narrow path from time to time. No fears. No despair. Just turn around in the road and head back toward home. I promise you that Christ will be your willing guide.

An attitude adjustment from the inside out is what it will take to get you to change direction. The truth is God is on your side, no matter how far you’ve wandered. He still loves you. He still needs you. Your sins don’t define you. He does.