"Happiness has to be found within yourself before you can truly find it with someone else. So many people are trying to avoid working on themselves. So many people think that if they pick a better person to be in love with, it will fix the rest of their problems. Love is not about finding someone who you can dump all of your problems on. Some people don't realize that, the work you do on yourself, will always play a part in your next relationship. To find a better person, you also have to be a better person as well." - IG

"If you were to stop and think about who you used to be - the things you used to struggle with - you'd get pretty excited about how far God has brought you." - JM

“As one year ends and a new one begins, be open to following the path that God will set out before you and realizing the wonders He has waiting for you. There is no guarantee the path will be a smooth one but it will be one that will be full of wonder and amazement as you walk with and grow closer to Him.” I hope you have a great new year my friends! – Elmer Laydon

"This morning I ask God to relieve me from selfish thinking and actions. Please give me the strength to finish this week off by keeping my side of the street clean by being open and honest about my actions and making amends for any wrongs I commit along the way. This is one of the keys to live happy, joyous and free."

"Unresolved issues will just create new issues for you to deal with. The quicker you face them, the sooner you can break any negative cycles." - SL

"You need to be surrounded by people who are coaxing you to produce your highest and best self—not people who are trying to squash you and devour you and belittle you—but people who are coaching you forward saying, "There is something inside of you. You can't let this kill you. You can't let this circumstance destroy you. You can't let people intimidate you." You need to be reminded every day that there is something in you that is more important than the circumstances around you." - TDJ

"There are people who are going to be offended by you doing well. Lazy thinking people are easily offended. When you rise above where people think you ought to be, they have a problem adjusting to where you are." -TDJ

"Don't hold on to your History at the expense of your Destiny. Fuel your future instead of feeding your past." - TDJ

"Don't get so stuck in what you've been through that you can't stretch to where God's taking you." - TDJ

"Trying to fix another person will only add to my anxiety. Letting Jesus work on ME is where real progress can happen." - Lysa TerKeurst

Thought for the Evening: “If you find yourself stuck in a rut, don’t dig yourself deeper in with negative thoughts. Turn your thoughts to God, ask for His strength to sustain you, and keep your focus on the good things that lie ahead of you. By relying on God and keeping your thoughts positive, you’ll be moving forward again before you know it.” I hope you have a wonderful evening my friends! – Elmer Laydon

"No matter how aggravated you get, you're not going to rush God. So whatever it is that you're waiting on right now, you might as well learn to wait well." - Joyce

"When you look back over your shoulder and you see where He brought you from, you have the courage to say the same God that brought me through yesterday, will take me through today and forever more. And, when you get to where you're going, it won't be where you're going that's so important. When you finally get there, all you want to talk about are the things you learned about Him along the way." - TDJ

First we stay clean because we have to... Then, we stay clean because we are willing to... Finally, we stay clean because we want to!

"Today my happiness will come from the only thing that will last forever...relationships. First and foremost, my relationship with Jesus Christ because He is my only ticket into Heaven and eternal life! Everything I do must be filtered through this relationship. And that's what I love about Celebrate Recovery; it keeps pointing me to Jesus." - Mac CR Natl. Dir. West