Grit & Grace Women's Event
Edmond, Oklahoma
Saturday, July 22, 2017
Destiny & Purpose by Doris Little

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"God didn't save you from the ocean to drown you in the bathtub."

"All of us will endure difficult circumstances in our lives. No one can completely escape all suffering. But as believers in an all-powerful, loving God, we know that He will take us through these low places to prepare us for ascending new heights." - Charles Stanley

"Pay careful attention not only to the information and influence that you allow into your mind, but also to what you are thinking on an ongoing basis. It is important to remind yourself to be very present. To focus your mind on the moment you are in, and not spend it in regret or rehearsing of the past or in fret and worry of the future. Learn the art of being grateful for each moment of life and you are on your way to living with a victorious mind." - TE

"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

"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

"When our past becomes the overwhelming, controlling factor of our present, we put ourselves outside God's plan for our abundant life. We are lost as we long for what is dead in the past. Allowing God to bring new people, new experiences, and new challenges into our lives helps us live in the present." - WD

In my past life, I thought being a Christian had to be a boring life. Man, was I wrong! Becoming a Christian and being a part of Celebrate Recovery is the most exciting place to be in this world! We get a front row seat seeing lives transforming daily. People who were told they would never amount to much are becoming mighty warriors on a mission to rescue others who are lost. Happy, joyous and free to do the right thing. Now that's exciting! - Mac CR Natl. Dir. West

The moment you decide you want freedom more than your disorder, recovery becomes possible.

"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

"I feel so much better now. I found that I was hauling around the guilt of decisions I had made, the regret for the things I did and did not do, and the pain heaped upon me by others through their words and deeds. God taught me that the past is the past, and nothing there can be changed. If I wanted to be at peace, I had to leave the guilt, the regret and the pain there, as today and tomorrow are new days, and now free from the heavy burdens I was carrying I can at last be truly happy."

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!