Don't Clutch the Past

"You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present."

- Jan Glidewell

Courage and Victory

"Nothing but encouragement can come to us as we dwell upon the faithful dealing of our Heavenly Father in centuries gone by. Faith in God has not saved people from hardships and trials, but it has enabled them to bear tribulations courageously and to emerge victoriously."

- Lee Roberson

Forgiveness

"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future."

- Paul Boese

The Past Does Not Equal The Future

"If you want to succeed in your life, remember this phrase: That past does not equal the future. Because you failed yesterday; or all day today; or a moment ago; or for the last six months; the last sixteen years; or the last fifty years of life, doesn't mean anything... All that matters is: What are you going to do, right now?"

- Anthony Robbins

He Is Part Of Your Story

“The parts of the story you want to cut out are the very parts that God wants to write in...

He wants to take where we’ve been and show us He was there.

He wants to show us He saw the loneliness in our eyes and heard the cries that went unshed.

He causes the events of our struggles to coincide with His timing –

to help us understand He rescues us,
when we can’t put the pieces back together again;

to love us when we feel unlovable,
so that we can no longer deny His undying faithfulness to us."

- An excerpt from When We Try to Kill Our Stories by Bonnie on her blog Faith Barista