"In all candor, I thought I had messed up my life. I thought I had abandoned God's call on my life...I was operating on God's plan B for me."

"Discipleship, following Jesus is not about sin management or trying to modify my behavior. . . it's about changing my affections to love what Jesus loves and love how He loves."

"The question that was pounding in my head was: if I cannot take care of my family, then what's the point? Why am I here? How come I survived? What good am I?"