The topics of self and self-esteem have generated an incredible amount of press in recent years. Much of the coverage has been counterproductive, fostering an unhealthy obsession with self and spawning a culture of selfishness that chants the mantra, "What's in it for me?" Simply affirming "I'm okay and you're okay" is not enough, for neither your nor I may really be okay. If you are okay with God and okay with others, chances are you will be okay with yourself. When you love God and your neighbor, self won't seem so important. You will find that love can motivate in a way that fame or fortune never could.
- Pastor Merritt
Unconditional love is found on God's paint palette, each color brushed on by the Master's hand with gentle strokes of understanding and forgiveness. That hidden sin? Covered with His first coat. That blunder or mistake? Second stroke, gladly applied. That habitual sin or moral failure? Another coat brushed on with His loving hand. God's palette never runs dry. And with each coat, God creates His masterpiece of perfection in you.
- Ron Lambros, President, Touching Lives
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