Never Forget Quotes

“we’re walking down the wrong path, it’s never too late to make a detour and start running down the right one.”
― Jody Hedlund, Never Forget

“God had blessed him, and yet he'd apparently taken those blessings for granted. Maybe that was one more reason he'd been knocked over the head-to remind him to stop focusing on all the negatives in his life and to start counting his blessings instead.”
― Jody Hedlund, Never Forget

“Thank you again for joining me in my journey with the Beacons of Hope. I hope the books have inspired you to visit a lighthouse or two. More than that, I pray you've been both encouraged and inspired to trust in the Giver of Hope. Maybe, like Nathaniel, you've let yourself be haunted by your parents' mistakes. Perhaps you've even started down the same destructive path. I pray God will help you break free of your chains and help you walk in His freedom down a new path. If you're like Abbie, having been hurt or abandoned by the people you thought loved you, I pray that you will recognize that God will never abandon you. He is always there offering you His hope, love, and forgiveness. Please, never forget all that He offers.”
― Jody Hedlund, Never Forget

“Even though he was a changed man, he realized it would take time for others to believe him. That lack of trust was one of the consequences of his sinful living. God had forgiven him, but not everyone else could do so as easily.”
― Jody Hedlund, Never Forget

“But by the power of God, he'd torn himself away from his past and had gone someplace different.”
― Jody Hedlund, Never Forget

“Most of the time we can't change on our own. We need God's help.”
― Jody Hedlund, Never Forget

“It's all in your past. Whatever you once were, you don't have to be that person anymore. AFter the reminder, he'd realized that if he wanted to change, he couldn't hide from every temptation. If he sheltered himself from danger, he'd never have the chance to grow stronger. Strength came from facing the temptation, looking it in the face, and then walking away from it.”
― Jody Hedlund, Never Forget

“It's all in your past. Whatever you once were, you don't have to be that person anymore.”
― Jody Hedlund, Never Forget

“It's okay, ' he murmured in her hair.
She closed her eyes against the tears.
'We'll be okay,' The words were certain and filled with strength. And somehow she knew he was right. That in God's strength, they would be okay. Maybe the pain and heartache wouldn't disappear, but they could walk a different path than any they'd known before.”
― Jody Hedlund, Never Forget

“Abbie shook off the painful memories and straightened her shoulders. "My mother made her choice, but that will never be the one I make." She couldn't keep her voice from shaking with emotion. "We are separate from our parents, and we're not destined to make their mistakes. We have the power, with God's help, to choose to walk a new path”
― Jody Hedlund, Never Forget

“More than anything, Nathaniel wanted to continue helping just as he had before. But something whispered deep inside that to be a man of integrity, he head to walk the first steps down the new path laid out before him, a path that didn't involve Abbie or her gramps.

The new path wouldn't be easy. In fact, following it would likely be one of the hardest things he'd ever done. But it would be right.”
― Jody Hedlund, Never Forget

“My sins are too numerous for His forgiveness.”
― Jody Hedlund, Never Forget