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To anyone who has ever tried to give love without being
embraced in return, I understand. But that’s exactly
why we must know the One who will always fully
embrace us and never hold back. My greatest prayer is
that as you read these pages you’ll know even more
deeply that you are loved, cherished, and so intimately
cared for by your Heavenly Father.
C
ONTENTS
A N L
OTE FROM YSA
Part 1: Embracing the Pursuit of Him and His Direction
1. G M F M G
IVING Y IRST OMENTS TO OD
2. T P P
HE INEAPPLE RINCIPLE
3. S R Y B
TOP EADING OUR IBLE
4. G S A ’ P , T ’ L
REAT ERMONS REN T REACHED HEY RE IVED
5. I T R D ?
S HIS THE IGHT ECISION
6. A A T W N S
N GENDA HAT ILL EVER ATISFY
7. P A
REPARING FOR DVENTURE
8. I J
NTERRUPTED BY ESUS
9. I Y ’ F O U . . .
F OU RE EELING VERLOOKED AND NAPPRECIATED
10. I’ S P B
M CARED TO RAY OLDLY
11. F M
OLLOW E
12. H G ’ I
EARING OD S NVITATIONS
13. A L E I
IFE WITH XTRAORDINARY MPACT
14. Y U C
OUR NIQUE ALLING
15. R R
EST AND EASSURANCE
16. S E
PACE TO XHALE
17. C D O D
HASING OWN UR ECISIONS
18. R T B M T D
EAD HIS EFORE AKING HAT ECISION
19. P F
ARALYZING EAR
20. T M N W I’ E M
HE OST ONFRANTIC OMAN VE VER ET
21. T T M P W
HE WO OST OWERFUL ORDS
22. A P
NALYSIS ARALYSIS
23. F Q A W M D
IVE UESTIONS TO SK HEN AKING A ECISION
24. G , I’ W O
OD M ORN UT
25. I F
N THE LOW
26. P W
RACTICING ISDOM
Part 2: Embracing the Fullness Found Only in Him
27. W H K Y H ?
HAT OLDS THE EY TO OUR EART
28. T M S - A
HE OST EARCHED FOR NSWER
29. I O I H . . .
F NLY AD
30. T S S
HE EDUCTION OF ATISFACTION
31. T P H
HE ATHWAY TO UMILITY
32. W A Y M ?
HAT RE OU ISSING
33. W B R D
HERE ROKENNESS UNS EEP
34. C C
ONSUMED BY RAVINGS
35. P O S U
HYSICALLY VERWEIGHT AND PIRITUALLY NDERWEIGHT
36. A U H
N NDIVIDED EART
37. S M O A
HOCKED BY Y WN DVICE
38. T V E
HE ALUE OF MPTINESS
39. S ’ P A Y
ATAN S LAN GAINST OU
40. W E G S T H
HEN THE ND OAL EEMS OO ARD
41. R O L N T
EPLACING LD IES WITH EW RUTHS
42. T N
URNING ORTH
43. H M W T C R C M ?
OW UCH ILL HIS HOICE EALLY OST E
44. T C C
HE OURAGEOUS HOICE
45. T M F N
ELLING Y LESH O
46. W D I H S M I ?
HY O AVE O ANY SSUES
47. I O W K
F NLY E NEW
48. T R P W N
HE EAL EACE E EED
Part 3: Embracing Him in the Midst of Hurt & Heartbreak
49. I H T I
AVE RUST SSUES
50. I G G ?
S OD OOD
51. I G G M ?
S OD OOD TO E
52. D I T G B G ?
O RUST OD TO E OD
53. T C T
HE RUSHING IMES
54. W I N N A J
HAT EVER OTICED BOUT ESUS
55. D D G
EALING WITH EEP RIEF
56. W I ’ G A M P ?
HY SN T OD NSWERING Y RAYER
57. A L M A L C
ITTLE AD AND OT ONFUSED
58. T S D
HE TING OF ISAPPOINTMENT
59. W W G L T H ?
HY OULD OD ET HIS APPEN
60. W M R S A ?
HAT AKES EJECTION O WFUL
61. I Y E F L , R T
F OU VER EEL ONELY EAD HIS
62. T G C L
HE IRL ALLED OSER
63. Y ’ H T ’ R
ESTERDAY S URTS IN ODAY S ELATIONSHIPS
64. T ’ L G W H M
HERE S A ADY AT THE YM HO ATES E
65. B I A L
ECAUSE M OVED
66. A C R
LONE IN A ROWDED OOM
67. T T Y M R W R
HREE HINGS OU UST EMEMBER HEN EJECTED
68. T B W T
HE EST ORST HING
69. A B P P
ETTER LACE TO ARK
70. W T
ISDOM OGETHER
71. W H
ISDOM AND UMILITY
72. I’ R A
M EALLY FRAID
73. H O T
OLDING N TO RUTH
74. P T P
RESSING HROUGH THE AIN
75. D N D
EVASTATED BUT OT ESTROYED
Part 4: Embracing His Call to Be Transformed
76. T B M
HE EGINNINGS OF A IRACLE
77. I M P T ?
S Y AIN ALKING
78. G U M T R
ETTING NSTUCK FROM Y HINKING UT
79. T R M R
HE OOT OF Y OT
80. I Q
UIT
81. R G
ECEIVING RACE
82. T T T -A F
HE REASURE OF HROWN WAY OOD
83. G G
IVING RACE
84. S C C
OMETHING TO ONSIDER WITH RITICISM
85. I H P C
AD THE ERFECT OMEBACK
86. G , G U S -C
OD IVE S ELF ONTROL
87. W D T R
HAT TO O WITH OUGH ELATIONSHIPS
88. Y D ’ L M
OU ON T IKE E
89. C S
OMPARISONS TINK
90. H S D ’ T M
ER UCCESS OESN T HREATEN INE
91. I W W S H
ANT HAT HE AS
92. B , L , I C ’ DO T !
UT ORD AN T HAT
93. F G ?
EELING UILTY
94. E W I F S
VEN HEN ALL HORT
95. T F C
HE RIENDSHIP HALLENGE
96. T S T T C M L
HE CRIBBLED RUTH HAT HANGED Y IFE
97. G P M P
ETTING AST Y AST
98. P P A
USHING AST WKWARD
99. L -S T
IFE AVING RUTH
100. C F
ALLED TO REEDOM
A P L
RAYER FROM YSA
