Table of Contents
From My Heart to Yours 9
1 Turning Points 11
2 How Did I Get Here? 14
3 When Life Is Hard 18
4 Getting Past Our Past 21
5 My Image of God 24
6 From Wimp to Warrior 27
7 Sometimes I Have to Boss My Heart Around 30
8 Becoming the Woman God Created You to Be 33
9 Because God's Love Is Perfect 36
10 How Are You, Really? 40
11 When Your Feelings Don't Tell the Truth 44
12 Sin Doesn't Get the Final Say 47
13 When You Don't Want to Be a Burden 50
14 I Haven't Got Time for the Pain 53
15 It's Over 56
16 Praying with Confidence 59
17 Away from the Crowds 62
18 Giving In or Getting Up Again? 65
19 How Forgiveness Sets Us Free 68
20 More Than Breadcrumbs 71
21 Set Apart 74
22 When Helping Others Helps Us 77
23 Letting God Rebuild Your Confidence 80
24 When Fear Paralyzes Our Faith 83
25 The Things We Do for Love 86
26 When You Feel Like Damaged Goods 89
27 Who Told You That You Were 92
28 If God Is for Me… 95
29 Living in the "Hear" and Now 98
30 When Hurt Steals Your Hope 101
31 I Just Don't Have It in Me 104
32 When You Feel Empty 107
33 Dealing with Disappointments 110
34 Measuring Up 113
35 You Are Good Enough 116
36 Before the Battle Begins 120
37 A New Pattern of Thought 123
38 No More Guilt-Induced Doubt 126
39 He Cares about You 129
40 Dare to Hope 132
41 You've Got Something Special to Offer 135
42 When You Feel Far from God 138
43 Freedom from the Grave 141
44 Pursued 144
45 Changing Your Mind 147
46 Shipwrecked 150
47 His Compassions Never Fail 153
48 Peace-full 156
49 Remind Me Who I Am 159
50 Words for the Weary 162
51 Because You Are His 165
52 Failing Forward 168
53 Compelled by Love Alone 171
54 Mistaken Identity 174
55 Surrender 177
56 Talking Trash or Talking Truth? 181
57 I'm beyond Hurt 184
58 He Bends Down 187
59 Turning Worry into Worship 190
60 A Lifetime Heart Warranty 193
Appendix A Personality Summary 197
Appendix B When You Say, God Says 199
About Renee 207
About Proverbs 31 Ministries 209
Notes 211