Table of Contents
1 On Purpose and with a Purpose 6
2 The "Group Text" Call 8
3 The "It's for You" Call 10
4 Faith for the Vision 12
5 The Runaway 14
6 The "Prove It" 16
7 The Half Listener 18
8 The "Who, Me?" 20
9 The "I've Cot This" 22
10 The Comparer 24
11 The Overwhelmed 26
12 The Look-Backer 28
13 The Move Maker 30
14 Before You're Ready 32
15 From Revelation to Realization 34
16 Like You're Five 36
17 Altogether Beautiful 38
18 People Are Fickle 40
19 Not a Copy 42
20 As Real as It Gets 44
21 Happy Birthday! 46
22 Don't Shut Yourself Down 48
23 But God Says 50
24 Get the Ugly Out! 52
25 Cool and Confident 54
26 Born to Be Royal 56
27 Not Your Two-Mama's Two-Step 58
28 So Far from Worthless 60
29 Are You Riding the Crazy Train? 62
30 Friends Don't Let Friends Ride the Crazy Train 64
31 Sharks and Dolphins 66
32 Ice Cold or Red Hot? 68
33 The Handbook for Life 70
34 Get to Know His Voice 72
35 Disgusted with Fear 74
36 From Fear to Favorite 76
37 Who's Talking? 78
38 Go Away, Fear! 80
39 On the Other Side 82
40 Facing Lions 84
41 F.E.A.R 86
42 When the Evidence Is Real 88
43 Journey to Fearlessness 90
44 A Fear God Can Use 92
45 Becoming Fearless 94
46 On a Dark and Stormy Night 96
47 Keep Moving Forward 98
48 Slap Fear in the Face 100
49 So Do Not Fear! 102
50 The Stuff of Legends 104
51 It's About God 106
52 Sometimes You've Gotta Fall 108
53 Sing Your Song! 110
54 If You're Carrying the Football 112
55 Do Not Give Up 114
56 Epic Fails 116
57 It's Just Being Happy 118
58 Connecting the Dots 120
59 Exhaling Your Ugly 122
60 Just Four Words 124
61 Believe for Yourself 126
62 Come Home 128
63 Wandering 130
64 When the Middle Schooler Leaves You in the Dust 132
65 Messed Up, Now What? 134
66 Someone Who'll Tell You the Truth 136
67 Step Up and Declare 138
68 It's a Private Call 140
69 What It Means to Truly Live 142
70 Already Approved 144
71 Don't Waste the Waiting 146
72 Is Cod's Plan Really Going to Be Better? 148
73 Get to Know Cod 150
74 The Dance of Your Life 152
75 Skip the Likes 154
76 Warmed by God's Word 156
77 Running and Hiding from God 158
78 Not Too Crazy to Pray For 160
79 The Question You Never Have to Ask 162
80 Choose Life! 164
81 Turn Up the Contrast 166
82 Watch What You're Spilling 168
83 Eighty-Five-Year-Old Friends 170
84 Real Friendships Don't Just Happen 172
85 Quit Camping Out 174
86 This Gives You Life 176
87 Just Sing 178
88 One Really Big Fear 180
89 What's That You Say? 182
90 Bust Out Some Moves 184
91 With Everything You've Got 186
92 Soak Up the Joy 188
93 Yeah, It Really Does Matter 190
94 So You Wanna Be a Hero 192
95 To Strive or Not to Strive? 194
96 Totally Possible 196
97 Dancing Past the Awkwardness 198
98 At Least You're Not Plankton 200
99 That's Not the Way 1 Planned It 202
100 A Prayer for You 204
Notes 206
About the Author 208