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Copyright © 2017 by Leigh Powers

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First Edition: November 2017

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ISBNs: 978-1-4789-7545-8 (trade pbk.), 978-1-5460-3282-3 (ebook)

E3-20170727-JV-NF

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Introduction

PART I
LAMENT

Day One: GOD, I’M ANGRY AT YOU TODAY

Day Two: LORD, I FEEL SO ALONE

Day Three: LORD, I FEEL LIKE I’VE FAILED YOU

Day Four: LORD, I FEEL REJECTED

Day Five: LORD, I FEEL BETRAYED

Day Six: LORD, I FEEL INADEQUATE

Day Seven: LORD, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS ME

Day Eight: LORD, EVERYONE WANTS A PIECE OF ME

Day Nine: LORD, I’M SO AFRAID

Day Ten: LORD, I DON’T KNOW IF I CAN DO THIS ANYMORE

PART II
LETTING GO

Day Eleven: GOD, I DON’T WANT TO FORGIVE

Day Twelve: WHY CAN’T I LET THIS GO?

Day Thirteen: LORD, THIS HURTS

Day Fourteen: GOD, HELP ME SEE WITH YOUR EYES

Day Fifteen: LORD, SHE’S NEVER GOING TO SAY SHE’S SORRY

Day Sixteen: BUT, GOD, SHE OWES ME

Day Seventeen: LORD, I STILL WANT TO GET EVEN

Day Eighteen: LORD, I CHOOSE BLESSING OVER BITTERNESS

Day Nineteen: LORD, HOW DO I MOVE ON FROM THIS?

Day Twenty: LORD, I’M THANKFUL FOR SECOND CHANCES

PART III
LOOKING UP

Day Twenty-One: LORD, I NEED TO FEEL YOUR PRESENCE AGAIN

Day Twenty-Two: LORD, FORGIVE ME FOR DOUBTING YOUR GOODNESS

Day Twenty-Three: LORD, YOU ARE FAITHFUL

Day Twenty-Four: LORD, YOU ARE PROVIDER

Day Twenty-Five: LORD, I AM YOUR DAUGHTER

Day Twenty-Six: ...