The Healed Heart

<p><strong>Reclaim your identity and purpose in Christ with <em>The Healed Heart: 90 Days to Rediscovering Your Identity Life and Mission in Christ</em></strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>In this poignant and powerful devotional author Joel Vaught shares his deeply personal journey of overcoming a decades-long struggle with pornography addiction offering readers a roadmap to reclaiming their identity in Christ and place in God's mission for the world. With its passionate storytelling and life-changing insights <em>The Healed Heart</em> promises to be a powerful and transformative read offering hope and inspiration to break free from destructive habits and find healing for your broken heart.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What you will find inside:</strong></p><p>- A 90-day easy-to-read devotional to reclaiming your identity and purpose in Christ</p><p>- Inspirational and candid reflections from Joel's own journey of overcoming addiction</p><p>- Powerful and life-changing insights that will help you find healing and hope</p><p><br></p><p>Start your journey today!</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Sample Devotionals:</u></strong></p><p><u>Day 9: Before and After</u> Eph. 6:11-12</p><p>I used to be dead. I lived like the world and was led by my flesh and the devil. I pursued passionate desires. My will was bent towards every little impulse to fulfill my lust. I was filled with guilt regret and shame. I believed I was living but I was a walking dead man. The good news is that God is filled with an abundance of kindness and mercy! He loved me even when I was against him. He loved me in my disobedience. Before I ever knew him God made a way to give me life by sending Jesus to die for my rebellion and sins. He offered me his love and grace. Because I have accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior I am no longer dead. I'm alive! I don't live for the flesh but after Christ and holiness. My will isn't bent towards lustful passions but towards God's supreme will. No longer am I filled with condemnation. Now I'm filled with freedom and peace. Before his grace entered my life I was dead. Now I am alive and united with Christ.</p><p><em>Father because I have received your grace I have been transformed into a brand-new person.1 I am no longer dead. I have come to life! I'm not the man I was. You have changed my identity. So now Holy Spirit mold me into the man you</em></p><p><em>have created me to be!</em></p><p><br></p><p><u>Day 23: Pleasing God</u> 1 Thess. 2:4</p><p>Who am I trying to please? Too often I am a people-pleaser. This isn't always a bad thing. I want my boss to be pleased with my work on the job. I want my future spouse to be pleased with me as we do life together. I want peace with my friends and family members so I avoid conflict. The Apostle Paul essentially said Hey we are boldly speaking about the Gospel whether people like it or receive it. We're not trying to get their approval. We're preaching because that is what God has called us to do. When pleasing others starts to hinder me from doing what God has called me to do then there is a problem. I can't let the opinions and opposition of other people hinder me from living my life completely for God. I can't let the ideologies of the culture influence my decisions. I can't even let the approval of close family or friends curtail the work of God in my life. No I live to please God; therefore I will follow his leading in every area of my life no matter what!</p><p><em>God I like pleasing those around me but I want to please you more! It can be difficult to go against the grain of my friends' or family's opinions but if I'm walking with you nothing else matters. Holy Spirit give me the strength to be bold for you. You know what is best for me so I choose to follow your leading everywhere. When a tough situation arises or a tough decision needs to be made give me the wisdom I need. I surrender my life to you.</em></p>