Confronting the Thief Within

With courageous vulnerability, pastor Wes Olds tells the story of how God healed him from people pleasing, anger, breakdown, and burnout - and shows how you can live a life of true freedom, peace, and joy by reclaiming your identity as a child of God and person of worth.

We all want to live with more peace and joy, but we get ambushed by anger, conflict, anxiety, and pain. We live in dysfunctional patterns of fear, shame, and insecurity, constantly seeking validation from others. We feel alone and broken, and don't know why...the only person who feels this way.

With practical tools and insights from Scripture and psychology, Wes invites you stop trying so hard to change and to surrender your wounds and struggles to the healing power of God. As God transforms your view of yourself, others, and even God, you will experience true inner freedom, better relationships, and life to the fullest.

This is for anyone who is tired of trying to do all the right things and still feeling awful on the inside. Learn a whole new way of living that's filled with freedom and joy: life to the fullest.

I always thought I would write a book about my accomplishments, my insights as a pastor, or some spiritual advice for the world. Instead, I wrote this book about the worst period of my life when crisis after crisis pushed me to the point of burnout and forced me to confront my "thief within." I hope that hearing my story will help you recognize the emotional and spiritual wounds that are robbing you of your life and hope, and that you too will dare to call on the power of Christ to heal you and transform you from the inside out.Wes Olds is Lead Pastor at Grace Church in Coral Gables, Florida.

Bonnie Crandall earned an MA in counseling and worked as a Licensed Clinical Counselor, primarily with educators, doctors and clergy. Bonnie created a new counseling approach to self-imaging and wholeness she calls COGPOW. It stands for "Child of God Person of Worth." It combines biblical application with a restorative cognitive format.