Journey Into Wholeness is written for those who know they fall short and feel so powerless, you are not powerless, there is strength and guidance to be explored and found in this book.

As an Americanized Christian, I have tried hard to do things "right."  I have seemingly punched all the right tickets on this train of life -- I have completed all the educational processes, have worked hard in my professional career, and have been faithful to the local church.

Despite these "right" steps, in many ways, I seemingly went in the wrong direction.  I probably gave more emphasis to psychology in my life than to my Bible training and ministry.  For many years, I thought I had made a mistake in the direction that I selected; yet, today, I am now convinced the Lord's hand was in it all.

Through my selection of psychology as a profession, God has allowed me to study and train in the areas of human behaviour, marriage and family counselling, as well as to prepare more fully for the ministry.  You see, the Lord knew the overall plan and purpose for my life -- He knew the beginning, and He knows the end.

The same is true for your life!

God knows where you are now, and no matter how fragmented the parts of your life might seem at the moment, He knows where you are going -- and your life has a purpose!

I remember shortly after I was saved, my mom would encourage me to read the book of Proverbs.  At a very early age, I developed a hunger for God's Word, and a hunger to know God in all of His fullness.

The primary scripture the Lord gave me as a young lad was Proverbs 3:5-6:

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct your path." 

I desired God's direction and guidance, and I also desired wisdom to be able to help others who hurt and needed specialized ministry.  After a period of time, and growing in God, I began to study the field of psychology and developed a fascination as to why people do what they do, and what makes them function.

Through all my university and graduate school training, I found there were not nearly as many concrete answers as there were nagging questions -- questions about why people do what they do, about issues of morality -- questions, questions, questions, but not always sufficient answers.

I began to seek after God with all of my heart to again show me what model, what plan could be found in the Word that people could use to get to the place where they can be truly whole in the Lord.  I found there were two keys towards experiencing revelation:

1. Seek after God, and He will give you revelation, and,
2. Be obedient to those things God shows you.

I found that if I did not respond to the first revelation God gave to me, the second one was slow in coming.  I honestly believe that herein lies a key to spiritual growth.  The Living Bible says,

"Growth in wisdom comes from obeying his laws" (Psalm 111:10). 

As we obey God's guidance and put His revelations into practice through obedience, we grow.

The book you are now holding in your hands is the result of that search, those revelations, and God's guiding hand to help me grow.

I honestly believe it is also the biblical plan and procedure for becoming what God wants you to be!  The Lord has allowed me to synthesize this plan by first looking at the natural world, and then at the spiritual world, a process we find in I Corinthians 15:46:

"Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual."

In this book, I liken the stages of psychological and physical development to those of a spiritual walk in God.  Through this process that I have come to understand, I believe you will see you can become all God created you to be.  But to arrive at God's plan for your life, you must first understand the process, and then link the power of God into your life to help your changes occur.

My underlying assumption in writing this book is that the key to complete wholeness in Christ is the application of clearly appropriated biblical principles which are consistently applied to our lives and lead to a change in lifestyle (what we call "true repentance").  The word "repentance" means "a change of thinking," and that leads to a change in lifestyle.

As you go through this book, I trust you will be able to utilize this information to bring about changes within your own walk with God, and to become truly the man or woman of God that you desire to be.

This book is now also available as an  ebook from Smashwords Journey  into  Wholeness - Ebook version