Bill Delvaux - Divided: When the Head and Heart Dont Agree

The abyss between who we are and who we should be is both deep and wide. Too often we allow fear or lies to stand in the way of Gods plans for our lives. In this book, Bill offers wisdom and insight that will help give you courage to walk more closely with Jesus.

Dr. Reggie Anderson, author of Appointments with Heaven

Bill spoke to me in the opening sentence of this bookI awoke in the dead of night. He goes on to describe lying awake, battling anxiety, and attempting to reconcile what he feels and what he knows to be true. Because that middle-of-the-night battle is dangerously familiar to me, I need this book. Bill, thank you for speaking with humility and wisdom to what it looks like to navigate that space between emotion and truth.

David Thomas, therapist and author of the best-selling Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys

One thing is sure. Bill tells the truth about himself and invites you to explore the mysterious contradiction of Jesus, Lose your life if you wish to find it. What will you lose? Only that which keeps you divided and half alive. Dont be afraid! Bill knows the path of life and writes about it so eloquently!

Wes Yoder, author of Bond of Brothers: Connecting with Other Men beyond Work, Weather and Sports

Divided is a book that has the unique ability to make the head and the heart sing together in unison, which is what God has designed for us. What makes Bill Delvaux unique is his ability to bring his years of experience as a Bible and life teacher to make this reading experience a classroom of analyzing how we leverage our passions. By reading the book, you feel that Bill is there in person, encouraging you by using great life questions and providing rich story visuals to bring you along the journey. Use caution, as this book is dangerous in that it will ignite something inside of you to go and do what God is stirring deep inside your soul.

Dave Schroeder, speaker and blogger at Scenes of Life (www.DavidMSchroeder.com)

With characteristic humility, Bill Delvaux puts a spotlight on a shared human struggle: the fear of being known. Ever since Eden we have been wearing masks and coverings to hide the things of which we are ashamed. With generous anecdotes from his own life story, Bill helps us discover the difference between a divided heart and a united heart, a discovery that can move us toward spiritual, emotional, and personal freedom. When we are at our best and when we are at our worst, Jesus assures us that we are known and loved, exposed and not rejected. When we are able to lay hold of this, we are then free to become the best expressions of our unique selves. I highly recommend this book.

Scott Sauls, senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN

Bill Delvaux addresses one of the most foundational issues in lifeidentity. It is not too far reaching to say that many of us have no idea who we are. We know our title, our role, and the expectations others have of us, but we wander into church, the workplace, and our homes without a solid understanding of our eternal value. Divided reminds me that I am a treasured possession of God, and it is from that platform that all of life has its true meaning. Thank you, Bill, for reminding me of the bridge that spans all the gaps in lifeGod loves me and always will!

Dr. Craig Fry, president, Christian Leadership Concepts

Bill Delvaux diagnoses our common disease with exquisite care and offers a gracious cure. This book is a must-read for any Christian longing for a more authentic, integrated life.

Nathan E. Larkin, founder of the Samson Society and author of Samson and the Pirate Monks: Calling Men to Authentic Brotherhood

As part of our human condition, we have learned to stay in our heads and not connect with the realities and feelings of our hearts. Bill Delvaux has not only addressed how we have arrived at this place, but writes in a way that helps us see the problem and how we got there and then leads us back to a place of wholeness where the heart and the head are connected. Divided invites us to look at our own disconnection and then offers us the hope of becoming reconnected, undivided.

Gail Worsham Pitt, director of Dovehouse Ministries

Bill Delvauxs honesty in this book is refreshing. The way he pursues truth and asks questions makes this book accessible to many. I feel like he has put words to my own journey of closing the great divide.

Mary Beth Chapman, president of Show Hope and wife of Steven Curtis Chapman

Every day I become more aware of the need to be whole, to once and for all fill in this great divide that separates me from the freedom I so long to embrace in myself. It is a journey that must be taken if we are to ever know true joy. This book will awaken in you the desire to find that freedom once and for all.

Scott Reall, founder and executive director of Restore Ministries and author of Journey to Freedom

In Divided, Bill invites each of us to see and voice our own stories of disintegration and respond to the Father who pursues and welcomes, heals and liberates broken people just like me. I am so grateful for my friends life and his insight into the ways of the heart and the riches of Gods grace.

Dr. Scotty Ward Smith, author of EveryDay Prayers: 365 Days to a Gospel-Centered Faith; Objects of His Affection; The Reign of Grace; and Restoring Broken Things

2015 by Bill Delvaux

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