A Painful Past: Healing and Moving Forward (31-Day Devotionals for Life)
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Do you live with regret? Have others sinned terribly against you? God invites you to pour out your heart to him and to find comfort in his Word. In this 31-day devotional, complete with reflection questions and practical action steps, biblical counselor Lauren Whitman shows how the gospel transforms your understanding of the past, your life in the present, and your hope for the future.
- Includes one month of devotions
- Provides devotional readings, reflection questions, and practical action points
- Applies God’s Word to life in practical ways
Top Highlights
“You have a God who wants to hear from you. He already knows what is in your heart—the emotions and hurt from your past that you still carry. He cares about what is there and wants to be near you as you face it. You can trust him with your heart. You can trust him with your messiness.” (Page 16)
“Second, God knows that your heart is tangled and messy, and he still extends an invitation” (Page 15)
“First, the invitation implies that your heart is full.” (Page 15)
“Third, the psalmist also says to trust God at all times” (Page 15)
“We can’t make Jesus unholy with our unholiness, but he can make us holy when he comes close to us and unites with us.” (Page 20)
- Title: A Painful Past: Healing and Moving Forward
- Author: Lauren Whitman
- Series: 31-Day Devotionals for Life
- Publisher: P&R
- Print Publication Date: 2020
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Pages: 91
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Regret › Religious aspects--Christianity--Prayers and devotions; Healing › Religious aspects--Christianity--Prayers and devotions
- ISBNs: 9781629957463, 9781629957470, 9781629957487, 1629957461, 162995747, 1629957488, 162995747X
- Resource ID: LLS:31DAYDEVOPAST
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-08-20T17:08:23Z
Lauren Whitman is a faculty member and counselor at CCEF, where she has served since 2010. She holds a master of arts in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary and a certificate in advanced professional counseling from Missio Seminary. Lauren also serves as the developmental editor for the Journal of Biblical Counseling. Through her work with the Journal, she brings experience and skill for developing authors and their writing. She also has a particular interest in biblical counseling methodology and in marriage counseling. Lauren has published multiple books, including A Painful Past (P&R Publishing, 2020) and A Biblical Counseling Process (New Growth Press, 2021).