Pursued

We had lit a forest on fire...
We were stoned as crap...
My sister was calling 9-1-1...

As I watched the flames dance across the twilight sky, consuming everything in their path, I realized they represented my life. In my pursuit of pleasure and partying, I had ignited an addiction worse than any forest fire. After five arrests, a dozen allegations, a v-squad of cop cars chasing me down center street, and years of worshipping all the wrong things led me to the brink of death, I finally found hope in life. This is a story of how the initially enthralling and sometimes humorous pursuits of drugs, sex, and success cannot satisfy in the way that they promise, but there is One who can.

Embark on a journey of hysteria, tears, and joy that will help you realize you are not quite so alone in your brokenness as perhaps you once thought.

This book is just as much for those who are facing addiction as it is for their friends, mentors, counselors, and teachers. For anyone growing up in public schools, in college, thinking that drinking and partying is the high-life, this will hit home. For anyone striving relentlessly to build a name for themselves through accomplishments, wealth, status, luxury, and success, this book will resonate. Maybe you're at your wits end, and you're starting to believe you'll never heal, you'll always be broken. Maybe you're in the trenches of addiction or maybe you haven't even had your first hit, either way these humorous pursuits, sorrowful stories, and powerful truths will help you know you're not alone in your addiction, and help you be there for those you love!

What Others Say About this Book:

Wow! Some might think Michael Heil's story and the miracles he experienced on his journey are almost unbelievable. Knowing Mike personally allows me to express that I believe his story is true. If you're a parent dealing with a wayward child, this book will bless you and provide you with some hope. If you're a high school or college student, this book may be the light at the end of a dark tunnel you desperately need. I really hope a lot of people read it and discover the power of God's love!
─Rev. Greg Johnson, President of Standing Together

This book is vulnerable, extensive, articulate, and engaging through invigorating and adventurous personal experiences that help the reader to see the redemptive power of the living God. Through the writer's journey, I was reminded how God pays attention to every detail of our lives and will use it to reveal his glory. I was taken on a journey of tears, laughter, and raw truth. I recommend this book to anyone who struggles to see the power of God at work.
─Mpumi Maweni, Director of Mobilization, Operation Mobilization, Canada

Michael Heil's book is the best example of God's effectual calling of anyone I have met or heard about. In spite of Michael's resisting God's love and grace with his rebellion and seeking meaning and purpose in life through all the ways the world offers, our God reached d