The Life You've Always Wanted
eBook - ePub

The Life You've Always Wanted

Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Life You've Always Wanted

Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People

About this book

Ignite a deeper, more vibrant relationship with God that impacts not just your spiritual life but every aspect of your daily life.

John Ortberg calls readers back to the dynamic heartbeat of Christianity--God's power to bring change and growth--and reveals how and why transformation takes place.

The Life You've Always Wanted offers modern perspectives on the ancient path of the spiritual disciplines. But it is more than just a book about things to do to be a good Christian. It's a road map toward true transformation that starts not with the individual but with the person at the journey's end--Jesus Christ.

As with a marathon runner, the secret to finishing a race lies not in trying harder, but in training consistently--training with the spiritual disciplines. The disciplines are neither taskmasters nor ends in themselves. Rather they are exercises that build strength and endurance for the road of growth. The fruit of the Spirit--joy, peace, kindness, etc.--are the signposts along the way.

Paved with humor and sparkling anecdotes, The Life You've Always Wanted is an encouraging and challenging approach to a Christian life that's worth living--a life on the edge that fills an ordinary world with new meaning, hope, change, and joy.

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Information

Publisher
Zondervan
Year
2009
eBook ISBN
9780310565895

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. 1. “We Shall Morph Indeed”: The Hope of Transformation
  4. 2. Surprised by Change: The Goal of Spiritual Life
  5. 3. Training Vs. Trying: The Truth About Spiritual Disciplines
  6. 4. A “Dee Dah Day”: The Practice of Celebration
  7. 5. An Unhurried Life: The Practice of “Slowing”
  8. 6. Interrupting Heaven: The Practice of Prayer
  9. 7. “Appropriate Smallness”: The Practice of Servanthood
  10. 8. Life Beyond Regret: The Practice of Confession
  11. 9. The Guided Life: Receiving Guidance from the Holy Spirit
  12. 10. A Life of Freedom: The Practice of Secrecy
  13. 11. An Undivided Life: The Practice of Reflection on Scripture
  14. 12. Life with a Well-ordered Heart: Developing Your Own “Rule of Life”
  15. 13. A Life of Endurance: The Experience of Suffering
  16. Sources
  17. Appendix: Study Guide