You wanna know what a life caught up in the Spirit of God looks like? You wanna take a distant look at the life you live?
In this book John Ortberg wants to get one single point across: Jesus came not to make you something different altogether; but to redeem you! Jesus wants to take our gifts and abilities (pre-conversion) and use them to honor him (post conversion) Its something that I see in youth group all the time. A lot of teens think that there are only a couple ways to really worship God. You have to be able to sing or play guitar! But God gave them the gifts that they have to worship him. Why try to be something your not! That is where this book starts. It starts with the frustration of trying to be something he never created me to be. But once we get in tune with the Spirit. The Spirit is our guide to becoming this version of yourself. The version that God has redeemed and saved.
Parts 3-6 are all about the journey that you take, with the Spirit as your Guide, to become the version of you that God really desires. He talks about changing the way that you think; allowing God to ignite desires in you life and removing the worry. He talks about how we spend our time by filling it with Prayer and removing the things that steal our time. The Spirit deepens our relationships with God and with the people who help with the flow of the Spirit. Finally our experience needs to be transformed. From work to suffering to family. All of these things come in flow of our existence; a flow that is meant to be with the Spirit.
Ortberg's book was a great read. Though it wasn't as strong as some of his other books; the two chapters on work (19-20) were worth the price of the book! He really makes you think about your giftedness and the things that help you feel a connection to God. His goal is to bring you into a close transforming relationship with God through the very means that God has already given you!
Plus with this book, you get to take a personality test online via monvee. It is something that really makes you think.
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