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The Me I Want to Be

Becoming God's Best Version of You

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The Me I Want to Be

By: John Ortberg
Narrated by: John Ortberg
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The Me I Want to Be will help you discover spiritual vitality like never before as you learn to "live in the flow of the spirit."

Why does spiritual growth seem so difficult?

God's vision for your life is not just that you are saved by grace, but that you also learn to live by grace, flourishing with the Spirit flowing through you. And this book will show how God's perfect vision for you starts with a powerful promise: All those who trust in God "will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit" (Jeremiah 17:7-8).

Pastor and best-selling author John Ortberg first helps gauge your spiritual health and measure the gap between where you are now and where God intends you to be. Then he provides detailed tasks and exercises to help you live in the flow of the Spirit, circumventing real-world barriers - pain and sorrow, temptations, self-doubt, sin - to flourish even in a dark and broken world.

As you start living in the flow, you will feel:

  • A deeper connection with God
  • A growing sense of joy
  • An honest recognition of your brokenness
  • Less fear and more trust
  • A growing sense of being "rooted in love"
  • And a deeper sense of purpose.

God invites you to join him in crafting an abundant and joy-filled life. The Me I Want to Be shows you how to graciously accept his invitation.

Spanish edition also available, as well as a video study and study guide.

©2010 John Ortberg (P)2010 Zondervan Christian Living Christianity Spiritual Growth Inspiring Funny Witty
Practical Spiritual Guidance • Memorable Personal Stories • Engaging Narration • Insightful Biblical Perspectives
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Beautifully written and read by the author, I found this book to be full of hope. There were a number of points that were so well explained, that I look forward to quoting them in my own teaching. He has a wonderful voice and reads at the perfect pace. I highly recommend The Me I Want To Be and am excited to read it in paperback so I can highlight and take notes as I go.

Funny, heartfelt, full of hope.

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I enjoyed John Ortberg's narration of his delightful book. One of the best book's I've 'read'.

A delightful book written & read by a 'real person!'

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I have struggled long in my Christian life with slow or no growth and guilt. Being brought up in a fundamental church by a father who while sincere, was into formalism and outward appearances of the Christian, understanding and applying grace in my life has been difficult. The Me I Want To Be connected with me. Helped me better understand the role of grace in my life and the transforming of my character. Another good book on a christian walk that emphasizes humbling yourself before God so that HE will exalt you at the proper time. I will be getting other books by this author.

The audio was decent, done as well as any other books I have listened that are read by the author.

Have listened several times

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Staying in "the flow". That's what this book is about. Ortberg has some memorable stories to help illustrate his ideas, and inserts done humor every now and then to punctuate the concept. Definitely worth a listen. I just wish I could underline my favorite parts in this audio book.

encouraging and challenging

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Oh my goodness this book is packed with a lot of knowledge and wisdom, well not as much as Proverbs but nonetheless a very worth while book. What's great is that I came away with a worthwhile lesson from each chapter.

This is the kind of book that can be read each year and still have significant impact based on your current circumstances. I just wished I knew about this book when it first came out!

I understand my review isn't very specific but that's because the application of this book will be very different for each person. Or at least that's the way I've found it to be and why it's a book to keep and read annually.

Enjoy!

Amazing insight!

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Wonderful teaching. Encouraging, uplifting and convicting. Brought about much introspection. I have bookmarked many pages to listen to over and over to become the me I want to be.

Inspiring

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loved the book. loved the way the topic was presented. loved the humor. I'll listen to this one multiple times, seriously. will share it with many more.

Tremendously Share Worthy

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Every believer in Jesus should listen to or read this book. This explains how we can truly live a life of love, joy and peace doing what we enjoy because it is what we were made to do by the God of the Universe.

Listen to or Read this Book!

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This is a great book. One thing to be aware of is that they have the tags wrong and this shows here that it is written and read by John Ortberg; when I downloaded it, it shows the author is Thomas C Oden and the narrator is John Ortberg; the truth is that it was written by John Ortberg and narrated by Thomas Oden. It's not a big deal to me, but it is somthing I wish they would correct.

As for the book itself, John is serious about many things but has a great sense of humor that makes this a joy to listen to and packed with wonderful lessons. I highly recommend this book. It isn't a one-size-fits-all, feel-good book. Practical and entertaining. Be the person God wants you to be.

I learned a lot from this

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this book changed my life. Changed my walk with God. easy read, easy listen. this book is equal parts wonderful storytelling and step by step instructions for a closer life and relationship with Jesus.

profound

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