The Me I Want to Be

Becoming God's Best Version of You

By: John Ortberg

Narrated by: John Ortberg

Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

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

Funny, heartfelt, full of hope.

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.

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

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

I learned a lot from this

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.

profound

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.

Worth it!

whether you are an old christian, a new christian, or not even a christian, do yourself a favor and read this book. it truly expresses the reason why humans were created and simply encourages to focus on the things that matter.

Terrific book

Great overview of Christian disciplines that includes the 'why' plus how God works uniquely through each of us.

The Me I Want To Be

Absolutely one of the BEST books I have ever read/listened to! I have the paper version and the audio. Definitely one to listen to again and again!!

Excellent book.

I recently discovered John Ortberg and I am so grateful for his ministry. God Bless

Have listened several times

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.

encouraging and challenging

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.