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The Gift of Being Yourself
- The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery
- Narrated by: David Cochran Heath
- Length: 3 hrs
- Categories: Health & Wellness, Psychology & Mental Health
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The Word Guild 2005 Canadian Christian Writing Awards Award of Merit in Personal Growth/Individual Category
In this profound exploration of Christian identity, psychologist and spiritual director David G. Benner illuminates the spirituality of self-discovery. He exposes the false selves that you may hide behind and calls you to discover the true self that emerges from your uniqueness in Christ.
Freeing you from illusions about yourself, Benner shows that self-understanding leads to the fulfillment of your God-given destiny and vocation.
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- 匿名
- 04-01-2021
Great short book on spiritual transformation.
This is a very good book on spiritual transformation and the true and false self. It has one of the best introductions to the Enneagram I have read. Highly recommend this book.
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- Kirk
- 02-05-2019
I've not read a more important book.
This book by David Benner is so profound and important, I will read it many times, we must know ourselves to see what we cling to that blocks us from knowing God and being who we are meant to be. He has a gift of explaining how to start this journey!
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- 匿名
- 04-11-2019
Purposed
Set yourself free from the chains of uncertainty and aimless pursuits. You should acquire a notebook that you dedicate to answering the questions, you should plan to truly engage in the exercises and revisit this book often. Be set free!
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- happy
- 25-07-2019
Truly Transformational
The reader’s voice is easy to listen to, as each sentence is full of depth and meaning for personal growth. Seeing and experiencing God’s love for me as I am uniquely created is a message that everyone can benefit from hearing and learning to live out. The book is not only profound but also gives practical application.
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- Meredith R. Thorn
- 13-04-2019
WOW
This book helped me realize how important I am to God and how to respect this creation that he made.
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- Dave Berkey
- 19-01-2018
good book to help you stay in a good path
good book to help you stay in a good path or get to one you were made for.
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- LadyD
- 04-11-2017
Great Read
Highly recommend this book Very insightful and inspiring to help us become closer to God.
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- Jenni
- 16-11-2020
new perspective
I could listen to this book over and over and continue to get new insights. Getting to know myself by getting to know God. So good.
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- MsCurlyMoe
- 02-11-2020
Amazing
I think this is a great book for anyone dealing with identity and religion. Very well written. So much depth to the words. Loved it!
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- Chiefy
- 14-10-2020
Know thy self...
Great book on personal reflection and self reflection, the exercises allow you to fine tune your ability to hear from God and allow God to move in and on your life...
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-04-2020
AMAZING
Amazing and well written and great Audio as well on a great tool to apply to our faith. a great spiritual tool.
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- Robin's wife
- 08-12-2020
A great advent read
I used this as a resource for a stay at home quiet morning.
Simply brilliant
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