Charlie Evans's Reviews > The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery

This book originally made me a bit nervous based on the title, but as I started to get into it - I saw the goodness.

“We do not find our true self by seeking it. Rather, we find it by seeking God. For as I have said, in finding God we find our trust and deepest self. The anthropological question (Who am I?) and the theological question (Who is God?) are fundamental and truly inseparable. It is by losing our self in God that we discover our true identity”

“Had we dared to trust God’s goodness, we would have discovered that everything we could ever most deeply long for would be ours in God.

Trying to gain more than everything God offers, we end up with less than nothing”

Jesus is absolutely central throughout and a focus on letting God into who we are to deeper and deeper levels is also strong. I highly recommend this for leaders and those wanting to become more mature in their faith. Some of the wording might be uncomfortable for some - but reading through prayerfully and discerning that uncomfortableness (new word), this becomes very useful.