Devotions from John Ortberg’s book, The Me I Want to Be Our emotions generally flow out of our thoughts, and discouraged people tend to think discouraging thoughts.  Worried people tend to think anxious thoughts. The way we live will inevitable be a reflection of the way we think. True change always begins in our mind.…

Devotions from John Ortberg’s book, The Me I want to Be God created desire, and it is God’s delight to fulfill desire. It’s true that our desires need to be cleansed and purified, and we must say no to any desires that would keep us from living in the flow of the Spirit.  We must…

Devotions from John Ortberg’s book the Me I want to Be Today’s devotional is on letting our desires lead us to God. Spiritual growth doesn’t mean doing what I SHOULD do instead of what I WANT to do.  It means coming to WANT to do what I SHOULD do. Jesus tells lots of stories about…

Devotions based on John Ortberg’s book, The Me I want to Be We’ve all been told, Try a little harder!. But there are limits on what trying harder can accomplish.  The ones who got in trouble with Jesus were working hardest on their spiritual life but it got in the way of loving others. We…

Devotions based on John Ortberg’s book, The Me I Want to Be ”Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.” Matt. 10:39. There is no way for us to come to God without surrender. Surrender is not the same as passivity or being a doormat.…

Devotions from John Ortberg’s book, The Me I Want to Be What do you do that makes you feel fully alive? I think we will find that it is different for everyone…like taking a long walk, reading a great book, watching a movie, fellowshipping with close friends etc.  “A spiritual discipline is simply an activity…

Devotions from  John Ortberg’s book, The Me I want to Be It’s important that we all find out how we grow spiritually. What works for someone else may not work or be helpful for us. We are God’s masterpiece He created (Eph. 2:10) and masterpieces get handcrafted. God didn’t make us like anyone else so…

Devotions for 3-9 from Ortberg’s book, The Me I Want to Be The life of freedom and joy is available to us right now.  When our focus is on Him, everything else falls into place. There are two versions of us. There is the you God made us to be-and there is the you that…

Devotions from John Ortberg’s book, The Me I want to Be We can’t follow God if we don’t trust that He really has our best interest at heart. There is a big difference between following rules and following Him because we can follow rules without cultivating the right heart.  We will find ourselves unmotivated to…

Devotions from Ortberg’s book, The Me I want to Be God designed us to be ourselves and He delights in our actual lives. When we grow toward the me we Want to be, we are freed from the me we pretend to be. Pretending to be someone we’re not is hard work and takes lots…