The Life You've Always Wanted by John Ortberg
Week 2: Chapter 1 — Surprised by Change
Read Chapter 1 of The Life You've Always Wanted. Key passage: 2 Corinthians 3:18.
Previewing Week 2 of The Life You've Always Wanted
Read 3 of 8 discussion questions below. Unlock the complete 13-week guide when you’re ready.
Ortberg begins by asking us to take an honest look at our own spiritual condition — and to let that honesty open us to hope rather than despair.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Ortberg points to the gap between the spiritual lives Christians often claim and the spiritual lives they actually live. When you look honestly at your own life, where do you notice that gap most painfully?
2.He references the idea of 'sin management' — where Christianity gets reduced to controlling bad behavior rather than genuine transformation. Have you experienced this reduction? What does a 'sin-management' version of faith feel like from the inside?
3.Ortberg uses the vivid image of a 'morphing' — borrowing from popular culture — to describe the kind of change God intends for us. The Greek word is metamorphosis. What does it mean to you that God's goal is not behavior modification but an actual change in who you are?