3-EN ( 英文 ), 0500-Spirituality / Christian Faith ( 靈修信仰 ), 0540-信仰 

The heart of Christianity is about transformation – about a God who isn’t just concerned with our “spiritual lives,” but who wants to impact every aspect of living. It’s realizing that God meets us not in a monastery but on Main Street, and that all of ordinary, daily life has the potential to be lived as if Jesus himself were the one living it.

Now expanded to include an added chapter on prayer and discussion questions designed to help small groups make the journey together, The Life You’ve Always Wanted offers modern perspectives on the ancient path of the spiritual disciplines. But this is more than just a book about things we should do if we want to be good Christians. It’s a road map toward true transformation, compelling because it starts not with ourselves but with the object of our journey – Jesus Christ.

Paved with humour and sparkling anecdotes, The Life You’ve Always Wanted is an encouraging and challenging approach to a Christian life that’s worth living. Life on the edge that fills our ordinary world with new meaning, hope, change, and a joyous, growing closeness to Christ. 

Table of Contents

Preface

1. “We Shall Morph Indeed”: The Hope of Transformation
2. Surprised by Change: The Goal of Spiritual Life
3. Training Vs. Trying: The Truth About Spiritual Disciplines
4. A “Dee Dah Day”: The Practice of Celebration
5. An Unhurried Life: The Practice of “Slowing”
6. Interrupting Heaven: The Practice of Prayer
7. “Appropriate Smallness”: The Practice of Servanthood
8. Life Beyond Regret: The Practice of Confession
9. The Guided Life: Receiving Guidance from the Holy Spirit
10. A Life of Freedom: The Practice of Secrecy
11. An Undivided Life: The Practice of Reflection on Scripture
12. Life with a Well-ordered Heart: Developing Your Own “Rule of Life”
13. A Life of Endurance: The Experience of Suffering