Altar Ego: Becoming Who God Says You Are
Written by Craig Groeschel
Narrated by Craig Groeschel
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Discover your true identity in Christ.
Many of us live for the approval of others. We let the world decide who we are, or we look to those around us to discover who we think we’d like to be. The problem is that living for what people think of you is the quickest way to forget what God thinks of you.
In Altar Ego, pastor and author of Winning the War in Your Mind Craig Groeschel will show you how to sacrifice your broken ideas of approval-based identity on the altar of God’s truth and become who you were meant to be in Christ.
You'll learn how to:
- Expose false labels and selfish motives.
- Live according to God's higher values with a deeper confidence in His calling.
- Trade in your broken ego and unleash your “altar” ego as a living sacrifice to Him.
- Understand how God continuously shapes you into His vision of you.
Once you know your true identity and are growing in Christ-like character, then you can behave accordingly with bold behavior, bold prayers, bold words, and bold obedience.
Altar Ego reveals who God says you are, and then calls you to live up to it. Rather than living a timid, halfhearted, shallow cultural Christianity, you'll boldly live in the confidence of the God who believes in you.
Craig Groeschel
New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, which created the free YouVersion Bible App and is one of the largest churches in the world. He has written more than fifteen books and hosts the top-ranking Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast. He speaks regularly for the Global Leadership Network, which reaches hundreds of thousands of leaders around the world annually. Craig and his wife, Amy, live in Oklahoma. Connect with Craig at www.craiggroeschel.com.
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Reviews for Altar Ego
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I read Altar Ego, in exchange for review from BookSneeze. The book was written by Craig Groeschel and published by Zondervan.I got the book a few days ago, in print format. The book discusses finding your Godly identity. People have identities, based on own and others' perceptions, but that's not what God called us to be. The book teaches us how to put on the Altar our false identities and selfish motives (p. 9). The book teaches us to live for God versus living for people. WE do not have to be defined by our past. Page 11 says I am who God says I am. God will give us a new name and a renewed purpose. God will give us freedom, grace, love, and a future. We have to change our thinking. Cast away lies, insecurities, and outdated perceptions. It won't be easy, but nothing is impossible through Jesus. Other highlights:God's power is bigger than your pastNo habit is too big for GodWhat's true now don't have to be true later. To learn who i am, i've had to learn who i am not. you are not what others think about you. you are not your past. you are not what you did. you are who God says you are.God will take one of your greatest weaknesses and turn it into one of your greatest strengths. Definitely can see how this applies to me. went from sex addict to celibate. from horrible mama to semi-decent motherIf you ever felt like a failure as a mom, seek the God of all and own it when he calls you great and Godly Mom.How I chose this book:I got an email from Booksneeze about upcoming releases. I was not done with the last book and review. As soon as I read the description of Altar Ego, I wanted this book immediately. I quickly finished the other book, wrote the review, and requested Altar Ego. The description talked about finding our identities in the Lord, versus being identified by self and others. I am working on reading more books, which can help me grow in the Lord, versus fiction. I love a good fiction book, but that was not what I needed (or need) right now. I need God. I have a past. God can help me heal past my past. The book was wonderful. Definitely Glad this is a hardback because I can write in it. I have highlighted passages and my labels (my own and others). Some labels included: selfish, antisocial, cheap, honest, reliable, bitch, not likeable, insecure, anal, dummy, smart, promiscuous. Some of these labels do not define me any more, but people still see me as the old me, versus the new me. I was a sex addict. I am now celibate. Some people still see me as the promiscuous one. Don't understand how I went from a lot of sex to no sex. My journey was not for them, but for me to grow. I think as you grow and change, you have to let things and people go. Not everyone can travel with you, as you progress through life. I loved reading this book. I am used to reviewing e-books, so I was taking notes, as I went along. Then something hit me, this is my book--my paperback book-I can mark, highlight, and write notes in the book. The book is excellent. I read over 50 pages since I got the book. Definitely what I am needing right now.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Never expected this book to be like this.
I just saved it and played the book.
I don't even know who is the author.
THANK GOD FOR PERFECTING TIMING
You really knows what's best for us.
PRAISE THE LORD OUR CREATOR❤️
Thank you Pastor Craig ❤️ Through You God Spoke to me ❤️ I can't thank you enough - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5[Altar Ego] is a wonderful book about how becoming a Christian makes you a new person. [[Craig Groeschel]] tells a series of vignettes about his own conversion and the lessons he's learned through his Christian life. He is now completely different than he was in college, as his wife attests. The old Craig Groeschel is dead; the new Craig Groeschel is the altar ego. That's an intentional pun; it's what we can become when our old self is sacrificed to Jesus Christ.