Unopened gifts are like buried treasure...... they have such untapped potential to bless and enrich. Imagine living an unfulfilled and colorless life and then discovering you were always meant to joyfully abound and flourish. Too often we struggle with soul-searching questions like these: - Why do I feel like no place I live is truly home? Why does it feel like something is always missing?- Why am I here? What is the purpose of my life? Is just getting by all there is?- Why do I often feel powerless to change what I know needs to change?- Why do people so often annoy me? Is the problem with me or with them?- Why is the joy so fleeting? Just when I think I've found true happiness, why does it evaporate?Don't give up... abounding and flourishing is God's intent for your life. He provides all you need to flourish. In fact, Jesus himself gives us seven life-transforming gifts that are so profound they actually redefine your identity as the person you were always meant to be. Even more, he promises to give you the power to become that person. So why wait?Start your own journey out of your old self and into the person he has destined you to become. You'll discover a new place to call home, new people to call family, a new life purpose to fulfill, a new source of power to prevail, a new hope-filled promise to embrace, topped off with new pleasures to treasure and a new peacefulness to share with those you love.In Journey Out of Self and into Christ, Richard Rardin, founder of the Center for Leadership and Spiritual Formation, will help you unwrap these seven life-giving gifts from Jesus who loves you.