Become New with John Ortberg Episode 12 - Inventory!
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Mar 4, 2021 A call to take a fearless, searching moral and spiritual inventory with calm clarity. Reflection prompts on pride, resentment, envy, and sexual wounds. Honest look at appetites, sloth, finances, and patterns that derail faithful living. Prayerful invitation to invite God's diagnostic work and find grace and renewal.
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Examine Yourself Calmly And Honestly
- Do keep the inventory calm and clear, not emotionally reactive or self-condemning.
- Ortberg warns against neurotic self-blame and proud defensiveness, asking for both fearlessness and searching honesty.
Most People Oscillate Between Two Faulty Blames
- Recognize two common faulty orientations: blaming self for everything or blaming others for everything.
- Ortberg cites Scott Peck to show we often mix both, so inventory must avoid both extremes.
Begin Inventory With Prayer And Breath
- Pray and invite Jesus to guide the process before listing defects: "Search me, O God, and know my heart."
- Ortberg leads a brief breathing and prayer practice to center listeners for inventory work.