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“Grant, Lord, that I may know myself that I may know thee.” ―Augustine Much is said in Christian circles about knowing God. But Christians all over the ages have agreed that there cannot be deep knowledge of God without deep knowledge of the self. Discerning your true self is inextricably related to discerning God’s purposes for you. Sarcastically, the more you change into like Christ, the more you change into authentically yourself. In this profound exploration of Christian identity, psychologist and spiritual director David G. Benner illuminates the spirituality of self-discovery. He exposes the false selves you could hide in the back of and calls you to discover the true self that emerges from your uniqueness in Christ. Freeing you from illusions about yourself, Benner shows that self-understanding ends up in the fulfillment of your God-given destiny and vocation. Rest assured, you want not you need to be someone you don’t seem to be. But you’ll deepen your experience of God through discovering the gift of being yourself. This expanded edition, one of three titles in The Spiritual Journey trilogy, includes a new epilogue and an experiential guide with questions for individual reflection or group discussion.