A small engaging book on knowing god and knowing self the gift of being yourself gets beneath the crust of ego and past persona and behind image to the truth of you here is a pathway to discover and receive the beloved unrepeatable self that god designed you to be. 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 discussionthe gift of being yourself the sacred call to self discovery spiritual journey. Knowing yourself as you really are 5 unmasking your false self 6 becoming your true self epilogue identity and the spiritual journey appendix for reflection and discussion a six session discussion guide to the gift of being yourself a one session discussion guide to the gift of being yourself notes about the author books by david g benner. The gift of being yourself the sacred call to self discovery the spiritual. Discerning your true self is inextricably related to discerning god s purposes for you paradoxically the more you become like christ the more you become authentically yourself in this profound exploration of christian identity psychologist and spiritual director david g benner illuminates the spirituality of self discovery