Becoming Your True You
God, the Enneagram and Your Unique Purpose
by Heath Davis Havlick
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Pub Date 13 Mar 2020 | Archive Date 5 Sep 2020
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Description
“Who am I, and why am I here?” If you’ve ever asked yourself those questions, Becoming Your True You will help you answer them.
Beneath all the busy-ness of our daily routines, we know there’s more to life. There’s something uniquely ours, a purpose that no one else can accomplish. If finding it has been one big, frustrating question mark so far, you’ve come to the right place.
Becoming Your True You isn’t your average feel-good, self-help manual with gift inventories and “to do” lists. Nor is it about your general identity in Christ; that information is critical to know, but it’s not specific enough to drive your destiny forward.
Instead, this book presents an archeological map of the soul. It incorporates a solid biblical foundation with a personality model called the Enneagram to get to the root of your true you – the self God made and can’t wait for you to become.
You will learn:
* That you have a personality, but it is not your identity
* The crucial differences between your soul (psuche) and your spirit (pneuma)
* Why you can’t live out the fullness of your destiny if you’re stuck in your personality
* How your false you affects every aspect of your life, including your relationship with God
* Strategies and daily practices to help you reclaim your true you
Are you ready to embrace your true self, live out your purpose with joy and peace, and give God maximum glory in the process? Becoming Your True You will equip you for this journey.
Heath Davis Havlick is an author, speaker and Riso-Hudson Certified Enneagram Teacher. A Christian for more than four decades, she shares openly from her life about her ongoing journey toward her true self. Her personal anecdotes and biblical illustrations breathe life and warmth into this exploration of the human psyche and its transformation.
Advance Praise
"Intellectually exciting and scripturally deep - a powerful resource! This is a book Christian Enneagram enthusiasts will return to over and over again. It is so packed with original and insightful models, clarifying explorations, and scriptural depth of analysis of the famous nine-point personality typing system; it helps us all understand why the Enneagram of Personality has been supporting psycho-spiritual growth of Christ-followers through the ages! I am looking forward to adding this to my list of favorite recommendations for my clients and students."" Ronna Phifer-Ritchie, PhD
"Heath's passion for her subject shines through, and her enthusiasm to communicate the gifts of the Enneagram carries the reader through the pages. She skillfully describes the contours and make-up of the human condition from the point of view of the Scriptures, and she does this with a sense of humour which engages you from the first to the last page. There is also a great section on practical ways that the Enneagram can contribute to both our prayer life and our relationships. Heath's love of God is the reason for her writing this book, and God's love of us all is what she wishes to convey through the lens of the Enneagram."" Dr. Patrick Oliver, author of ""All In the Flow: The Enneagram's Gift to Prayerfulness"
Featured Reviews
Judy K, Reviewer
I enjoyed this book. It helped me to think about myself in a different way and learn to put things in perspective. Would definitely recommend this book to others.
Joan N, Reviewer
Becoming your authentic self is a popular topic in the Christian realm. The Enneagram is also becoming more popular as a way to understand one's self. I read this book because Havlick offered to help me understand the personality styles and then give me strategies and practices to help me reclaim my true self.
I gained the insight from this book that my human personality is not my true self but rather an identity I began forming around age three to help me navigate the world. It was created by and dwells in the mind. (2571/3222) I lose touch with my true self as the false self of personality is formed because of hurts, disappointments, etc. The true me lives is my spirit, as does God. (278/3222) We were designed to live from our spirits but do so mainly from our souls. The idea is to break through the false layers of personality to my true self.
The idea is to understand our own personality and how it filters our thoughts and feelings about God, ourselves, and others. Awareness will help reduce the separation from our true self. Havlick offers other suggestions too, many of which are familiar spiritual disciplines or practices of self awareness. (Contemplative prayer is essential.)
I gained some insights but I am left with many questions. One is about my true identity. Havlick notes that we have a general identity in Christ but we are also to seek out our own specific identity and purpose. (2294/3222) How will I know what that even looks or feels like? My true identity must have preferences, likes and dislikes but how do I distinguish them from the ones my mind has created? Also, she says God works with our personality to take us beyond it. (2166/322) How do I distinguish events and encounters that are causing my mind to create personality and the false self from those God initiates to take me beyond that false self? I need much more insight about emotions, which we are not to feel, and the states of being with which we replace them. (2750/3222) Havlick says every conflict is a personality conflict. (1867/3222) What about spiritual warfare? (I am a five and my needing more knowledge is showing!)
I feel like this is an introductory book to a long process. I feel like I have just seen the tip of a huge ice berg. Havlick does say near the end of her book that it was designed to get readers started on the sacred journey. She suggests joining an Enneagram group and offers many further resources such as books to read. I'll be pursuing this topic for some time.
I received a complimentary egalley of this book through NetGalley. My comments are an independent and honest review.
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