Happy the Ambitious
Welcoming God's Ambition for UsBy Thomas Joachim
Length2h 12m
About this audiobook
Can ambition be a good thing?
This word often evokes behavior that displays pride, vanity, and disunity.
Author Thomas Joachim invites us to a holy ambition based in the Scriptures and the writings of the Saints: an ambition not for worldly honors, but the glory of God.
He summarizes like this: “We must reverse the usual perspective of our life. We can no longer seek to fulfill our ambitions; we must seek to welcome God’s ambitions for us. Fulfilling our own dreams is not of primary importance, but rather that God’s dreams for us are made real in our lives.”
Seen this way, ambition becomes an essential virtue for sanctity, and a liberating path for the great of heart. Discover the meaning of your God-given talents and accept our Lord’s invitation implicit in his words: “Friend, go up higher” (Lk 14:10).
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length2 hrs 12 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 22, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening
2Introduction
3Part I: Ambitious Like Children
4Chapter 1: A Little History of Magnanimity
5Chapter 2: Bad Ambition
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6Chapter 3: Good Ambition
7Chapter 4: The Spirit of Childhood
8Part II: Three Essential Elements of Ambition
9Chapter 5: The Path of Desire
10Chapter 6: Confidence
11Chapter 7: A Fighting Spirit
12Part III: God’s Seven Ambitions for Us
13Chapter 8: The Ordering of the Our Father
14Chapter 9: The Seven Petitions
15Chapter 10: Our Father Who Art in Heaven, Make a Heaven of the Earth
16Conclusion
17Closing
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