I hope this snippet will intrigue you…

When [people] first hear the gospel, they’re aware of the gap between them and God caused by sin. And they come to understand that human effort cannot bridge that gap; it can only be bridged by grace.

But over time they become aware of another gap: the gap between who I am right now and the person God wants me to become.

People think they are supposed to bridge that gap by trying harder.

You hear about someone who gets up at four o’clock in the morning to pray, and you feel guilty because you think you don’t pray enough. So you resolve to do that too, even though you’re not a morning person, even though at four in the morning you’re dazed and confused and groggy and grumpy, and no one wants to be around you at four in the morning. Even Jesus doesn’t want to be around you at four in the morning!

Read the rest of the John Ortberg’s article here.