PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE

Quote from the Book

“While there are illegitimate parents, there are no illegitimate children. Many children are unplanned by their parents, but they are not unplanned by God” (p.23).

The Author

Dr. Rick Warren is passionate about attacking what he calls the five “Global Goliaths” – spiritual emptiness, egocentric leadership, extreme poverty, pandemic disease, and illiteracy/poor education. His goal is a second Reformation by restoring responsibility in people, credibility in churches, and civility in culture. He is a pastor, global strategist, theologian, and philanthropist. As a pastor, he founded Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, the US in 1980 with one family. Today, it is an evangelical congregation averaging 30,000 weekly attendees and has more than 300 community ministries to groups such as prisoners, CEOs, addicts, single parents, and those with HIV/AIDS. His other bestselling book is The Purpose Driven Church which has sold millions all over the world

Insights from the Book

Timeless, profound, compelling, and transforming, this book is a priceless gift for everyone who wants to know their purpose and fulfill their destiny. Here is what Lee Strobel, author of The Case for Christ, said about the book: “If you only read one book on what life is all about – make it this one!” This statement underscores the invaluable lessons contained in this book.  This book will take you on a 40-day spiritual journey of the life’s most crucial discovery – a discovery of purpose, as the book is actually presented in a 40 chapters study format. Rick argues that 40 is a significant figure right from bible times, and everyone who undertakes a 40-day spiritual exercise always comes out with significant results. This book suggests and concludes that God made every human being for five major purposes to be fulfilled and that until such is discovered and pursued, life does not make any meaning. While several humans are driven by wrong values such as materialism, significance, guilt, fear, need for approval, resentment, he rather opined that a meaningful life should be driven by Purpose.  He further says that knowing your purpose will not only leave you fulfilled, it will also give meaning to your life; simplifies your life; motivates your life, and prepares you for eternity. To sustain the thesis of this book, Rick presents and expound five major purposes of God for mankind as follows: God made you for His pleasure (worship); God made you for his family (fellowship); God created you to become like Christ (Discipleship); God S-H-A-P-E you for serving him (Ministry); and God made you for a mission (Witnessing). So, if you are disoriented about your direction in life and making a decision seems tough and taking right steps is becoming hard, then this book is a masterpiece of wise counsel. Whether you are a seeker, a new believer, or a seasoned saint, you can allow God to use these pages to place your feet firmly on the right path.