| Excerpts from "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren |
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| Day One: It All Starts with God ~ "Contrary to what many popular books, movies, and seminars tell you, you won't discover your life's meaning by looking within yourself. You've probably tried that already. You didn't create yourself, so there is no way you can tell yourself what you were created for!" |
| "God was thinking of you long before you ever thought about him. His purpose for your life predates your conception. He planned it before you existed, without your input! You may choose your career, your spouse, your hobbies, and many other parts of your life, but you don't get to choose your purpose." |
| Day Three: What Drives your life? ~ "Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life. We were made to have meaning. This is why people try dubious methods, like astrology or psychics, to discover it. When life has meaning, you can bear almost anything; without it, nothing is bearable" "Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no fignificance or hope." |
| Day Four: Made to Last Forever ~ "Even though we know everyone eventually dies, death always seems unnatural and unfair. The reason we feel we should live forever is that God wired our brains with that desire!" "God has a purpose for your life on earth, but that doesn't end here. His plan involves far more than a few decades you will spend on this planet. It's more than "the opportunity of a lifetime"; God offers you an opportunity beyond your life time." |
| All the excerpts on this page are taken from "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren, published by Zondervan, Copyright 2002. I did not create or write any of this material. |
| Day Five: Seeing Life from God's View ~ "When you understand that life is a test, you realize that nothing is insignificant in your life. Even the smallest incident has significance for your character development. Every day is an important day, and every second is a growth opportunity to deepen your character, to demonstrate love, or to depend on God. Some tests seem overwhelming, while others you don't even notice. But all of them have eternal implications." "The good news is that God wants you to pass the tests of life, so he never allows the tests you face to be greater than the grace he gives you to handle them" |