Tuesday July 3, 2012 1:07 am
Thinking about my purpose as we enter day
37 of The
Purpose Driven Life
Have you ever thought of your purpose?
Perhaps you should begin with this question, What on Earth Am I Here For? See
where this leads you.
Yours Truly~Freedom
Monday June 25, 2012 1:00 am
My husband and I began reading a book
called The
Purpose Driven Life this summer. Although I have had
this book since 2010 and had heard nothing but rave reviews about it even
before I ever purchased it, I could not get into it when I first purchased it.
I got to chapter 7 and put it down. Fast forward to summer 2012.
Then one day out of the blue my husband
picked it up and began reading it. He was thoroughly enjoying it. I began to
gain a new interest in the book based on his natural gravitation towards it.
Let's put things into perspective. First off, my husband does not like to read.
Secondly, this is a chapter book with 40 chapters. Finally, to read this book,
a 40 day commitment must be made to get through it which includes note-taking
and discussions after each reading. Did I mention my husband does not like to
read. He was reading through it like he had enjoyed reading his whole life. We
decided to read it together over a 40 day period of time (the design of the
book). So I caught up to where he was and to my surprise it was as if I had
never picked up the book in my life. I gained a lot of insight and couldn't wait
to get to the next chapter. Not to mention I am enjoying the time I'm spending
with my husband doing something neither one of us have ever done together-a
book study.
We are currently on day 29 and time has
truly flown by. One of the secrets to reading this book is to take it one day
at a time. We don't think of it in terms of the 40 days. We just read one
chapter at a time, one day at a time. And here we are 29 days later. Of course
we have missed a day or two along the way (although we make an effort not to),
life happens, we just pick up where we left off. We are learning a great deal
from this book. The author, Rick Warren, has a lot of thoughtful insight into
God's Word. It's been a blessing to myself and my husband. I believe that my
entire family will reap the benefits from what we are learning as we uncover
our Purpose Driven Life!
Yours Truly~Freedom
Yours Truly~Freedom
