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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
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Not sure on how should I feel to admit that I really read it 40 days straight. Each day, each chapter. It's like an everyday task of mine that I should do. Which didn't bother me because I like doing something usual. The book is like you know, 1/4 of it is the really words of the author and the 3/4 are almost all Bible verses. It taught me some things though, but I'm kind of disappointed on that 'Servant' or 'Serving' terms. It's unfairly about not caring about yourself anymore. Anyway some lines also hit me hard. Some did dismay me. I also saw that part when the author, (Rick Warren) with her wife lost a child from a suicide. That must've been hurt. Strong faith do holds your life. Most of the people I saw who reviewed this gave it a star. And that made me thinking of my attempted four star reviews (or even 5/5) But turns out not, and I'm giving a big credit to the person who let me borrow this book. To my uncle and auntie. Thank you so much! I hope I'll be able to give it back since pandemic is still on. Overall, so-so. God bless everyone ! :)
I read this book as intended (one chapter per day) for the first 25 days or so, but I got bored. I think that the chapters that were more about the church (as an institution) were hard for me to get through. I do, however, think there were great parts of the book about my own personal and spiritual growth that I will likely read again.
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A must read for christians
his is a must read for any serious christian, or non-Christians alike. Pastor Rick Warren tells the true purpose of living. He gives a message that we do not live for our own self but we do live for others, and most importantly to fulfill God’s will.
The world runs behind, money and fame, but the true meaning of living is to live for God. The life on earth is like a temporary assignment, eventually it will all come to an end. But a person who has obeyed God absolutely will enjoy the pleasure of God’s Kingdom.
It is designed like a 40 days course book. One should read it slowly to completely understand the meaning of life and their purpose.
By the end it is about God and eternal life.
- See more at: http://ronaldhadrian.org/book-review/purpose-driven-life-rick-warren/#sthash.UKc7nGdH.dpuf
The world runs behind, money and fame, but the true meaning of living is to live for God. The life on earth is like a temporary assignment, eventually it will all come to an end. But a person who has obeyed God absolutely will enjoy the pleasure of God’s Kingdom.
It is designed like a 40 days course book. One should read it slowly to completely understand the meaning of life and their purpose.
By the end it is about God and eternal life.
- See more at: http://ronaldhadrian.org/book-review/purpose-driven-life-rick-warren/#sthash.UKc7nGdH.dpuf
Personally, this was much more than a book that I've mark off as read, even though finishing another always feels like a grand achievement. Rather, it defines to term "spiritual journey," and I feel incredibly thankful for this buddy read; for my lovely wife, Tanya, for lending me her copy; and to Rick Warren for writing it. Most of all, I'll forever be grateful to God, for setting ALL of it into motion, so that millions around the world may reap the benefits.
I'm proud of myself for completing this journey. Some of the lessons certainly weren't easy to face (nor should they be,) because they were questions I'd been running away from for a very long time; years, actually. However, the road ahead, knowing what I know about the Christian lifestyle, is quite daunting and though I believe in my heart and mind that God never gives us more than we can handle (as long as we lean on Him and let Him intervene,) I'm not so sure I'm up the tasks ahead.
I'm scared of continually screwing up, and ashamed for running from God all these years. He must be really disappointed in me. That's how I feel. I am sad, my heart is heavy with regret and shame. I feel like crying, but the tears rarely come any more. It's like I'm tapped out.
I'm proud of myself for completing this journey. Some of the lessons certainly weren't easy to face (nor should they be,) because they were questions I'd been running away from for a very long time; years, actually. However, the road ahead, knowing what I know about the Christian lifestyle, is quite daunting and though I believe in my heart and mind that God never gives us more than we can handle (as long as we lean on Him and let Him intervene,) I'm not so sure I'm up the tasks ahead.
I'm scared of continually screwing up, and ashamed for running from God all these years. He must be really disappointed in me. That's how I feel. I am sad, my heart is heavy with regret and shame. I feel like crying, but the tears rarely come any more. It's like I'm tapped out.
It is a terrible book. I have had this book for a couple years because of friend of mine had given it to me and when I tried to read it few years back I was really not connecting with it. Now I have been going through books I have and haven’t read or finished and decided to give it another chance. I figured I would read it like it suggest with one chapter a day and I got to day 4, tried my best but it is really a horrible book. It is just a compilation of quote from the Bible or from people who refer something to God to push the religion into you and I tried my best to work with it and try to read all these “God” part as Universe or something else but when it got to saying that when you die either to heaven or hell depending if you were close to God here on earth, that’s it for me. That when you finally work with God you’ll have different values. You relationships will be more important than even fun. I call this book complete bullshit. Just a book by another self-righteous religious lunatic who thinks that he has life figured out and that his way is the way to live. Well to the writer I say you can go to hell, and bring your book with you. I can’t believe this was some sort of best seller. Just shows how many lunatics there can be out there.