Warren begins this book by telling the reader that no one is an accident. God made everyone
for a very specific purpose. He says these purposes are multiple and will extend to all eternity. Warren wants each person to know God’s plan both for this life and for eternity.
The author says that some folks in reading self-help books try to discover God’s purpose by looking within themselves; he says this is the wrong place to begin. One must begin with God, the Creator, and search for God’s reasons for creating individuals.
“You were made by God and for God and until you understand that, life will never make sense.”
His highest hope for readers is that each one will come to understand God’s amazing plan for here and for the hereafter. Warren believes that if one knows and follows God’s plan for his/her life, that one will have stress reduced, will focus on ones’ energy, simplify one’s decisions, develop meaning for life, and prepare for
eternity.
Warren uses an abundance of quotes from Scripture as he challenges the usual definitions of worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism. In this book of hope, each reader is offered a “distilled wisdom” on the essence of what life is all about.
It is in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we
first heard of Christ,…he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone. Eph 1:11
In the preface of the journal, Warren writes:
Your life is a journey and a journey deserves a journal. You owe it to future generations to pre serve the testimony of how God helped you to fulfill his purposes on earth. It is a witness that will
continue long after you are in heaven.
(Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman OP for this review.)
