Purpose Driven Life 1st ~ 3rd

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요즘에 고민하던 것들, 그리고 알지만 두려움으로 머뭇거리던 것들… 이 책을 통하여 해결(?)을 보리라는 기대를 가지고, 하지만 또한 내가 온전히 내어 놓을 수 있을까? 하는 걱정도 갖은 채.

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이미 3일째.

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Day 1 – It All Starts with God
It’s Not about you.
The search for purpose of life has puzzled people for thousand of years. That’s because we typically began at the wrong starting point-ourselves. We ask self-centered questions like What I do I want to be? What should I do with my life? What are my goals, my ambitions, my dreams for my life? But focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life’s purpose.

Day 2 – You Are Not an Accident
Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature.

Day 3 – What Drives your Life?
Many people are driven by guilt
- They allow their past to control their future.
- We are prouduct of past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.
Many people are driven by resentment and anger.
- Your past is past! Noting will change it. You are only hurting yourself with your bitterness. For your own sake, learn from it, and let is go.
Many people are driven by fear.
- Fear is self-imposed prison that will keep you from becoming what God intends for you to be. You must move against it with the weapons of faith and love.
Many peolpe are driven by materialism.
Self-worth and net worthare not the same. Your value is not detemined by your valuables, and God says the most valuable things in life are not things!
Many people are driven by the needs for approval.
- I don’t know all the keys to success, but one key to failure is to try to please everyone.

The Benefits of Prurpose-Driven Living
Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life.
Kowing your purpose simplifies your life.
- Without a clear purpose you have no foundation on which you base decisions, allocate your time, and use your resources. You will tend to make choices based on circumstances, pressures, and your mood at that moment. People who don’t know their purpose try to do too much-and that causes stress, fatigue, and conflict.
Knowing your purpose focuses your life.
- Never confuse activity with productivity.You can be busy without a purpose, but what’s the point?
Knowing your purpose prepares you for etenity.
- What people fail to realize is that all achievements are eventually surpasses, records are broken, repultations fade, and tributes are forgotten.