What on Earth Am I Here For? Purpose Driven Life(Booklet) (The Purpose Driven Life) Paperback – November 9, 2004

I grew up in a Christian home, and when I was 14 my passed away from cancer and after her passing, my dad began to neglect me and my siblings. I had gone through a lot of trauma in my teenage years and started to drift away from God. I always believed, but I hardly had any real, intimate relationship with Jesus and I was living in a deep depression and plenty of sin. I become buried in shame and I felt completely abandoned. But God. He continues to pull me out of the darkness. I hit a really low point (again) this past June, and I was so fed up with living and the thoughts in my mind that made me feel so disposable and alone. I was so tired of fighting and I just knew that all of my efforts had and would forever continue to fail me. God showed up for me during that time in ways I hadn’t felt in a long time. I started to just talk to him and I felt him reaching out to me, telling me that there’s a better way. Shortly after, I found JP through attending a life church in NY, where he was the guest speaker (via the big screen) and was talking about this book he had written. After that, I wanted to hear more and more of what this man had to say, so I followed his Insta, listened to his sermons, and ordered his book. It’s challenged my faith in so many ways. While reading it, I found that I was sitting in sins that I didn’t even realize. It’s been my guide towards finding freedom and healing. And its lessons continue to bring me closer to Jesus and further away from my sins. I also listen to his podcast weekly and it’s been so encouraging. So thank you, JP. You’ve played a huge part in my faith journey and your life has brought me closer to the only one who can save me. Needless to say, 10/10 would recommend this to anyone who is fed up with living in sin and wants to experience more of what God truly desires for your life. God bless anyone who sees this❤️ You are not alone.

Love this short examination of why we are here. Deep thinking and clearly written. A very worthy read. Take notes to ponder later and answer the chapter questions.

One of the greatest book I have ever read!! Life Changing!! Worth of reading!! This book really helps you to understand what the Bible says about you and God!!

I read this book with a group and each week we read a chapter and I go back to it time to time to ensure I keep it in my consciousness. Doer not just a good reader.

I have been reading one chapter each day, and am now on Chapter 34 of 40, am almost finished with the book. The things Warren has talked about have given me perspective and ways to think about things that I had not considered before. I have read reviews criticizing him for telling people how to think and what to do. That may be the case, I am not sure, but what I am sure of is that he is offering a perspective about how to look at a religious experience so that it becomes an actual part of your life. He is a pastor of a church, and seems to offer good advice. I am very very happy with this purchase. Also purchased the journal, only wrote in it for the first few days, but I have issues with handwriting that are difficult to describe and that make writing in any journal a challenge, to say the least. Typing is easy and does not present a problem. I can imagine, though, that writing in the journal daily could add a lot to the experience of reading the book one chapter a day. Still, I am SO HAPPY with this purchase. Of the few books I have read, this one has offered the most practical advice and viewpoints. It has served as a place to set a lamppost on, as Thoreau stated in Walden (I believe it was Walden).My mistake, this was the tiny booklet (which I also ordered), not the 40 chapter book. My review was for the book, not the booklet. The booklet is fine, too.

This is a small pocket size booklet.It does state in the description as I and others did not realize.I very much enjoyed this read. I read it all at once in maybe an hour and a half or so. It honestly made me cry. I recently have came closer to building a relationship with God. It makes you realize that life's problems and things ppl care so much about are trivial. There is more to life than worldly things, which this life puts so much focus on. I ended up gifting this to someone pretty young I knew who recently had a heart attack who was struggling as most ppl would in hopes of changing her perspective on life. I am so glad I came upon this booklet and am thinking about getting the book. I definitely recommend!

I enjoyed the way this book was broken into chapters and sections within those chapters which made for easy reading and comprehension.