The Purpose Driven Life Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Summary== The book is intended to be read as a daily inspiration, with each of the 40 short chapters read on consecutive days.<ref>George Thomas Kurian, James D. Smith III, ''The Encyclopedia of Christian Literature, Volume 2'', Scarecrow Press, US, 2010, p. 630</ref><ref>Alex Murashko, [https://www.christianpost.com/news/10th-anniversary-edition-of-the-purpose-driven-life-redesigned-for-millennials.html 10th Anniversary Edition of 'The Purpose Driven Life' Redesigned for Millennials], christianpost.com, US, June 14, 2012</ref> Each chapter contains a personal application section at the end with a "point to ponder," a verse to remember, and a question to consider over the course of that day. Rick Warren described his book as an "anti-self-help book." The first sentence of the book reads, "It's not about you,"<ref>Warren, Rick, ''The Purpose Driven Life'', 2002, p. 17</ref> and the remainder of the chapter goes on to explain how the quest for personal fulfillment, satisfaction, and meaning can only be found in understanding and doing what God placed you on Earth to do.<ref>Warren, Rick, ''The Purpose Driven Life'', 2002, p. 25</ref> The book's 40 chapters are divided into six major sections, with the following titles:<ref>Warren, Rick, ''The Purpose Driven Life'', 2002, Table of Contents</ref> *What on Earth Am I Here For? *Purpose #1: You Were Planned for God's Pleasure ([[Christian Worship]]) *Purpose #2: You Were Formed for God's Family ([[Christian Fellowship]]) *Purpose #3: You Were Created to Become Like Christ ([[Discipleship]]) *Purpose #4: You Were Shaped for Serving God ([[Christian Ministry]]) *Purpose #5: You Were Made for a Mission ([[Christian mission|Christian Mission]]) In later versions of the book, 2 additional chapters were added about the 2 biggest reasons why Christians don't live purpose driven lives, envy and "people pleasing." Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page