John Piper: Don’t Waste Your Life
Don’t Waste Your Life, written by John Piper is possibly the most powerful book I have ever read. And when I say that I am not exaggerating. Piper writes this book with the intention to show our purpose, and that purpose is to live to glorify Christ and find our Joy in him.
Through reading this book I have developed a much more complex perspective of what my purpose is in this life. But it is funny; I haven’t gained this perspective because of a bunch of soft little stories or because of the things I will receive if I adopt this perspective. But I have acquired this new perspective, because of the conviction of the plea which this book contains.
Piper does an awesome job at telling his readers that this life is not about them… At All!!! I know this sounds crazy, but he takes you on a trip through scripture which will prove to you, if you are willing, that you were designed for far more than having the perfect life. But we were designed to glorify Jesus Christ.
Towards the end of the book he sums the whole thing up by explaining how we can better glorify Christ in our jobs and in missions. I highly recommend this book because I think it will really change your perspective of life and joy. You will find yourself wanting to do things you never thought of in the past. And most of all you will learn to appreciate Christ in a way that you may never have before.
May 14 2008 09:26 am | Books and Christianity
