The Purpose-Driven Life
June 29, 2010 – August 7, 2010. Forty nights of reading. Forty nights of reflecting. Forty nights of searching for my life’s purpose. And now, I think I’m on my way to finding it.
It was last June 20 when I did my 100th origami star and made a deal with myself — to make myself happy all the time, or at least most of it. I did pretty well during the first week after the deal. I felt great enough that I pushed myself to look for something more to feed the feeling. I wanted to feel light. Then I came across this book in our shelf that my mom bought (and read) way back 2008. I had planned to read it during the first few weeks of this year, but I had too much in my mind at that time. Last June 29, I finally decided to start reading it. 
The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren has been my company for forty straight nights. Every night, I read one chapter (each chapter has a point to ponder, a verse to remember, and a question to consider after it) and spent some time reflecting on the points, tweeting some verses and striking quotations, and answering the questions.
Through those nights, I realized I didn’t know so much about life after all. It was just after every chapter was made clear that I learned to accept my ignorance and open up to the wonderful new knowledge. Those things made me change some of my life’s perspectives. They also strengthened my faith in things I already believed in. There were times when doubt arose within me, but I remained open-minded and trusted that everything I was grasping was the truth.
It’s a little sad that I wasn’t able to find a reading partner right away. I just found out some time later that Jessa or Aimee could’ve done it with me if I just told them immediately after I started. Though I managed to do it alone, it’s still more effective to do the reading with a partner (or buddies) to have someone to share your thoughts and discuss the details of each chapter with.
Yesterday afternoon, our teacher mentioned something that attested to one of life’s purposes mentioned in the book: mission/evangelism. He said that it’s a crime not to share to people the things that you have learned (provided that they are not confidential matters or secrets of other people). As I have finished the book just yesterday (August 7) and am still enjoying its effect on me, I would just like to say that The Purpose-Driven Life is a great read. I’m happy now that I got some enlightenment straight from the shelf. And I want to share it with you.
For the coming days, I’m hoping to be able to blog about my learnings and realizations about the five life purposes: worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry/service, and mission/evangelism. And I’m hoping (and praying) that soon, you’ll start, continue, and finish your 40-day spiritual journey, too, so that together, we’ll all be living a purpose-driven life. 
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really great book, a must-read!
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Definitely!
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read this when i was still in HS pero i think wala naku na-internalize maayu. wala sd ko reading partner before. so mao to. haha. feel naku bata pa ko ayu ato mao wala kaayu ma-absorb.
borrow ko beh. ehehe
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Hahaha. Cge I’ll lend you the book. Pero ask sah ku Jessa if mu.basa ba xa. Ingon man to xa before. Hehe.
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I have a copy of the book here with me too. My dad even wrote our names there before he died when i was 17
i only managed to read the first ten chapters, and didn’t push through na. I must start reading the book again to feed by spiritual needs 
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Wee! Share your thoughts soon, Mica!
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This is an inspiring book proven and tested for those people you seems lost.This is the perfect book for them.finish all chapters of this book
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One of the best reads, I can say.
And thanks for dropping by!
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I’ve started reading that before but I didn’t finish it. But it’s inspiring! I have to go back and finish it!
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Go go go, Chiui! It’s really an inspiring book.
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That’s cool, Mikyu. This is the same kind of thing that happened to me when I went to Atlanta Fest.
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Yep. I remember your post about that. It was really great.
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mubasa pakosad
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Basa dayun! Ahaha.
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I wish naa koy time to read. and most of all naa ko ana na book to read. Pero time jud ang problem.
Sa ako tibook lawas, mata jud mag-una ug kakapoy. Pero someday I’ll read this. The right time will come.
たきせつな時が来る ろう・・・
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One chapter ra btaw ni everyday. Hehe.
I hope that ‘right time’ will come soon. 
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I’ve read the book too.. daghan kaau kag makuha na maayung pag tulun-an….. though dli ko daily nag read, pero ako jd g human w/ in 40 days..
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Palaaway man lgi japon ka? Hahahaha.
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pala-away d i ko? d baya.. kinsa d i akong g away? ako gani ilang awayon
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er, i would get insulted when somebody will give me this book. hehehehe.
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Why is that?
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