Living Life on Purpose: Discovering God's Best for Your Life

by Lysa TerKeurst

Women's lives are more hectic today than ever; the demands of child rearing, work, ministry, and marriage can drain women of energy and enthusiasm. What they need is order; they need a plan for prioritizing what's important and sticking to it. Lysa TerKeurst has created Living Life on Purpose to answer this obvious need. It is a Bible study that helps women design a life plan based on seven main principles of the Proverbs 31 woman. Upon completion of this study, a woman will have goals to work toward, action steps to complete, and most importantly, a plan for living their lives on purpose...God's purpose.

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction, Christian Living, Faith, Christian Non Fiction, Spirituality

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2000

About the author

Lysa TerKeurst is President and Chief Visionary Officer of Proverbs 31 Ministries. She is also an 8x New York Times’ bestselling author of I Want to Trust You, but I Don't, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes, Forgiving What You Can’t Forget, It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way, Uninvited and more. Her devotional Embraced won the ECPA book of the year for 2019. Lysa was also recently awarded the Champions of Faith Author Award and has appeared on the Today Show many times as one of the leading voices in the Christian community.

Each year, Lysa is a featured keynote presenter at events all across North America and online, including the Global Leadership Network. She also tours state-to-state regularly with TPR. She has a passion for equipping women to share their stories for God’s glory through Proverbs 31 Ministries’ annual She Speaks Conference and her writer training program called COMPEL Pro. Connect with Lysa on social media @lysaterkeurst or at lysaterkeurst.com.

Reviews

[Monique · Rating 5 out of 5]

Take some time to examine yourself and discover God's plan for your life. He has so much in store for you. Take the time to listen to His voice. This was such a blessing!

[Brindi Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's always great to take time to examine your life's purpose and your walk with God. a decent devotional for new Christians.

[Lea McKenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Living Life on Purpose by Lysa TerKeurst works from the premise that if you just let life happen, you will not feel fulfilled. Instead, her belief and practice is to find your purpose in life and make a plan so that you can always work towards that purpose. The basis of her plan is the Proverbs 31 woman. Not only does she site Bible verses that support the goals, she includes a look at the life plan she has written. The book also contains questions for the reader to journal about to then extract the parts to incorporate into her own Life Plan. (There is a separate journal that can be purchased to use with this book, but it is not required as the questions are in this book.)

[Debbie Chatley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has 2 key focus areas: creating a life plan and living life on purpose. To be honest the portion on the life plan did not resonate with me. That is partially because I already know my life’s purpose. So this portion would be more applicable to those who are still figuring out the main resin they are here on earth. However the 2nd portion did resonate with me. I liked the breakdown of how to find purpose in the different roles we have as woman.

[Erin Bernasek · Rating 1 out of 5]

If I were a woman born in 1920 who was able to stay at home with my kids and do everything I could to satisfy my husband then this book would be for me. I’m glad this wasn’t the 1st Lysa TerKeurst book i read because i wouldn’t have read anymore beyond this and quite frankly, if I were one who could quit a book, I would’ve in the early chapters.

[Jeklin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who am i?
Foundation - i am child of God, my relationship with Jesus Christ is not merely the religion
My Purpose?
How to know your purpose
1. Declare your master Joshua 24:15
2. Determine your mindset Roman 12:2
3. Develop your makeup Roman 12:3-6

[Amanda Schoon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a wonderful books that provided some actionable ideas about helping you to get some focus in your life. It doesn't just talk theory, Lysa provides steps and actions to take to start living more purposeful or focus.

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

I would not recommend this book. Scripture has been taken out of context among other serious theological flaws. I could only make it to chapter 6 and had to stop. If you are looking for a "fulfillment blessing" from serving the Lord, then you are missing the point entirely.

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book! It has wonderful resources to help you get your life on track and as always, Lysa is very relatable!

[Jody Brackin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good daily read. I enjoyed that it had plenty of scripture, a corresponding workbook, and lighthearted stories

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great guide as to how to live out the life of a Proverbs 31 Woman! Great for new moms.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a quick read. I did not do the workbook questions. I thought this was very practical and great to kick start more purposeful living.

[Lorna Bell · Rating 2 out of 5]

I usually love her books, but this one started off well and then lost momentum. It felt a bit too preachy compared to her other books.

[Daynica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love her books!