Rhonda,
I can send you the journal as soon as my friend finishes it. I received
another 7 days of it last night from her.
Yes, the book is on BookShare.org, and it could very well be on the NLS web
site, on web-braille, but I'm ot sure of that. It is also available on
Audio CD in your Christian book stores. The Audio CD is read by the author
and is excellent.
Love and Blessings,
Pat Ferguson
At 11:07 PM 3/15/04, you wrote:
>Hi Pat, that section you sent sounds good to me.
>Please send it to me, now I am using
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>write me, send email here. Do you know if this book
>is recorded, or in e-text, or has someone scanned it?
>It sounds like something I would like to read.
>
>Rhonda Partain
>--- Pat Ferguson <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:
> > Dear Loving EChurch Family,
> >
> > I need to know how many of you are doing the Purpose
> > Driven Life book in
> > your Church. The reason is that I'm hearing mixed
> > things. Some people are
> > telling me that there is a work book that one can
> > get to go with it, and
> > others are telling me that there is no work book,
> > but there is a Journal. I
> > don't know what to think. I'm getting the Journal
> > put in text format, so if
> > anyone wants it, I can email it to them.
> >
> > Please let me know what you think of the book if you
> > have red it.
> >
> > Is anyone interested in starting a group here on
> > this list with the Purpose
> > Driven Life book?
> >
> > Here's just a sample of the first seven days in the
> > Journal below my name.
> >
> > Love and Blessings
> > Pat Ferguson
> >
> > A JOURNEY WITH PURPOSE (JOURNAL)
> >
> > Before you were born, God planned this moment in
> > your life. It is no
> > accident that you have chosen to read The
> > Purpose-Driven Life. God longs
> > for you to discover the life he created you to
> > live---here on earth, and
> > forever in eternity.
> >
> > As I wrote Purpose-Driven Life, I prayed you would
> > experience the
> > incredible joy that comes from knowing God's
> > purposes for your life. I
> > admire you for your interest in this book. It shows
> > you want to know
> > your purpose, and God loves that. You'll learn the
> > big picture--how all
> > the pieces of the puzzle fit together. This
> > perspective on life will
> > reduce your stress, increase your satisfaction, help
> > you make better
> > decisions, and most importantly, prepare you for
> > eternity.
> >
> > I invite you to join me in a life-defining 40-day
> > spiritual journey that
> > answers life's most important question: What on
> > earth am I here for? The
> > best way to reinforce your progress in fulfilling
> > God's purposes for your
> > life is to keep a spiritual journal. This is not a
> > diary of events, but a
> > record of the life lessons you don't want to
> > forget. We remember what
> > we record. Writing helps clarify what God is doing
> > in your life.
> >
> > If you're serious about fulfilling your life's
> > purpose you can't be in a
> > hurry. God isn't. So slow down and take the time
> > to reflect, discuss
> > what you read each day, and then journal. Allow the
> > Scripture to speak to
> > you.
> > Your life is a journey and a journey deserves a
> > journal. You owe it to
> > future generations to preserve the testimony of how
> > God helped you to
> > fulfill his purposes on earth. It is a witness that
> > will continue long
> > after you are in heaven. -----Rick Warren.
> >
> > Write down for the coming generation
> > what the LORD has done,
> > So that people not yet born will praise
> > him.
> > Psalm 102:1
> >
> > DAY ONE
> > IT ALL STARTS WITH GOD " For everything,
> > absolutely everything, above
> > and below, visible and invisible,...everything got
> > started in him and
> > finds its purpose in him." Colossians 1:16
> > POINT TO PONDER; It's not about me.
> >
> > QUESTION TO CONSIDER: How can I remind myself
> > today that life is
> > really about living for God, not myself?
> >
> > The purpose of your life is far greater that your
> > own personal
> > fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your
> > happiness. It's far greater
> > than your family, your careet, or even your wildest
> > dreams and ambitions.
> >
> > There is an alternative to speculation about the
> > meaning and purpose of
> > life. It's revelation. We can turn to what God
> > has revealed about life
> > in his Word. The easiest way to discover the
> > purpose of an invention is
> > to ask the creator of it. The same is true for
> > discovering your life's
> > purpose: ask God.
> > God's wisdom...goes deep into the interior of
> > his purposes.
> > It's not the latest message, but more like
> > the oldest--
> > what God determined as the way to bring out
> > his best in us.
> > 1 Corinthians 2:7
> >
> > PRAYER
> > Father, As I begin this journey, help me to realize
> > that building my life
> > around myself instead of you will only lead to
> > emptiness and
> > meaninglessness. I was made by you and for you, and
> > I want to discover my
> > purpose in you.
> >
> > DAY TWO
> > YOU ARE NOT AN ACCIDENT
> > " I am your Creator. You were in my care even
> > before you were born." says
> > the LORD. Isaiah 44:2
> >
> > POINT TO PONDER: I am not an accident.
> >
> > QUESTION TO CONSIDER: Knowing that God created me
> > for a purpose, what
> > areas of my personality, background, and appearance
> > do I need to accept?
> >
> > Long before you were conceived by your parents you
> > were conceived in the
> > mind of God. It is not fate, nor chance, nor luck,
> > nor coincidence that
> > you are breathing at this very moment. You are
> > alive because God wanted
> > to create you!
> > " O LORD, You saw me before I was born and
> > scheduled each day of my
> > life before I began to breathe. Every day was
> > recorded in your book!"
> > Psalm 139:16
> >
> > God made you to love you and you are His special
> > creation.
> >
> > God was thinking of you even before he made the
> > world! In fact, that's
> > why he created it! God designed this planet's
> > environment just so we
> > could live in it. We are the focus of his love, and
> > the most valuable of
> > all his creaton.
> > "Long before he laid down earth's foundations,
> > he had us in mind, had
> > settled on us as the focus of his love" . Ephesians
> > 1:4
> >
> > If there was no God, then we'd all be "accidents,"
> > the result of
> > astronomical random chance in the universe. But
> > there is a God, he made
> > you for a reason, and your life has profound
> > meaning! We discover that
> > meaning and purpose only when we make God the
> > refernece point of our
> > lives.
> > "God dosen't play dice." Albert
> > Einstein
> > PRAYER
> > God, your plan is amazing. Thank you that I was
> > custom-made for a reason.
> > Help me to trust your wisdom in choosing my
> > parents, race, background,
> > gifts, and appearance.
> >
> > DAY THREE
> > WHAT DRIVES YOUR LIFE?
> > "You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep
> > their purpose firm and
> > put their trust in you." Isaiah 26:3
> >
> > POINT TO PONDER: Living on purpose is the path to
> > peace.
> >
> > QUESTION TO CONSIDER: What would my family and
> > friends say is the driving
> >
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