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The Purpose Driven A Personal Development Workbook Clarence W. Fell The Purpose Driven Life A Personal Development Workbook Clarence W. Fell Disclaimer This workbookis not authorizedorendorsed byRickWarrenor Zondervan publishing. This workbookis not anendorsement of all that RickWarrenteaches or Zondervanpublishes. Copyright 2008 by Clarence W. Fell All rights reserved. This book may be used and reproduced without written permission for use in sermons, articles, reviews, classes, digital media, web sites, etc. for the uplifting of your fellow man. Published 2008 Printed by Lulu.com in the United Sates ofAmerica More titles and free download at www.cwfell.com www.lulu.com/cwfell 28 Pro-Choice Lies Exposed By Clarence W. Fell Available through www.lulu.com/cwfell Introduction ThisstudyfollowsthebasicoutlineofThePurposeDrivenLife,byRickWarren, publishedbyZondervan,GrandRapids,Michigan,©2002. ThePurposeDrivenLifeis availablethroughyourfavoritebookstore. Itisnotnecessarytohaveacopyof The PurposeDrivenLifeforthisstudy,however,readingthebookwillbringoutsome thoughtsandideasthatarenotcoveredinthismaterial. Thebookdevelopslinesof thoughtthatIhavenotincludedinthisworkbook,andlinesofthoughtare developedin thisworkbookthatarenotpursuedinthebook. Inhisbook,RickWarrenpresentsafortydayprogramdesignedtobringthe readertoanunderstandingofGod’spurposeforlife. Rickbeginshisintroductionby writing,“Thisismorethanabook;itisaguidetoa40-dayspiritualjourneythatwill enableyoutodiscovertheanswertolife’smostimportantquestion:WhatonearthamI herefor? BytheendofthisjourneyyouwillknowGod’spurposeforyour lifeandwill understandthebigpicture—howallthepiecesofyourlifefittogether. Havingthis perspectivewillreduceyourstress,simplifyyourdecisions,increaseyoursatisfaction, and,mostimportant,prepareyouforeternity.” Asyoustudy,youareencouragedtocontinuallyask,whatdoesthismeanformy life? Thisstudyisnotatasktobecompletedandcheckedoffofyourto-dolist,butrather, itisanopportunitytoexperiencegreaterjoyandunderstandinginyourChristianwalk. ThishigherwalkoflifecanonlybefoundbycarefullylearningandpracticingGod’struth inyourdailylife. IfyouwillmakeHistruthapartofyourverybeingthenyouwillcome toknow,byyourownexperience,whatJesusmeantwhenIsaid,“Ihavecomethatthey mayhavelife,andthattheymayhaveitmoreabundantly”(John10:10). 1 Day One It’s Not About You “”ForbyHimallthingswerecreatedthatareinheavenandthat areonearth,visibleandinvisible,whetherthronesordominions orprincipalitiesorpowers.AllthingswerecreatedthroughHim andforHim.”Colossian1:16 WhatdidGodcreate?_______________________ Whowereyoucreatedby?___________________ WhatdoesitmeantobecreatedbyGod?_____________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Whowereyoucreatedfor?___________________ WhatdoesitmeantobecreatedforGod?_____________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ WhatdoesGod’sroleascreatorsuggestaboutHisauthorityandownership concerningyourlife?_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ReadJob12:10. Whoholdsyourlifeandbreathinhishand?_______________ WhatdoesthistruthtellyouaboutGod’sroleinyourlife__________________ _________________________________________________________________ ReadJob34:14,15. Whyareyoustilllivingandbreathingtoday?___________ _________________________________________________________________ 2 ReadRomans3:23. Giventhefactofthisverse,whydoyousupposeGodcontinues toletyoubreathHisairanddrinkHiswater?_______________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ReadActs17:24,25. Whatdoesthisversetellyouabouttheworldandeverything thatisintheworld?(seealsoJohn1:3)_____________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Apointtoponder:YouexistonlybecauseGodwilledforyoutoexistandcontinues tosupportyourlifeinvariousways(Matt.5:45). WhataresomeofthewaysGodsupports yourlife?__________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Seekingtounderstandingthepurposeoflifeisthegreatestpursuitofman. Itis aboveanythingelseamancanpursue. Itisthenumberonepriorityoflife. Why? (see2Peter3:10-12)__________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ SuccessfullivingisaboutlettingGoduseyou,forthepurposeHecreatedyou. SuccessfullivingisnotaboutyouusingGodandgettingyourownway. Lifesimplyisnot aboutyou. It’sallaboutGod. Whatdoesthistellyouaboutwhereyouwillfindyour greatestfulfillment?_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Wouldyouuseagardenraketosweepthekitchenfloor?_______ Why?_____ _________________________________________________________________ Wouldyouuseakitchenbroomtorakeyourgarden?_______ Why?_______ __________________________________________________________________ Ifarakeandabroomworkbestwhenthey areusedforthepurposetheywere 33 created,thenwhataboutyou? Whenareyouatyourbest?_____________________ _________________________________________________________________ Beingsuccessfulinlifeandfulfillingyourpurposeforlifearenotthesamething. Infact,therewillbe manysuccessfulpeopleinhell. Howcanthishappen?___________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Lifeisado-it-yourselfprojectandtheBibleistheinstructionmanual. Godisthe creatorandsourceofall. GotoHisword(Prov.3:5,6). Hedidnotleaveyoutogropeand wanderaimlesslyinthedark. Hisplanforyouisaplanofvictory. Hiswordrevealshow towinthevictoryHepurposedforyourlife. HowcanyoulearnaboutGod’svictoryplan?(see2Tim.2:15)_______________ _________________________________________________________________ Tofulfillyourlife’spurpose,youmustcometounderstandwhatitmeanstobe created. Whatdoesit meantobecreated?(listeverythingyoucanthinkof)_________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Next,youmusthumblysurrendertoyourcreatorandletHimuseyouforthe purposeHecreatedyou. Howcanyoudothis?(trytoexplainyouranswerbyusing detailsorexamples)__________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ WhatifyourejectGod’spurposeforawaythatseemsbetterinyourown judgment?(Prov.14:12)________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 4 Day Two You Are Not An Accident “ThussaystheLordwhomadeyouandformedyoufromthe womb.”Isaiah44:2 Yourlifeisnotanaccidentoramistake. Whileitmaybetruethatyourparents didnotpurposelyplanyou,you arealivebecauseGodwantsyoutobealive. ReadPsalm139:13-16. WhatdoesDavidtellyouaboutthecreativeprocessof God?_____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Godcreatedyourbody. Hedidnotjustcreateanyoldbodyforyou,Hecreated yourbody. ReadExodus4:11. WhatdoesGodcreate?__________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Placeacheckmarknexttoeachitemthatyouchosepriortobeingcreated. _____ Gender _____ Race _____ Physicalfeaturessuchasheight,haircolor,eyecolor,orI.Q. _____ Talents _____ Parents _____ Whenyouwouldbecreated _____ Whereyouwouldbeborn Obviously,youhadnoinputinanyofthesematters. Youdidnotcreateyourselfor designyourself. Youdidnotchooseyourgender,race,physicalfeatures,talents,parents, 5 timeorplaceofbirth. Youhadabsolutelynothingtodowithyourcreation. Whatdoes thissuggestaboutwhereyoushouldlooktolearnaboutwhyyouwerecreated? (Jer.10:23)__________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ ReadJeremiah1:5. WhendidGodknowJeremiah?____________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Whenwerejectourselves,whoandwhat areweultimatelyrejecting? Who?_________________________ What?______________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Godcreatedyourlifespan. ReadPsalm90:10. HowlonghasGodgivenyouto live?______________________ Read Job14:5. Whatdoesthissuggesttoyouaboutyourlife?______________ _________________________________________________________________ ReadActs17:26,27. Whatdoyoulearnfromthisverseaboutyourlife?_______ _________________________________________________________________ DidGodcreateyoujusttoignoreyou? ReadMatthew10:29-31.____________ _________________________________________________________________ ReadRomans1:20. Whosefingerprintsareuponcreation?__________________ Whosefingerprintsareuponyourveryexistenceandbeing?________________ Apointtoponder. ConsiderhowawesomeitisthatyouwerecreatedbyGod. He tookthetimeandthoughttomakeyou. And,asweallknow,“Goddon’tmakenojunk.” Whenyouthinkaboutthis,howdoesitmakeyoufeel?_________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Whenyoupickupthephone,dialthewrongnumber,andcontactastranger, does thatmeanthephoneisbroken?___________________ Whenyouputthewrongnumbersinacalculatorandgetawronganswers,does thatmeanthecalculatorisbroken?__________________ 66 Inbothofthecasesmentionabove,boththephoneandcalculatorworkedexactly astheyweredesignedtowork. Theproblemwasn’tthemachine,butrathertheoperator ofthemachine. Reasoningfromtheseexamplesanswerthefollowingquestions. Whenyourlifegetsofftrackandallmessedup,doesthatnecessarilymeanthat youarebroken?_______ Whenyourlifeisoffcourse,whatdoesitindicate?________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Godcreatedmanandcreatedaplaceforman. Godcustommadetheearthfor man. Themoresciencediscovers,themorewelearnabouthowtheearthhasbeencustom madeforman. ReadIsaiah45:18. Whatdoyoulearnfromthisverseaboutcreation? __________________________________________________________________ WhydoyouthinkGodcreatethisworldandyou?(see1John4:8). ___________ __________________________________________________________________ Whydoparentsplantohavechildren?________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Whowereyoucreatedby andfor?__________________ Wereyouanaccidentorfreakofnature?__________________ Whomadeaplaceandatimeforyou?__________________ Whatinputdidyouhaveinthis?__________________ Whenyoucometounderstandwhatitmeanstobecreatedthenwhatelsewill youbegintounderstand?_______________________________________________ Wheremustwelooktounderstandwhywewerecreated?_________________. Apointtoponder: Whenyouseepeoplemoreandmoreasthecreativeworkof God,doyouraiseorlowerthevalueofyourfellowman? Why? Howdoesthiseffectthe wayyouseeyourself? 77 Day Three What Drives Your Life? “Blessedishewhosetransgressionisforgiven,whosesiniscovered. BlessedisthemantowhomtheLorddoesnotimputeiniquity,and inwhosespiritthereisnodeceit.”Psalm32:1,2 Whenyoudriveacar,whatdoyoudotothecar?_______________________ _________________________________________________________________ Whensomethingdrivesyou,whatdoesitdotoyou?_____________________ _________________________________________________________________ Everyoneisdrivenbysomething. Listsomeofthevariousthingsthatcandrivea man’slife._________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Whatthingsthatareimmoraldriveorhavedrivenyourlife?_______________ _________________________________________________________________ Whatthingsthataremoraldriveorhavedrivenyourlife?_________________ _________________________________________________________________ Whatthingsthataremorallyneutraldriveorhavedrivenyourlife?__________ _________________________________________________________________ Howdoproblemsdrivesomelives?__________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Giveanexample,eitherrealorfictional,ofaproblemdrivingalife?__________ _________________________________________________________________ 8