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One Big Thing (International Edition): Discovering What You Were Born To Do (2012)

by Phil Cooke(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1400274834 (ISBN13: 9781400274833)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Thomas Nelson

review 1: I read One Big Thing, in exchange for review from BookSneeze.com. The book was written by Phil Cooke. The book was published by Thomas Nelson. The book discusses finding your purpose in life. The book was also written from a Christian perspective. One thing, which stood out was this passage:"How about you? Do you know yourself and your purpose well enough to be ready when your moment of destiny arrives".... "When a great challenge arrives, that��s no time to figure out your strengths, weaknesses, and purpose. By then it��s too late to find out what you��re made of. That��s why discovering your One Big Thing right now is the key to preparing you for whatever awaits in your future"I struggle with knowing what my purpose is. I do not know what my p... moreurpose is for the kingdom, which is one of the reasons I chose this book. I love to write. I love to listen to people. I love to find free things online, especially Special Needs resources. But is this what God wants me to do? I am also in graduate school for psychology, but is that my purpose. Is that why I am so unmotivated right now? I have questions, but only God has the answers. The book discussed how plenty of people graduate from college, yet they are still unfulfilled in life. People still struggle for their purpose, while taking on degrees and jobs to pay bills and to live life. All this does is lead to frustration.The book also gave tips on living a fulfilled life. Some tips included how finding fulfillment will not be easy. Next, we need to be open and honest with ourselves. We also need to dedicate time and commitment to our purpose. Commitment: my church discussed commitment on Sunday. Joel Osteen and Steve Harvey discussed commitment last nite on TBN. We also need focus and passion to fulfill our purpose. Following arbitrary passions only leads to more frustration. For example, I can't sing. I love music though. But loving music is not going to make me sing any better. Giving up writing (which I am good at) for singing is following a dumb, random passion. I definitely recommend this book. I planned on reading 20 pages the first day, I got this book, but ended up reading more.
review 2: I'm grateful that I found this book when I did.... Has it changed my life drastically? No, but it did help pull me out of the rut I was falling into. I'd been working in a position that was very unhealthy for me and was slowing killing my spirit and self-belief. I've always felt that my life has great purpose and design, that my presence here needs to make a difference on the world... even if it's just with one or two individuals, ultimately through service. I think more than anything this helped remind me of that and my individual worth. I was surprised but not upset to find many Christian references, beliefs and scriptures. That helped remind me. The book was interesting and flowed well. I felt like there were a few repetitive points, but also felt like I needed to hear them again, so I didn't mind so much. A few years ago my path became clouded and I've felt like I've not been progressing towards my greater purpose. My career fell. My marriage crumbled. My dreams and goals seemed further off than ever before. For the past four years, I've moved from job to job doing what I had to. While I still don't have my dream job I'm moving closer and happier with what I do, thanks to Mr. Cooke's recommendation - found the purpose I serve in this position and how I serve the greater good for now... Just you wait - someday - I'll make that difference! Or rather, BE that difference! One last thing, a dear friend told me many years ago, that "A true friend is the one who knows the song of your heart, and sings it back to you when you have forgotten." For me that is what this book ultimately felt like. Thank you! less

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