This book is very helpful to help one to discern what is good and what is best in how to spend ones life for God. ( )

Wow! This was an eye-opening book for me. Why are we here? What are we to be doing? These are hard questions for anyone to answer. However, Christian's don't necessarily have much better answers than their unsaved peers. This book will help point you in the right direction. Plenty of scripture supports the various points presented. ( )

Piper argues very convincingly for putting Christ first in your life. This is one of Piper's best works, and very much worth the read. ( )

An intense book written by a wise author. The foreword floored me, intimidated me. Haven't looked back since! ( )

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Simple, but some good stuff, particularly for new Christians... Then again, I wouldn't want any new Christians to get into Piper and become seven-point Calvinists. ( )

This is my favorite John Piper book, truly makes me not want to waste my life...This is a must read for every Christian!

This popular level devotional shows why the Christian should have hope and activity in their live of piety. To do or feel less is "wasting your life." ( )

Piper is an extremely redundant author. I read "When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy" prior to reading this book and it contained about 40-50% of the material in here. The book contains a very good message in the sense of demolishing the American Dream, but to understand Piper, one just needs to read one of his books. I am not a big fan of him but others are absolutely crazy about him. I would say don't waste your money on this book ( )

Don't Waste Your Life was the first Piper book I ever read. Piper is wonderfully hard to read because every sentence is so blood-earnest and full of power that you have be fully engaged to keep up with him. Fortunately, Piper brakes all his chapters up into short sections to you can stop and ponder what you've read, and it makes for easy stopping points since I usually don't get through a whole chapter in one sitting (kids are great!!). Like many things in life, the most challenging books to read are often the most profitable. I've tagged it as a "life changer," and I highly recommend it. ( )

Piper's challenge hits home yet again. We only have a few years to live our faith. God has called us to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Him. God has called us to live a risk-filled adventure for His glory, not to live for the end goal of a retirement collecting seashells.

Powerful stuff. Inspiring. Encouraging. A necessary pep-talk from a coach that's going to give it to you straight and not mince words. It's half-time and the game is on the line. ( )

The only reason I gave it three stars was because it was a really hard read for me. ( )

Read this instead of Rick Warren's "Purpose Driven Life". ( )

This is literary dynamite: it could tear you to bits, or it could remove gigantic boulders of complacency and unbelief from your path. Treat it with respect, and pray before each use.
Travis Seitler

This is literary dynamite: it could tear you to bits, or it could remove gigantic boulders of complacency and unbelief from your path. Treat it with respect, and pray before each use.