Don’t Waste Your Life By John Piper Book Review

“Don’t Waste Your Life” the title itself speaks to us directly. This book is written by John Piper and is all about the value of life in Christ. Our life is nothing and will be nothing if it is not with the Lord. There is no sense of our being if it is not given over to our God. Similarly to what apostle Paul said; “For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.” If we are going to rephrase it, it will be “Life is Christ and death is gain” and the life on the other road is wasted. This is an extraordinary statement that came from an ordinary man with extraordinary dedication and faith.

Everything in this world is passing away. All is vanity according to the great teacher in Ecclesiastes. If it is not in Christ, indeed our lives will be wasted. This book will open our eyes that there is a better reason to live our lives. There is a better way to live out our lives in passion for the Lord.

Here’s the summary of the book:

• My Search for A Single Passion to Live By
• Breakthrough-the Beauty of Christ, My Joy
• Boasting Only in The Cross, The Blazing Center of the Glory of God
• Magnifying Christ Through Pain and Death
• Risk Is Right-Better To Lose Your Life Than To Waste It
• The Goal of Life-Gladly Making Other Glad in God
• Living to Prove He is More Precious Than Life
• Making Much of Christ from 8 to 5
• The Majesty of Christ in Missions and Mercy-A Plea to This Generation
• My Prayer-Let None Say in the End, “I’ve Wasted It”

My Personal Opinion

This book teaches us the essence of being a follower of Christ. It is about risking our life for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. This book is full of treasures to learn as a passionate follower of Christ.

I highly recommend this book for all Christians from teenager to adult. This is one of the rare books that are a MUST to read if you want to know how we should live passionately for Christ.

Here is my favorite quote from John Piper: