Book Review Of Don T Waste Your Life By John Piper

As Christians we are called to live lives solely for Jesus and seek to be like him in all that we do. I can honestly say that the book Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper bewilders my mind both with keen curiosity and surprise. When I got to church, rarely do I ever hear, “don’t waste your life.” The pastor doesn’t talk about this concept in sermons nor have I ever heard it said in youth group or Sunday school. However, with this book, with what I’ve read for the past few days I finally heard this phrase. What amazed me overall was Piper’s ability to discuss the word “glorify” and the meaning for that word as well as the connection it has with the meaning of the word “magnify”, the concept of shame and also how honor emerges with that word,
The concept of shame resonated deeply for me. Growing up I was always a people pleaser and it seemed everything that I did was to make not only myself proud but them as well. I grew up in an environment, where anything less than an “A” meant I wasn’t trying hard enough. If I wasn’t successful in all that I did I was getting nowhere in life and not only shaming myself, but those around me. But God, has worked through me these couple of months saying that “grades don’t define my worth, but it’s me who made you wonderfully is what defines you worth.” He has restored my shame and created that into honor. Before I used to slightly boast in all my accomplishments and thought that I’d have purpose in that. However, I kept relearning from the Lord is that he’s the one who gave me those talents, so I can’t boast in those but I can boast in the power of his great love and mercy. I also used to always try and run from pain in any way possible, but through the years of reminders God doesn’t change, it’s only myself that changes. Through overcoming these struggles I felt they have increased my love for God and I do not try to waste my