<P> The Purpose Driven Life (2002) is a devotional book written by Christian author Rick Warren and published by Zondervan . The book topped the Wall Street Journal best seller charts as well as Publishers Weekly charts, with over 30 million copies sold by 2007 . The Purpose Driven Life was also on the New York Times Bestseller List for over 90 weeks . </P> <P> The book offers readers a 40 - day personal spiritual journey and presents what Warren says are God's five purposes for human life on Earth and describes itself as "a blueprint for Christian living in the 21st Century (...) using about 350 references to the Bible, maybe this amounts to over 1200 Biblical verses and quotes to challenge the conventional definitions of Christian Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Christian Ministry and Evangelism ." </P> <P> The Purpose Driven Life has sold 60 million copies . </P> <P> The book is intended to be read as a daily inspiration, with each of the 40 short chapters read on consecutive days . Each chapter contains a personal application section at the end with a "point to ponder," a verse to remember, and a question to consider over the course of that day . Rick Warren described his book as an "anti-self - help book ." The first sentence of the book reads, "It's not about you," and the remainder of the chapter goes on to explain how the quest for personal fulfillment, satisfaction, and meaning can only be found in understanding and doing what God placed you on Earth to do . The book's 40 chapters are divided into six major sections, with the following titles: </P>

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