Peaceful on Purpose: Secrets of a Stress-Free and Productive Life

Peaceful on Purpose: Secrets of a Stress-Free and Productive Life

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  • Author：Joel Osteen
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Summary

Live from a place of abundant peace in the midst of life's everyday worries and stress with #1 New York Times bestselling author and Lakewood Church pastor Joel Osteen。


The opposite of peace is worry and stress。 Both are thieves that rob you of your sleep， joy， creativity， and good decisions。 If you allow them into your mind， they can even can even keep you from your destiny。 But if you learn how to change your automatic responses to these struggles and give your problems to God， He can go to work in your life。


If you're tired of living in tension and anxiety， then it's time to change。 In Peaceful on Purpose， you will discover that you weren't designed to carry the heavy load yourself: step back to let God step in。 Find peace so that you can stop worrying about your health， job， finances， or relationships。


Life may be chaotic all around you， but you can live grounded in a calm spirit by drawing on scriptural examples and Joel's insightful personal experiences to find fulfillment。 Learn how to give it to God so that He can exceed your expectations。

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Reviews

Melissa Borsey ，

I can still remember the first time I saw Joel Osteen speak and how afterwards I had a smile on my face， I felt happy， at peace and I looked forward to listening to him again。 I have enjoyed every book I have read by him and this book was no different。 This book is a good reminder of why we should not live with worry and fear and why we should seek out peace for a healthier and happier life。 I thank Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book。

Anita ，

Peaceful on Purpose is a great book about how God takes care of us during the worst of times。 And， in this age of COVID， I think we all need to remember that God is in control。 Personally， my life is in flux， everything is changing and I feel like I'm drowning sometimes。 But， this book has lightened my attitude， I needed a reminder that I'm not in this alone， God is with me！ Peaceful on Purpose is a great book about how God takes care of us during the worst of times。 And， in this age of COVID， I think we all need to remember that God is in control。 Personally， my life is in flux， everything is changing and I feel like I'm drowning sometimes。 But， this book has lightened my attitude， I needed a reminder that I'm not in this alone， God is with me！ 。。。more

Alicia Bayer ，

Full disclosure: I'm not a Joel Osteen fan or a fan of "superchurches" in general。 I was interested in this book because I was interested in "secrets of a stress-free and productive life" anyway。 I'm willing to take good advice from anyone who offers it。 I suspect that fans of Osteen will love it， but I didn't find anything useful in it。 It's a very short book with central themes that are repeated over and over。 The main one is "all is well" no matter how awful things seem， and that everything i Full disclosure: I'm not a Joel Osteen fan or a fan of "superchurches" in general。 I was interested in this book because I was interested in "secrets of a stress-free and productive life" anyway。 I'm willing to take good advice from anyone who offers it。 I suspect that fans of Osteen will love it， but I didn't find anything useful in it。 It's a very short book with central themes that are repeated over and over。 The main one is "all is well" no matter how awful things seem， and that everything is part of God's plan。 Osteen uses the example of the mother whose only child died but she kept telling people "all is well" and after praying with Elisha he was brought back to life because she never doubted he would be。 He also says that if things don't turn out or someone dies， that was always part of God's plan anyway。 Another central theme is to "take a seat" with the basic idea being if you're too much in charge of your own life then God won't be。One of the biggest issues I had with the book was the lack of action recommended。 Osteen gives an analogy early on that life's problems are weeds and he says that he has learned that weeds always pop up before the harvest。 Then he says he tells people not to harvest （or pull） the weeds and leave that to God。 As a gardener， I just couldn't get past what terrible advice this is for weeds。 As someone who has done a lot to make a beautiful life in spite of some big tragedies， I couldn't see this as good advice for problems for dealing with problems either。 It reminds me of the man whose house is flooded and every time a boat shows up to rescue him he says "no thanks， God will take care of me" and then when he dies and asks God why he didn't help him， God says "I kept sending you boats。" Pull the weeds， treat the cancer， make good changes。 Sure， pray and have faith， but also get in the boat。I can see how this would be a very reassuring book for many people。 It is nice to think that you don't need to do anything but continue to be a good person and have faith。 It wasn't a great fit for me。 If you are an Osteen fan and just want someone to reassure you that everything is going to be okay， this will be a great book。 I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review。 。。。more

Nikki ，

Peaceful on Purpose: The Power to Remain Calm， Strong， and Confident in Every Season by Joel OsteenPublisher: FaithWordsGenre: ChristianRelease Date: May 18， 2021 Peaceful on Purpose: The Power to Remain Calm， Strong， and Confident in Every Season by Joel Osteen is the book I needed today！First off， I love how when I read a Joel Osteen book， I can hear him reading it to me。 His writing style is so familiar and comforting。Second， the timing of this book is incredible！ I read this book on the day Peaceful on Purpose: The Power to Remain Calm， Strong， and Confident in Every Season by Joel OsteenPublisher: FaithWordsGenre: ChristianRelease Date: May 18， 2021 Peaceful on Purpose: The Power to Remain Calm， Strong， and Confident in Every Season by Joel Osteen is the book I needed today！First off， I love how when I read a Joel Osteen book， I can hear him reading it to me。 His writing style is so familiar and comforting。Second， the timing of this book is incredible！ I read this book on the day my water came back on after 4 days without （& 3 days without power）， due to the crazy Texas snow-pocalypse。 Also， tomorrow I'm hopping on a plane to go home for surgery。 To say， my stress level has been pretty high would be an understatement。 This book served as an incredible reminder that 'All is well' and to preserve my peace。This book is filled with such great advice。 I laughed at parts （"Hello， weed。"）， I felt nudges at parts that I was really supposed to listen to， and when I finished reading it， I felt lighter。I'm so grateful to Joel Osteen， FaithWords， and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Donna Hines ，

First and foremost I must give a huge， "Thank You" to Faith Words， Joel Osteen， Victoria Osteen， and all those who made this book possible for my viewing pleasure via Netgalley。As you can imagine I'm a tremendous believer in the power of prayer and as a former Minister of Hospitality （until the collection basket was ripped away from me via older white male ushers） I continued to serve the Lord without ever one complaint。I do believe in what Joel Osteen practices and preaches so much so that I st First and foremost I must give a huge， "Thank You" to Faith Words， Joel Osteen， Victoria Osteen， and all those who made this book possible for my viewing pleasure via Netgalley。As you can imagine I'm a tremendous believer in the power of prayer and as a former Minister of Hospitality （until the collection basket was ripped away from me via older white male ushers） I continued to serve the Lord without ever one complaint。I do believe in what Joel Osteen practices and preaches so much so that I stood in pouring rain and drove nearly two hours to see him in HersheyPark Giant Center a few years back and had the time of my life （alone and soaking wet） but with a new vigor and theme to my work。As a full time volunteer for the past twenty years having received the Points of Light award （2016 from President George H。W。 Bush） I know one thing- this too shall pass。No matter the storm， no matter the weather， no matter your situation you shall rise above and proclaim it as triumph。Why？Because， you are made in the image and likeness of God。 He knew what he was doing。 He gave you the insight， the talent， the love， the tools， the connections， the pathways to succeed。 He didn't bring you into the world to leave you hanging， miserable， divorced， feeling unloved， jobless， poor。。。Joel knows this and reminds us to always take the high road， to soar ahead like the eagle， to find our footing and use the enemies as stepping stones -not to get bitter- but BETTER！Life is ours for the taking。 Our time is short。 Yet， our lives are our living legacy。 We must be the change we wish to see not only for ourselves but for those of us who have children and loved ones that will live long after we perish。One of the greatest joys was seeing Joel's family and how loving， compassionate， nurturing， and supportive they are in real life。 What a blessing it must be to work with them singing hymns， preaching the bible， walking arm in arm onto the stage daily as his house of worship。Life is not easy my friends。 We all have trials and tribulations but those are meant to test us。 Will we stay in faith？ Will we help one another？ Will we learn to let go and forgive？You see I write this knowing that just the other day I experienced road rage from a complete male stranger in my little town。 Our streets were exceptionally narrow due to recent winter storms。 Rather than go slow this gentleman went speeding down the road and refused to give the right of way to myself who was already in the lane of travel with the right of way。 When I seen this man was angry， I backed up my vehicle， and drove away from him parking to the far right in order to give him the right of way to avoid conflict。 When I did he drove up on my driver's door， yelled obscenities， and prior to that had actually positioned his vehicle directly in front of mine when we were originally side by side attempting to pass each other。 When this happened I had two choices : Be right- and risk life and limb。 Or ， choose the high road- and let this man feel loved。 I chose the latter and waited for him to move on without making eye contact with my cell phone in hand （pretending to be talking）。This my friends is how you can avoid the current state of escalation and remove the threats while letting God fight your battles。We live in a world in which everyone fights their own battles。 Sometimes， those who are fighting are unannounced and go unnoticed。 It's better to lead the way then to argue and elevate your blood pressure。This new work -Peaceful on Purpose- is written with such clarity， insight， and precision。 It's a model of how to live in faith， love， and prosperity。 For example， " When you live in faith， expecting God's goodness， there will be moments of favor that you suddenly come into。 You didn't see it coming。 There was no sign of it， but suddenly the paperwork goes through。 Suddenly the Compaq Center shows up。 Suddenly you meet the right person。 That was one of those blessings God had already set up。""God never promised that we wouldn't have difficulties， but He did promise He will give us strength for every battle。 He says He will take what was meant for harm and use it to our advantage。 ""God knows what's best for you。 He's got this。"Or， in other words， "If God is for us， who can be against us？” Romans 8:31I'm not special， but I have lived a life of hard knocks。 I've been knocked down but I never stay down。 You must dust off and go again。 Whether or not you follow Joel's inspirational novels， or utilize his devotional prayers ， or follow him in person or via online methods the point is rather clear。 You cannot let hate override love。 Be bold as a lion was just one section of Scripture quoted clear but righteous in this case means， "To be holy， blameless， honorable。" It doesn't mean one day when you get your act together。 So then， are you fighting when you should be resting？ Are you being vindictive when you should be thoughtful？ Stay in peace， stay in faith， and stay in your lane as everything will arrive when you lease expect but when you needed it most。Trust God and you'll never be deceived。Much love！ Thank you to Joel Osteen， Faith Words， NetGalley， Amazon Kindle， and everyone who provided this ARC in exchange for this honest review。 。。。more

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