Lysa TerKeurst - Living Life on Purpose: Discovering Gods Best for Your Life

A special thank you goes to:

Scott and Elaine Mayson, who first introduced me to the concept of having a Life Plan and who live lives worth modeling.

My mom, who believed in me when I didnt believe in myself. You put wings to my dreams. How can I ever thank you for your encouragement, support, and love?

My special mom through marriage. Thanks for raising such an amazing son, for supporting me, and loving the girls.

My sweet sisters, Angee, Sarah, Emily, Monica, and Ann Marie, who helped me with my girls, sent great stories and quotes via E-mail, and encouraged me that I had a message worth sharing.

My partner and friend, Sharon Jaynes. Thank you for holding me up when I get weary, cheering me on in victory, walking with me hand-in-hand in ministry, and mostly for being my friend. Thank you, also, for helping pen the Seven Principles of the Proverbs 31 Woman, on which so much of this book is founded.

My kindred spirit, Cheri Jimenez. Thank you for helping to pen the Seven Principles and for your willingness to sacrificially serve The Proverbs 31 Ministry. You helped carry the ministry so that it could be possible for me to write this book. Thank you, also, for your never-tiring ear and your encouraging words as I read and reread sections of this manuscript.

My eating, sleeping, and breathing-the-Word-of-God friend, Sheila Mangum. Your wisdom in developing the Bible study portion of the journal was invaluable! I cant wait to see you dance down the streets of gold with your Daddy.

My you-can-do-it friends: Glynnis Whitwer, Genia Rogers, Lori Willis, Renee Marston, Tracy Roberts, Linda Beerbower, Laura Kasay, Suzy Sandbo, and Rene Swope. Thank you for your advice, honesty, prayers, and encouragement.

A special thank-you to Lynn Pitts and Jan Harrisonyou have been so kind to meand to Wade Pearce for keeping me on my toes.

My small group: David and Becky, Scott and Melanie, Mark and Heidi, Jeff and Gina, and Jimmy and Alli. You prayed this book into existence and helped out in so many ways.

My special helpers: Andrea, Samantha, and Alicia Driveralso, Sarah Joyner and Chapel Cromer. You have all been a blessing from God! (Renee, Pam, and Cassyou are great moms!)

The special Golds Bible Study Group. Thank you for being the first group to walk through this book. While you all kept thanking me for teaching you, I must admit I learned as much from you. May you each embrace Gods love for you and continue to seek Him with all your heart.

The entire team at Moody: Greg Thornton, especially, for catching the vision and recognizing Gods timing; Kelly Cluff for encouraging me to send in the proposal; Julie Ieron for coaching me, encouraging me, and never letting me settle for second best; Anne Scherich for combing through the manuscript with a fine-tooth comb and getting all the tangles out.

To all the women who want to find purpose for their lives: God is about to take you on quite a journey. May you discover joy, peace, and hope for an amazing future.

I feel its only fair that I tell you a few things before you read this book. If you are looking to read a book written by someone who has mastered this thing called life, you might be disappointed. If you are seeking marital wisdom, you might not like the fact that I have raised my voice beyond an acceptable decibel level a time or two. If a woman whose children daily rise and call her blessed is what you want, please dont call my home before 8:00 A.M. on a school morning. My children might call me something but it probably would not be blessed. Ive been known to try to improvise using lip liner as eyeliner, not realizing that red and brown are not as close as I would have liked on the color chart. Then I couldnt get the mess off and had to walk around with red clown eyes for three days. My house isnt always perfectly clean, my accounts arent always balanced, and chocolate is a major weakness during most dieting attempts.