Chazown: Define Your Vision, Pursue Your Passion, Live Your Life on Purpose

Great study guide to find true purpose. Biblical sound & a great resource & accountability

It is very difficult for an "outline" or "set of disciplines" book to not become a formula for growth work, which almost always results in the reader relying on the formula for growth instead of God and their love of and desire for God. Groeschel avoids this mistake and has written a wonderfully clear and concise approach to achieving what you really want out of your life with the amazing thought that, wait for it, it might actually entail you taking this stuff seriously and making it a priority. What's amusing is that despite the fact that deep down we all know this, we either forget or disregard it. But Groeschel won't let you any longer. The writing style is very conversational and light, which is why some individuals can correctly criticize the book for being a bit "surface-level" however this is not a book aimed at getting you to really contemplate and assess your beliefs but is more focused on equipping you to achieve an active growth through doing and planning. In fact, planning for growth is the key message of this book, as the book's key verse echoes, if not screams, "Where there is no vision, the people perish (are unrestrained in other translations)," - Proverbs 29:18. I actually prefer the unrestrained translation because it hits closer to Groeschel's message, "Growth rarely, if never, happens by accident."

I am a disciple of Christ. I have always written ToDo lists, goals and plenty of vision statements for my personal and work life, but have never related them to God. As I walked through life, I would overwhelmingly add more "God goals" to my plate. I have extremely great intentions for accomplishing all of my God goals, but the worldly personal & life goals somehow crept their way in first place. Chazown helped me to focus in on what I really needed to do NOW to follow God's path for my life. God spoke an amazing message through the author, telling me that He wants my "worldly life goals" and my "God goals" to be one in the same. God doesn't want a separate life for him; He wants to be involved in all aspects of it. I was so impressed with the book, that I gave it to a non-Christ follower that I know. I thought it would be interesting to see his perspective. He called me at the end of every chapter, completely empowered with God's message through the author. This was a person who was never interested in talking about God before, and I was enabled to minister to him through the Chazown book. That made me realize: a message this good is not merely reserved for Followers of Christ, but it is a great way for all to realize we can reach our full purpose through the grace of God!

Everything about this book works! Good job marketing team! From the moment I saw it on the shelf to opening the first few pages, I knew I'd found a book I could read, follow, and enjoy. It's so obvious that the book would work for an "addhd-ddd" like me that I had to have it no matter what it was about. Each chapter of the book is set as to entertain those with a short attention span but much more likely to simply convey concepts that , run together, would be too difficult to apply to your own life. The multi colored pages, font disposition, and appropriate smatterings of art all accent the learning experience. As much as I enjoyed all of the things mentioned above (yup, this book is intended to teach) this is about getting focused on your meaning, purpose or calling and taking the steps to realize God's dream for your life. Not only do we have dreams for ourselves, there is that specific and very special purpose (call/dream) that has been woven into the very fabric of our living. Too many people are bereft of any understanding of their "call" and therefore live a life of searching and struggling and missing the dream dreamt of us all. If you know where you're going with life, this is a great book to work through with a struggling friend. If, like most people, you're trying to find your passionate dream to live out but a little unsure of your purpose in life, this eye catching little book will add great benefit to the search.

This vision for my life is now lazer sharp after reading this book. If you have any sense of ambiguity as to why you are here and for what purpose you are to serve....READ THIS BOOK.

I need books that inspire me to dream bigger dreams. Chazown is like a overdose of vision--a vision IV. I feel like it's helped me recalibrate my goals and priorities. Plus I love reading a book by an author that doesn't talk the talk. Craig has walks the walk. Chazown is not just good theory. It's good praxis. Lifechurch.tv is proof positive! A must read.