How to Ruin Your Life by Forty (Paperback)

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Product Description

The choices we make when we are in our 20’s follow us for

the rest of our lives. Steve Farrar encourages men and women to

make good choices so the repercussions of bad ones are not felt for

years to come. In addition to Godly advice, Steve illustrates some

of the real-life consequences when this advice is not followed.

Based on several messages he gave to students at Biola University,

Farrar uses his trademark style to capture the attention of young

men and women, provoking them to consider the consequences of

the choices they are making now.

From the Back Cover

The decisions you make now will define the rest of your life.

 

40 years old. It sounds like a long way off, but it’s not. Forty is just around the corner. And if you want to wake up with a fantastic life on that birthday, you’d better wake up today.

 

Inside you’ll find the wisdom you need to answer some of the most important questions you’ll face over the next several years:

 

Who will I marry?

What kind of job will I have?

How can I know God’s will for my life?

How do I handle doubt and temptation?

What is my life’s purpose?

What if I blow it?

 

For the first 20 years of your life, your parents made the major decisions for you.

 

From now on, you’ll be making the decisions.

 

Are you ready?

 

Consider this book your wake-up call.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Moody Publishers (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802433227
• ISBN-13: 978-0802433220
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #170,170 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy Multiples of this Book...Your Going to Want to Give this Away, October 24, 2007

By	Michael Lowstetter (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ok I have to admit that the title [...] in...Great job Steve. I heard this book referred to in a presentation and I picked it up the next day. I read it while I was traveling to speak at a retreat for a board of directors, and it had a HUGE impact on me. I read a lot of books and very few have had the deep impact that this book has had on me.

Steve really focuses in on the power of our choices early in life and the impact they have on us as we get older. I was 28 when I read this book and it was good to get affirmation on some of the right moves I have made, but it also gave me some very needed direction on some of the choices that were still outstanding in my life.

I have decided that I am going to give this book to every college graduate that I know. That is the most beneficial time to read this book. But you know what else I have done. I gave it to my father-in-law who is in his 50's and he said that it was greatly impactful for him even though he is a decade past 40.

If you are trying to decide whether or not to buy this book. I would say this. Stop wondering and BUY IT! You will not be sorry.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!!!, May 12, 2008

By	Qoheleth (Oklahoma City, OK) - See all my reviews

This book is perfect for small groups, especially High School and College Age. The kids in my group are actually reading this one. (A first in over 20 books we've gone through) It is well written like all of Dr. Farrar's books. IF you have or work with teenagers this book and Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University will help prepare them to avoid the major pitfalls of adult life.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars highly recommended, January 1, 2008

By	Dixie (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

I bought this book for my 21 year old son, and read it before giving it to him. This is a wonderful book and I recommend it for all to read who want to have a successful life and marriage.