How Can We Make Life Work?

Looking for some good advice? You may not realize it, but you probably already own the best self-help book ever published, one that’s loaded with practical guidance to help you achieve success in your career, friendships, finances, family and every other aspect of life. That book is your Bible. We’ve prepared this guide, Making Life Work, to help you discover the Bible’s principles for success.

Frankly, life just isn’t working for some people. Maybe you have noticed the incredible proliferation of self-help books on store and library bookshelves.

Why are so many self-help books published? Could it be simply because people recognize they need help with the many problems, challenges and stresses of everyday life? Writers and publishers recognize this, and their books fly off the shelves by the thousands.

You may not realize that most families already own the best self-help book ever published. Millions of copies have been published, and it’s been translated into hundreds of languages. Its words have been around for thousands of years. This book is your Bible.

Although it’s a perpetual best seller, few people take the time to read and study the Bible. Most think it’s nice to have around and that everybody should have one, but few seem to accept that it means much to us. After all, how could something written thousands of years ago apply to our fast-paced, technologically advanced world? Still others think the Bible is a book for theologians and cannot be understood by the average person.

Those who take the time to study the Bible, however, find it is a timeless book. It addresses the ageless issues and questions: Why are we here? Where are we going? What are the solutions to perpetual human problems? How can we learn to live together in peace? How can we live rewarding, fulfilling lives?

The Bible is filled with practical, down-to-earth advice from our Creator. It can help us see and avoid the pitfalls that come with doing things our way (Proverbs 14:12; 16:25). It records for us vital and profound lessons from real people.

The Bible clearly shows the principle of cause and effect—that our choices and actions, good and bad, produce good and bad results. It’s filled with sound counsel on how to have happy families, marriages and friendships, how to properly rear children, how to manage family finances and succeed on the job, how to maintain your health and so much more. In short, it tells us how to make life work.