Monday, December 24, 2012

101 Moments of Trust


The Guideposts Spirit Lifters series is an all-new eBook series from Guideposts featuring devotionals and story collections. The Spirit Lifters series demonstrates the powerful connection between faith and daily living, and offer readers hope to overcome life's challenges and to celebrate God's hand in our lives.
 
About 101 Moments of Prayer: Inspiring Thoughts for Listening to God
 Join Elizabeth Sherrill, longtime writer for the bestselling devotional, Daily Guideposts, as she takes you on a journey that will help you appreciate life's little moments where you allow yourself to truly listen to how God is speaking to you. With carefully chosen Scripture passages for each day and thoughtful devotional entries, 101 Moments of Prayer will be a refreshing addition to your quiet time. If you're looking to grow in your faith while enhancing your daily practice of prayer and reflection, you'll find a wonderful companion in 101 Moments of Prayer, part of the Guideposts Spirit Lifters series.

About 101 Moments of Trust: Inspiring Thoughts for Believing in God's Promises

Join Marion Bond West, longtime writer for the bestselling devotional, Daily Guideposts, as she takes you on a journey that will help you trust in God's abiding strength and love no matter what challenges life brings. With carefully chosen Scripture passages for each day and thoughtful devotional entries sharing real-life experiences, 101 Moments of Trust will be a refreshing addition to your quiet time. If you're looking to grow in your faith 

while enhancing your daily practice of prayer and reflection, you'll find a wonderful companion in101 Moments of Trust, part of the Guideposts Spirit Lifters series.
 
Link to buy these ebooks: http://ow.ly/g1Hxp   

Meet Marion Bond West: Marion Bond West is fascinated by honesty: honesty in others, honesty with herself, honesty with God. For almost forty years, she has written honestly about her life and God in a wide variety of books, magazines, and newspapers. Marion is a contributing editor of Guideposts magazine, having written for the internationally recognized publication and for the devotional book Daily Guideposts for more than thirty years. She and her husband, Gene Acuff, life in a Watkinsville, Georgia.

My Review:
Trust. This is not something that comes easily for me. In fact, I would say trust is something that I struggle with. 
I enjoyed reading the introduction of 101 Moments of Trust. To me the introduction tells the story of how the story or in this case the devotionals came to be. That process is intriguing to me. Her story caught my attention because she talks about picking some her favorite devotionals from the past. Pieces of her journey that have inspired not only her but thousands of people. 
It's Christmas Eve and it's been an emotional day for many reasons. Trust is something that seems a little far off right now. To be able to sit and read a few of these moments has been uplifting for me and my spirit. I love how the Lord can use another person's journey to be a challenge and an encouragement in my own life. We serve an active, mighty God and to read about His hand at work is water for my thirsty soul tonight. I'm thankful that there are people like Marion Bond West who are willing to be transparent with their lives and share their journey.  

I received a copy of the e-book for review purposes only. I was not compensated in any other way for my review. The opinions expressed here are my own. 

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

101 Moments of Prayer


The Guideposts Spirit Lifters series is an all-new eBook series from Guideposts featuring devotionals and story collections. The Spirit Lifters series demonstrates the powerful connection between faith and daily living, and offer readers hope to overcome life's challenges and to celebrate God's hand in our lives.
 
About 101 Moments of Prayer: Inspiring Thoughts for Listening to God
 Join Elizabeth Sherrill, longtime writer for the bestselling devotional, Daily Guideposts, as she takes you on a journey that will help you appreciate life's little moments where you allow yourself to truly listen to how God is speaking to you. With carefully chosen Scripture passages for each day and thoughtful devotional entries, 101 Moments of Prayer will be a refreshing addition to your quiet time. If you're looking to grow in your faith while enhancing your daily practice of prayer and reflection, you'll find a wonderful companion in 101 Moments of Prayer, part of the Guideposts Spirit Lifters series.



Link to buy these ebooks: http://ow.ly/g1Hxp   

Meet Elizabeth Sherrill: Elizabeth ("Tib") Sherrill has published some 1500 articles and authored more than 30 books, with sales in excess of 50 million.  Book titles, many co-written with her husband John -- include The Hiding PlaceThe Cross and the SwitchbladeGod's Smuggler,They Speak with Other Tongues, and Return from Tomorrow.  Her most recent book, All the Way to Heaven, recounts for the first time her own journey from atheism to profound commitment. For over 
sixty years, Elizabeth has been a writer and editor for Guideposts Magazine.

My review:
Walk closely with God. In 101 Moments of Prayer this is the title of one of the devotionals. A simple thought is presented; "Noah heard because of the faithful daily walk." While this may not be anything new or even profound it is a thought that resonated deep within me.  101 Moments of Prayer uses short devotionals that truly are moments taken from the bible and interwoven within a modern life.  These moments offer a snapshot of what is going on and a quick thought on how it can apply to our own spiritual journey. They cover a variety of situations. From times of struggle, to trust, worship, and forgiveness. Just to name a few. Each devotional sets you up to dive into a more thought-provoking conversation with God. 

If you are looking for a devotional to jump start deeper thinking and more pointed prayer this could be the right fit for you. Each moment has some daily scripture so you can delve further into the story and what God may be saying to you. This is a book, e-book rather, that you can custom fit to your own needs for a daily devotional. 

One thing reading through these moments has taught me is to look around at my world more closely. In the introduction, it is stated that to discover moments "you just have to notice." For me, this is a book filled with encouragement from the stories, scriptures, and life lessons. This is a book that teaches you moments can turn into life lessons if we take time to appreciate and notice them in our own lives.  

I received a copy of the e-book for review purposes only. I was not compensated in any other way for my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.