Sunday, December 30, 2012

Book Review: Guidepost's Spirit Lifters

I've been reading a couple of brand-new devotionals from Guideposts this month on my Kindle.  Having them there has worked out rather well, as I've been reading a selection at night while waiting for my bed to warm up, and I've been reading from the other one first thing in the morning, before I get out of my nice, cozy bed.

The publisher describes this series like this:
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.
The two titles I've been reading include 101 Moments of Prayer and 101 Moments of Trust

Let's start with 101 Moments of Prayer. From the publisher:
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.
Each devotion starts off with a "traveling companion" -- someone from Scripture who exemplified the point being made for that day.  I haven't been through the entire book, but this does appear to move chronologically through the Bible, or at least it starts that way.

I love that.  Having a person and their story in mind just adds so much more to the devotional.  After the companion is introduced, there is a page or two of reading, telling about that person's story and how that relates to life today.  Each devotion ends with a one sentence prayer.

Then there is 101 Moments of Trust.  Here, the publisher says:
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 in 101 Moments of Trust, part of the Guideposts Spirit Lifters series.
This devotional starts off with a short Bible verse, then roughly a page of devotional, followed by a one-sentence prayer.  Obviously, all of these relate to trusting God with everything.  This one is shorter daily readings, so I've tended to read this first thing in the morning.

You can see what other bloggers have to say about this series at the LitFuse website.

Disclaimer:  I received these ebook through LitFuse.  No other compensation was received.  All opinions expressed in this review are my own. 

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