Book Review: Jesus I Need You

From The Back Of The Book:

Good times. Bad times. In-between times. When your daily ordeals threaten to overwhelm you, the simple prayer “Jesus, I need You”offers peace and rest.

Whether you’re experiencing a season of heartache or a season of joy, a time of questioning or a time of deep gratitude, the vulnerable prayers featured throughout will meet you where you are. With space for journaling, Jesus, I Need You will quiet your mind and heart as you discover the Lord’s faithfulness and lovingkindness.

Find the comfort, hope, and celebration you seek as you ground your faith in the Savior who can be trusted in all circumstances.

My Reflections:

Jesus, I need you is a beautifully written composition of prayers from the heart. the notebook type hardbound book offers readers space to reflect, journal and thoughtfully write responses to the prayers written. I enjoyed the inclusion of Bible verses relevant to the topics. 

Topics included are: Jesus I need you/your

-Guidance

-When I feel Overwhelmed

-When I Feel Gratitude

-When I feel Heartache

-Comfort

-Grace

-When I feel Disappointment

-Faith and Hope

-Wisdom

I thoroughly enjoyed exploring and journaling my thoughts prayers and notes in this lovely book. This would make a splendid gift! If you are looking for a way to journal and spend a little quiet time with God this is a beautifully done book with lots to offer.

This book was given to me free of charge in return for my honest review from Book Look Bloggers, My opinions are my own.
Thank you, Book Look!

Book Review: Brave Girls 365 Devotional

Book Description

Are you ready to be a brave girl?

Join Hope, Glory, Faith, Honor, and Gracie as they discover that the closer they are to God, the more He makes ordinary girls like them strong and courageous! Learn with them how to be brave at school, at home, in sports, with friends—pretty much everywhere! Even when struggles are big . . . He is bigger.

This devotional includes a year’s worth of readings with amazing stories from Scripture, lots of fun quizzes and illustrations, and powerful truths such as:

I always have the power to love others because God loved me first. I can talk to God about anything, whenever I need to! God loves me for who I am, even when I’m different from everyone else. God can use someone small like me to do big things with Him.

Come along with these encouraging friends for the adventure of a lifetime—growing closer to God!

My Reflections: 

The Brave Girls Devotional is exactly what this homeschooling mama has been looking for!

Loaded with relevant scripture verses and packaged in a beautiful, durable hardcover you won't be disappointed with this devotional.

You and your child will enjoy the full years worth of scripture verses along with thoughtfully written stories by Hope, Glory, Faith, Honor and Gracie. 

Join them as they journey toward knowing God deeper and understanding how He can use you just the way you are, right where you are! 

My daughter is loving starting our day together with this fun devotional. She especially loves that included in the daily readings are quizzes and beautifully depicted illustrations. I am enjoying her enthusiasm as she strives to memorize the verses and apply them to her daily life, what more could a mom want?

If you are looking for an age-appropriate devotional for your daughter, Sunday school class, friend or granddaughter this one, in my opinion, is just right. Enough fluff to keep them engaged but relevant scriptures and stories to help them grow closer day by day to their Saviour.

Book Review: A Believe Devotional For Kids: Think, Act, Be Like Jesus

Book Description

Written for children 6-10, the Think, Act, Be Like Jesus; A Believe Devotional for Kids is part of the national church-wide program led by bestselling author Randy Frazee that shows children how they can think, act, and be more like Jesus, with 90 devotions from the Old and New Testament.

They know the story of the Bible, but do they know what it means?

This 90-Day devotional, written by Oak Hills Church pastor Randy Frazee, is part of the church-wide, ground-breaking Believe campaign and encourages children to follow the footsteps of Jesus. Think, Act, Be Like Jesus; A Believe Devotional for Kids shares the message that the more you believe, the more Jesus can change you from the inside out to become the best person you can be.

As children ages 6-10 walk through 90 devotions from the Old and New Testament—they’ll complete a journey that will take them closer to the heart of Jesus and deeper into the words of Scripture. They’ll learn what the Bible has to say about everything from the nature of God and the identity of Jesus, to prayer, worship, and the fruit of the Spirit. Foundational and faith-building, this book can be used by individuals or in conjunction with the all-church campaign.

My Reflections:

When I had the opportunity to review this devotional I was absolutely thrilled!  I am always on the lookout for relevant, in-depth and fun devotionals for my kids; this one jumped out at me right away.

Upon receiving this devotional I was immediately impressed with the quality of the binding (hard cover and sturdy) The pages were thick and glossy, colorful and well laid out. It was a pleasure to read and review this devotional. A wonderful resource for children ages 8-12.

The true test came when it was time to work through the devotional with my children. I was excited and eager to share this devotional with them, as it was exactly what I was looking for a fresh, fun and in depth way to share our time together in the word. I am sure as we work through this book my children and I will have many opportunities to study scripture and delve into new and exciting topics. My little one has a passion for reading right now and she was very happy to be able to turn the glossy new pages in her little hands and read to me!

I love the layout of this devotional it has 3 categories titled:
Think, Act and Be. Under these headings is sub categories which explore deeper topics relevant the the main category. An example would be the first category Think, it has: 

God, Personal God, Salvation, The Bible, Identity in Christ, Church, Humanity, Compassion, Stewardship and Eternity.
Each devotional starts with scripture and questions then ends with a prayer.

I would highly recommend this devotional if you have a child in this age range, it would certainly make a nice Christmas gift!

I received this book free of charge in return for my honest review form Book Look Bloggers. 
Thank you Book Look!

About the Author

Randy Frazee is the senior minister at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. Oak Hills is one of the largest churches in America, where Randy teaches and leads in partnership with pastor and author Max Lucado. A leader and innovator in spiritual formation and biblical community, Randy is the architect of The Story church engagement campaign. He is the author of The Heart of The Story, The Connecting Church 2.0, The Christian Life Profile Assessment. He also coauthored Real Simplicity with his wife Rozanne.