Good Morning, Lord

The title of this book caught my immediate attention. Coupled with the fact it is written by Sheila Walsh, I knew for certain I would want to check it out. I have not been disappointed.

First of all the cover design of the book is beautiful to the eye and has a nice feel to it. If, in fact, you are a touchy feely type of person. Which I must be! This would be a perfect devotional book to give as a gift to any woman.

Secondly, the inside. The first page is where you can fill in who you are presenting the book to and on what occasion. Then Sheila writes a short Foreword stating the purpose of the book which is briefly a simple encouragement to start your day. Then follow devotions for about 3 months worth if you use the book daily. There are no dates or time tables to follow which I liked. Also Sheila asks 2 questions with each reading and there are lines where you can write down your answers to those questions.

What I love most is that each 'chapter' starts out with: "Today I will".....and then follows the rest of the heading for that day. For example, the first day is "Today I will look for evidence that You are in everything I encounter." It is a perfect simple reading for me to read first thing in the morning but also to remember during the day. I highly recommend this book!

I received this bible free from Thomas Nelson Publishers for an advance reading as part of their Booksneeze bloggers program . I was not required to write a positive review and therefore, the book review is 100% my own opinion.

Out Live Your Life by Max Lucado

Out Live Your Life by Max Lucado is a book where Max states that ‘You were made to make a difference’. He starts each chapter with a theme on one page with a Bible verse on the next that supports the theme title of the chapter. Then he begins either a true character story or a Bible story that illustrates the theme of the chapter and ends with another verse to meditate on and a prayer for the reader to read and express.

Although I know of some of the disasters that have taken place in the world, having Max talk about them and show illustrations of how someone was led to do something about it in their own way, was impressive to me. At times I felt quite helpless. For instance, how can I make sure everyone has equal opportunity in the world compared to what many of us experience in the United States? How far would I go to serve the homeless? On the other hand, are my eyes open to opportunities where I might be able to help in some small way. And then let God give the increase.

There are discussion questions for each chapter at the end of the book which provides the opportunity for a challenging study group for this book. I believe I would have benefited more from this book through a group discussion. It might have helped me address the helpless attitude I had at times. All in all, a challenging and thought provoking book.

Thomas Nelson provided me with a copy of this book in return for posting a review on my blog. It did not need to be a negative or positive review.