Review of Beloved: 365 Devotions for Young Women

Beloved: 365 Devotions for Young Women from Zondervan would make a great gift for any Christian girl on your list. These devotions for young women will help them grow in their faith and learn the truth about what Christianity teaches about womanhood.

As the mother of four daughters, I am concerned that young women know what God created them to be and how to walk in all He has for them. I don't want them to embrace the world's ways, but I don't want them to live beneath their potential. 

​I believe God loves women! I believe that the call on our lives to glorify God as women is just as important as God's call to men and that if we fail to embrace it, the world be suffer and ache. 

This devotional book speaks to the heart of young women to commend them, inspire them, and urge them to live lives worthy of the calling they have received from Jesus. 

My daughter and I each went through the devotional on our own. I started at the beginning and she started in the middle of the book. One day at a time, we made our way through the book. After a few weeks, we sat down to talk about it. We agreed it would be a wonderful gift for a new believer, as well as a teenager.

Each devotion starts with a verse followed by an inspirational application of the verse to daily life. There are a few lines at the bottom for journaling. 

One of my favorite days was Day 18. The verse was Genesis 7:7: "And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood." The devotion goes on to ask whether we ever feel like we're drowning or overwhelmed with life's pressures. Yes! my heart cried out. I can feel that way. The devotion went on to call us to the shelter and safety of Jesus. Yes! my heart cried out again. 

Yes, this book is written for young women ages 13 to 18, but as all of us (who are all over 18 and me by quite a lot) found out: this book works for women of any age. There are timeless truths that minister to those issues that hit us at every age and season in life. 

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Since, it's almost Christmas time, I have to mention that this devotional would make a great gift for the young women on your shopping list. 

The book itself is beautiful and feminine. The fonts, layout, and one page/per day format make it accessible to any young women, regardless of the depth of her relationship with Jesus. The book covers many essential truths that women everywhere need to hear. 

The girls and I were so glad we got to read and glean from Beloved: 365 Devotions for Young Women. We all recommend it for women of all ages. 

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To all of you women out there: You are BELOVED! God loves you and is watching over you. You can find shelter and safety in His arms of love. 

God bless each of you in every way!
Meredith Curtis

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