Wife After God {Review}
How do you spend time in the Word? I enjoy reading the scripture on a daily basis but when I want to get deeper into the Word I seek out a study guide or devotional plan. This review is for one of those devotional plans that will have you looking into your heart and at your role in your marriage.
I received a copy of the ebook Wife After God, A 30 Day Marriage Devotional For Wives to review for this post.
Let’s get started: Obviously this devotional is written for wives. The author focuses on the good things intended in marriage while agreeing that it isn’t easy. I appreciated that she covered marriages where both are Christians and when only one of the partnership is a Christian. I also felt she backed up her statements by taking each lesson back to the scripture.
This devotional focuses on what a wife can do to encourage, love, and support her husband. Each day the devotional beings with a scripture verse (or a few actually) followed by the thoughts or a story from the author that support the theme of the daily lesson. There is a prayer from the author as well as a personal challenge and an area for journaling. Each day includes a little status update for Twitter for those that want to connect on a social level.
As I read through the book, I kept thinking this was pretty basic information. And then it hit me, maybe this is what so many women need early in their marriage. Marriage doesn’t come with a manual. Not everyone has close women friends that they can turn to for help or training. So while I thought this was simple in the approach, I found the scriptural points right on target.
Hebrews 5:12 kept popping in my head….
You have been Christians a long time now, and you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things a beginner must learn about the Scriptures. You are like babies who drink only milk and cannot eat solid food.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. I would recommend it to newly married women. I would also recommend it be done in a small group setting instead of alone. Marriage is hard, there are no easy answers and I have found through my experiences; that having women at all points along the path to be important when questions and concerns arise.
For more information on this book, visit Wife After God online. You can also purchase a copy from Amazon.
Della Barker says
Thank you for sharing Wife After God. I’ll be looking to purchase a copy for myself and for my daughter.
Tammi Wolaver Laney says
Love the great review.
Sherry says
Thanks for sharing your review. I’ll definitely need to check it out and read it soon.
Stefanie says
I think we all could use some guidance in our marriages and no better guidance can come than from the scriptures! Thanks for sharing!
Courtney Pies says
A friend actually sent me a copy of Wife After God via Kindle a couple of weeks ago. I can’t wait to read it! It definitely sounds like a great devotional book that I could use for my marriage.
Jenni E. says
This really sounds like a devotional that I would enjoy. Now days we take our marriages for granted so often. Spending time in a devotional like this, I can see how it would benefit alot of marriages…new and old.
Donna Hup says
Sounds like a great devotional! Thanks for sharing!
Amanda Boehmer says
I wish I had a manual when I was newly married that first year was tough 🙂
Diane Holland says
Great review! I believe young, middle age and old would benefit from the book, but like you said getting it as a newlywed would get the marriage off on the right foot. Marriage is hard and if you don’t have God there helping you, well there will be troubles. I believe it would help strengthen any marriage!
Krissy says
This is definitely something I need to look into. I have a hard time with always being the supportive wife, especially since my husband isn’t a Christian. I am also pretty stubborn, so sometimes I need a quick kick to put things back in perspective. I love that they have it for Kindle on Amazon, I think that may be my next book purchase!
Melissa@stockpilingmoms says
Thanks for sharing this review of Wife After God. This is a conversation I just had with a dear friend so I am sharing your review with her too.