Are you a 20-something, or do you know some 20-somethings? If so my friend and blogger Renee Johnson (the Devotional Diva) has just written a book that you will want to tell them about. Faithbook of Jesus: Connecting with Jesus Daily is an amazing devotional, especially for those going through those crazy, confusing, and transformative years that looking back we call our twenties.
Each devotional is only one page long and is packed with explanation of scripture, a prayer and that all important social aspect. You can go to the faithbookofJesus.com website and choose community to chat with others about the devotional you all just read.
This is such an important aspect to this book that I think really adds to its uniqueness, and will contribute to its success. Adding the web-group aspect to the book is like creating instant home group for 20-somethings who need a place to talk about the things they are feeling, reading and going through.
If you’ve got a 20-something in your life or perhaps a whole group of them, this book and its 317 devotionals are a great gift and resource for that 20-something in your life.
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Here is a sample devotion from the book:
Throw It Off
Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
— Hebrews 12:1
What happens when a baby takes its first step? He or she stumbles and falls down, or looks for something to grab on to. Much like myself when I am learning how to walk in a new area of life; I am not very proficient.
Starting something new takes a willingness to throw off whatever is hindering me. That could be a relationship that I know I’m not supposed to be in, choosing how to spend my time, or even the way I spend my money.
Hannah Moore said, “Forgiveness is the economy of the heart . . . forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.”2
Today is the day to throw off whatever is bothering you—frustrating thoughts, negative emotions, or unrealistic demands on your time — as it says in Hebrews. Take those thoughts, crumple them up like a wad of paper, and throw them away.
Picture the wastebasket. Make the shot. Gone.
(Quote) Brandon, 25, said if he knew he couldn’t fail at trying something new, he “would own businesses, travel, and develop the largest music label and the largest network of commercial banks from the ground up.”
(Prayer) Dear Jesus Who Makes All Things New, Thank you for looking at us as mature adults when we see ourselves as growing children. You know our limitations and you see us for who we will be — complete and whole. Help us to throw off whatever hinders us so that we can see ourselves as you see us. Amen.
(Community) What’s your wastebasket story? I’d love to know how God helped you make the shot by throwing off whatever was hindering you from his best. Please visit http://www.faithbookofjesus.com and click on “Community” to share.
(Further Reading) To Read Further: Hebrews 12:1-2
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What did I tell you? So get out there and order this book for all the 20-somethings in your life! And for more information, check out the faithbook website.
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