![]() ![]() ![]() I didn’t initially write them with the intention of publishing them, but simply to chronicle my own personal time with the Lord, captured in store-bought spiral notebooks filled with wide-ruled paper. The majority of what you’ll encounter here are personal whispers from God’s Spirit to my own soul over the last decade. ![]() But God is gracious, allowing me to wait until this stage in my life before publishing these devotional entrées-when my children are older, my ambitions more leveled, and my interest in timeless spiritual disciplines like prayer and Scripture meditation more intensified. I would have been rushing to finish rather than being able to glean from the journey that has led to this finishing point. If I’d tried, I’d likely have missed out on some of the personal joy to be found in the process of savoring, meditating, and pondering the many verses and lessons you’ll peruse in these pages. That’s why I don’t think I could have penned a devotional in my early twenties. The attraction toward activity and achievement lessens, becoming slowly, steadily, and appropriately replaced by an interest in more internal matters. As the years pass, the hidden treasure to be found in humble and unpretentious virtues becomes more accentuated-things like rest, silence, and the joy of an ordinary day. One of the gifts that comes with age is an appreciation for some of the more simple, more commonplace things that seem mundane earlier in one’s life. Ready to help you mine the treasures of Scripture and fortify you for the day ahead. These ninety devotions from the heart of a mom, wife, encourager, and friend will Awaken you each day with fresh insights gleaned from the Spirit of God. She hopes, more than anything else, that the daily insights you receive in these pages will challenge, encourage, and strengthen you in every way. Prepared to humbly and obediently respond. It all starts for Priscilla where it all starts for you.Īlone with God. For even though she’s written multiple best-selling books and Bible studies, including the 2016 ECPA “Christian Book of the Year” ( Fervent), even though she regularly speaks to thousands at conference venues and churches around the world, even though she was the lead actress in a #1 box-office feature film ( War Room). With her first devotional book, Priscilla Shirer makes your choice easy. You want to hear from God, receive His direction, and be refreshed in the depths of your soul. No, with this kind of resource you’re expecting and praying for something more. This kind of reading is not merely for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment. The choice of a devotional book is more personal than most. ![]()
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