40 Days to God, My Father by Roseann S. Coulon

 

Like many people, I haven't had a great relationship with my dad. 40 Days to God, My Father by Rosann S. Coulon is a devotional aimed at those of us who have difficult father relationships in one way or another. Maybe your dad was absent or maybe you didn't have a good relationship for another reason, but if your relationship is marked by heartache of some sort, this book was written for you, according to the author.

As you would expect from the title, this book has forty devotions in it. In the introduction, the author shares some of her story with her father. She also shares how she encourages readers to read the book. The book is divided into 10 sections with four devotions each: A Loving Father, An Encouraging Father, A Faithful Father, A Guiding Father, A Trustworthy Father, A Providing Father, A Protecting Father, A Comforting Father, A Healing Father, A Mercifal Father and followed by an Epilogue about holding tightly to our Heavenly Father's Hand. There is also an invitation to know Jesus at the back of the book with a complete plan of salvation included.

Each devotional reading includes a Bible verse, followed by the reading. Then at the end of the reading there are more Bible verses to read, Some things to ponder and a prayer to pray. To get the most out of each reading, Coulon suggests that you read the extra Bible verses and read the things to think about too. Those thoughts to ponder would be good to journal if you like to write out your thoughts. I think this is an interesting devotional guide that gives the reader a lot to think about and could bring one closer to God in spite of having a difficult father relationship.

I received a copy of this book from the author through JustRead Tours. All opinions within this review are my own