I suppose now would be a good time to admit that my husband and I have never done 'couple's devotions'. Well, not successfully anyway. But, for the sake of a thorough review, I asked him to join me in reading "Awaken Love; The Song" by Kyle Idleman. We lasted one day. From there I continued on my own and enjoyed it. I'm also glad we didn't continue on as a couple.
For awhile I've wondered, "What's the big deal about the name of Jesus?" Lots of people are named Jesus. So when Mr. Idleman talked about a person's name really being the sum of their characteristics, it was a light bulb moment. Aaaah! When I'm praying in 'the name of Jesus', I'm to pray according to His character. Brilliant.
Not so brilliant, is the homework assignment of looking back at the last argument you had with your spouse and dissect what the trigger was, what you could have done differently, etc. I can't see that being a positive conversation to have as a couple. On your own - yes. Together? Mmmm, not so much.
If my husband would have known that week 2 of this 6 week devotional was all about sex and that the homework was basically to go and have more sex, he might have stuck with it. To be truthful, no matter how many times I hear that God loves when we have a fulfilled sex life within the confines of marriage, I still don't love to think of Him watching us.
If you are the kind of couple who likes to do devotions together, I'd recommend this one. It's not very long, or indepth, or brain-numbing. Some parts are uncomfortable and challenging.
So, would you like a copy? Leave a comment below to have your name entered into the draw on Dec 5th, 2014. (It would make a nice Christmas present.) If you win, a copy will be shipped to you at no charge. Good luck!
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From the publisher:
The Song Couple’s Devotional is a 6-week book for couples that can help awaken love in their marriage. With daily relationship insights and prayer points drawn from the Song of Solomon, this devotional will help couples grow in their relationship with God and one another.
Inspired by the Song of Solomon, The Song is both a full-length movie and resource for churches to explore God’s plan for relationships, love and marriage.
About the author:
Kyle Idleman is the Teaching Pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, the fourth-largest church in America. Author of the award-winning and bestselling book, not a fan., and presenter of eight of City on a Hill’s curriculum series, he regularly speaks at conferences and events around the world. Kyle and his wife DesiRae have four children.
We were just talking about starting a devotional together again! It has been a while! Pick me! :-)
ReplyDeleteI love books, and a devotional would be great! Greg and I leave a book in the car to read together every time we go out. It gives us time for discussion of God's word and what He expects of us. We both enjoy the time.
ReplyDeleteChantelle and Greg