About the Book
Book: Knowing and Following
Author: Jeannine Bennett
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Women’s Bible Study Format
Release date: December 12, 2021
Imagine how easy life would be if everything happened by chance simply to give each of us our heart’s desires. It sounds pretty amazing until you realize not all individuals have the same innocent aspirations as we might. Some individuals would inevitably rise to the top while others would fall to the bottom forever, stuck in the rut of life. Chaos would flourish. It actually sounds pretty familiar, doesn’t it?
In Knowing and Following: Living a Life of Freedom, the third and final book in the God’s Way series, Jeannine Bennett shares a better option: recognizing that we have a mighty God who does not do anything by chance. There is freedom in knowing that we do not have to wait around, hoping good things will happen for us. In this book, Jeannine shares more about our Creator to help you grow in your knowledge of Him and what He does. God is love, and freedom comes from knowing Him and following His ways.
My Thoughts:
I enjoyed this devotional/study and how it was set up. Each chapter title and how the chapters were structured made it an easy read and I liked the way it read. I know new Christians often have a hard time leaving their past life behind, but what about those that aren't new to Christianity who back slide? I felt the nudge on thinking of that. You slide back into old habits that maybe aren't the best, but absolutely aren't focused on God or glorifying him.
This particular book came at a really good time for me because I've been feeling a certain way and this book helped pulled me out of it and back on the right path. Just 'playing' in your faith isn't good, just going through the motions isn't right, your heart needs to be in it and you need to glorify God with your life. I think this would be great for people to read because I have no doubt everyone would get something different out of it.
5/5
Thank you to the author/publisher for the review copy of this book via Celebrate Lit. I received this book in exchange for an honest review and the opinions stated above are 100% mine.
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About the Author
To those who know Jeannine, she is simply a woman who loves Jesus, is devoted to her family, and struggles with life’s challenges like the rest of us. She is not immune to bad hair days, weight gain, or sleepless nights. She loves learning and sharing her acquired knowledge to help others learn, too. Her favorite ice cream is a toss-up between butter pecan and mint chocolate chip. And although she has lived in Virginia for more than thirty years, she still calls a water fountain a bubbler – a term she grew up saying in her hometown of Racine, Wisconsin.
More from Jeannine
I wrote Knowing and Following: Living a Life of Freedom to close out the God’s Way Series. My intent was to share more about God our Creator, to help people grow in their knowledge of Him and what He does for them so that they can live a fulfilled life of freedom in following Him.
A pattern unfolded in the first two books in the series, Broken to Beautiful: Brokenness is Not the End of Your Story and Blessed and Transformed: Living the Life God Intended. In Broken to Beautiful, I shared my testimony of brokenness—lots of brokenness. I then purposefully conveyed the blessings that resulted when I finally embraced God.
The second book, Blessed and Transformed, further detailed those blessings in my life. It was exciting to realize that God does not have a one-and-done mindset regarding blessings. Instead, He continues to bless us beyond what we could ever imagine. I felt it was essential to testify that a relationship with God transforms us. Through our transformation we begin to appreciate just how loved we are by Him, and we start to live the life He intended for us.
Finally, in Knowing and Following, I focus on the freedom God gives us. We solidify our knowledge that the God of the universe is love. There is no one more intelligent, powerful, or present. His ways are beyond our ways. Yet, despite His greatness, He loves us and gives us the power to overcome the obstacles of this world that keep us stuck in a life of bondage. With spiritual perseverance, He helps us finish the race of our earthly life well. In knowing Him, we are drawn to our calling to live a meaningful life of service.
In following His ways, we begin to understand why it is better to embrace His will over ours, use good judgment, lift others up, and not concern ourselves with the fears of this world. Instead, we can choose to lead with humble hearts, connect with and care for others, and embrace the importance and power of forgiveness.
It is my absolute honor to share God’s Word with you in this final book of the series. I pray that you will be blessed by what you find.
In Christ,
Jeannine
Blog Stops
Guild Master, May 12 (Author Interview)
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, May 12
Inklings and notions, May 13
Texas Book-aholic, May 14
Jodie Wolfe – Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet, May 15 (Author Interview)
For Him and My Family, May 16
Locks, Hooks and Books, May 17
deb’s Book Review, May 18
Through the Fire Blogs, May 19 (Author Interview)
Ashley’s Clean Book Reviews, May 20
Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting, May 21
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, May 22
Simple Harvest Reads, May 23 (Author Interview)
Mary Hake, May 23
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, May 24
Lights in a Dark World, May 25
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Jeannine is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/1db4c/knowing-and-following-celebration-tour-giveaway
Knowing and Following sounds like a fantastic book to read, thanks for sharing it with me! Thanks, Ashley, for sharing your thoughts! Have a wonderful TGIF!
ReplyDeleteKnowing and Following sounds like an excellent Bible study guide, thank you for sharing the author's bio and book details
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