Do you want to improve your relationship with God and with your spouse? Do you want to start to build a better marriage? If the answer is yes to either or both of these questions, you might want to check out the Wife After God devotional by Jennifer Smith. Wife After God is a simple 30 day devotional that takes a look into what the Bible says about marriage. Each day, you will be reading a short devotional with a focus verse. You will then be given an action challenge as well as a prayer. If you’re on social media, you can share the status update that is included in the devotional. (This may help others get interested in participating or allow them to think about their own relationship.) Finally, there are a set of journal questions to reflect on the topic that was discussed that day.
Jennifer highly recommends having an actual journal in which to write and not just answering the questions in your head. The journal is also a great place to record prayers, prayer requests, and things happening in your marriage. Currently, there is a facebook event where wives are going through this devotional together. You can join in the discussion here. I would caution you to make sure that you are lifting up your spouse and reflecting on how you can personally improve rather than placing blame on your spouse or airing dirty laundry. In this type of setting it’s, sadly, too easy to get caught up in negativity which hinders rather than helps marriages.
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I appreciated how Jennifer’s love for the Lord and her husband was evident in all areas of the journal. While I liked most of the discussion/reflection questions, I felt that some of them would have been better if they focused on us (the wife) rather than the husband as we want to make sure we’re trying to change ourselves and not our husbands. I also liked the activities with the spouse, but I also know that some things will not always be possible due to the husband not being around or being busy which could lead to a little bitterness on the part of the wife. Once again, this comes back to our own heart attitudes, so it won’t be an issue for everyone. I do need to note that I didn’t agree with everything that was presented in the devotional as it wasn’t all strictly Biblical and some of the verses were taken out of context.
With those things in mind, I still felt that it is a good devotional series to help improve not only our relationship with the Lord, but also our relationship with our spouse if used properly with the right heart attitude and a discerning heart listening to the Lord’s leading.
Book Description:
Wife After God is a refreshing and inspirational 30 day marriage devotional for wives who desire to have a deeper more fulfilling relationship with God and their husbands. This devotional study was prayerfully composed with 30 days of biblical concepts and practical challenges to help you nourish your relationship with God and your relationship with your husband in marriage into ones that are captivating, intimate and extraordinary. Every day you will be presented with a biblical topic to help draw your nearer to your God and your husband. You will find that as your relationship with the creator deepens so will your love for your husband.
About the Author:
Jennifer Smith began a web-based ministry for wives in March 2011. She publishes weekly marriage articles on her personal blog, UnveiledWife.com, including encouragements, devotions, and prayers of the day, all geared towards empowering and discipling wives. Social media is a large part of Jennifer’s ministry for Unveiled Wife via Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, where she leads a community of over 135,000 wives. She contributes monthly web-articles to The Better Mom and FaithLife Women.
Jennifer has served in ministry alongside her husband, traveling as missionaries to Zambia, Malawi, Canada, and Nicaragua. Her and her husband currently serve as leaders in the Marriage Ministry at their church in Southern California. Jennifer is devoted to encouraging wives all around the world to develop God-centered marriages.
Book Details:
- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1st edition (June 14, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1481866885
- ISBN-13: 978-1481866880
- Product Dimensions: 0.3 x 5 x 8 inches
- Retail Price: $14.99
- Kindle Edition: $7.77
Disclosure: I received a pdf copy of the above mentioned book from the publisher to help facilitate the writing of a frank and honest review. A positive review is not expected nor is it guaranteed. All opinions are my own.
Thank you so much for writing this review on my devotional. I really appreciate your honesty. I would definitely be open to hear your heart on the areas of scripture you believe I took out of context. I am always open to growing in my understanding of scripture. Would you be willing to email me and explain which references? It may help me for revisions for the second edition.
Again, thank you 🙂
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