“The Perfect Way to Spend the Next Hundred Days. . .
The 100-Day Devotional for Girls offers relatable, real-life wisdom and inspiration for everyday living. Girls, ages 8 and 12, will encounter page after page of biblical truths they can apply to every area of their lives. With topics like Kindness, Friendship, Serving, Patience, Love, Joy, Courage, and more, girls will be encouraged to grow in their faith and spend regular time in the heavenly Father's presence. Each devotional reading is complemented by a brief scripture selection and short prayer-starter. The 100-Day Devotional for Girls is the perfect place for girls to spend their next hundred days!”
Series: No. A stand-alone devotional.
Spiritual Content- Each devotional has a write-up, a Scripture, and then a prayer starter; 'H's are capital when referring to God; One devotional explains who Jesus is and what He did for us (including the fact that those who trusted in Jesus and asked for forgiveness from their sins will be forgiven); All about many talks about & many mentions of God, Jesus, His plans for us, & trusting Him; Many mentions of those & events in the Bible (a few devotionals recap different events like Jesus dying on the cross, Esther, David & Goliath, Job, Solomon, etc.); Mentions of the Holy Spirit; Mentions of Bibles & Bible reading; Mentions of prayers, praying, & worshiping Him; Mentions of Heaven; Mentions of missionaries; Mentions of having godly role models; Mentions of sin; A few mentions of miracles; A few mentions of churches, church going, hymns, & pastors; A few mentions of blessings; A mention of an angel coming to see Mary;
*Note: Mentions of the devil and his lies; Mentions of gold idols and false gods in the Bible; Mentions of imaginary gods and goddesses like Mother Earth, people who worship the sun, moon, and stars, & those who say certain types of animals are holy (the author disagrees with these and says that all of that is very displeasing to God).
Negative Content- Mentions of lies, lying, & liars (and that God expects you to tell the truth, this part is added: “The only time He might be accepting of a lie is if you are in danger and a lie will help to save your life or keep you safe. Hopefully that will never happen to you.”); Mentions of jealousy; A handful of mentions of bullies, mean teasing, & hatred; A handful of mentions of gossip & rumors; A few mentions of deaths (in the Bible); A few mentions of swear words not being pleasing to God, especially if those words use God or Jesus’ name; A few mentions of cheating on homework; A couple mentions of animals being killed (in the Bible); A mention of seeing a fire or a crime; A mention of Jesus turning water in wine; A mention of eye rolling;
*Note: Mentions of silencing the little voice that says you aren’t good enough, smart enough, pretty enough, or strong enough and instead listening to God’s voice (quite a few other examples of what the father of lies says and what God says about it).
Sexual Content- One devotional talks about feeling butterflies and how sometimes it’s when going to a new place or doing a new thing, you may have them. But, it adds, if you avoid anything that starts that feeling, you could miss out on some cool new experiences such as never meeting your best friend or “when you get older, the man you would marry”and that if you forever ignore that feeling “you would end up miserable and alone”; Another devotion talks about Proverbs 31 and says about when the girl is a bit older and begins dating, her mom might give her wide advice about focusing on a boy’s heart and not his looks, it’s added towards the end of the devotional that “dating godly boys will lead you one day to the godly man you will marry”; A mention of a couple in the Bible dating and that “their like for one another soon turned into love, and they got married” (Ruth & Boaz); A mention of the “kissy, lovey kind of romantic love husbands and wives share”; A mention of when you “marry your Prince Charming, you might move away with him to a different city or state”.
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My personal Rating-
There’s a lot of recapping different events from the Bible, which can be nice for younger readers, but I do wish at least where it was in the Bible would have been listed. Having the events summarized, though, does make it more accessible for those who maybe haven’t heard about them or haven’t grown up in a Christian home.
There’s some mentions of school settings and popularity, but not enough that I would think this devotional would only be good for girls in public or private school.
While this isn’t my personal favorite pre-teen devotional, it’s still a pretty good one that I think would be good as a first or second devotional for the age range of 8-12.
Overall, this was a sweet little devotional that I can see many young girls enjoying.
See y’all on Friday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for free from the Publisher (Barbour) for this honest review.
