Celebrate Recovery is a Bible-based ministry that helps people overcome their hurts, habits, and hang-ups. Celebrate Recovery 365 Daily Devotional is a companion volume to this program, which aims to support folks in giving up their addictions. I wanted to read this devotional because I, like many, have some destructive habits that I would like to break.
Written by Celebrate Recovery founder, John Baker, along with Johnny Baker and Mac Owen, this book contains 365 short, one page devotionals, consisting of a 1-3 verse snippet of scripture, a 2-3 paragraph meditation, and a 1-2 sentence prayer. Each page takes just a couple of minutes to read.
As promised, the book is definitely geared toward recovery from addiction. The devotions easy to read. They are hopeful and true. As with any devotional, the power comes from connecting, daily, with God's word. The pages of this book do a great job reminding readers that nothing is impossible for God, even overcoming deep seated addictions.
I wasn't able to connect to the readings the way I thought I would, however. I think it's probably because of the male perspective and tone of the writing. All three of the authors are male, so while readers do get slightly different perspectives, they are all still male.
Bottom line: This is an excellent resource for keeping Christians on track with their recovery, especially those who are going through the Celebrate Recovery program, but it would have benefitted from a female perspective.
I received this book for free from the publisher through Book Look Bloggers in exchange for my honest review.
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