Chosen For Such a Time as This {blog tour + book review!}

Hello my friends!  How's it been?  It's been really busy around here, but a schedule should be sorting itself out here soon, and I'm going to be doing my best to make sure that blogging is on it!  But today we're here for a very exciting blog tour!

But what is this blog tour about?

It's about this book, the one with the absolutely gorgeous cover!



But what is this book about?

No matter what your background is, what type of experiences you've had, or what mistakes you've made, your life is of significance. And regardless of what you may have grown to believe, God created you with a specific purpose in mind. This book was written to encourage and inspire single women, however, it addresses the issues that many women face today, no matter what their marital status is. Chosen For Such A Time As This places great emphasis on the truth that the most valuable relationship you can have is with our Creator. Through that relationship, we are made whole.
This life is a journey that comes with blessings, frustrations, laughter and tears. Whether you are married or single, wholeness and contentment in Christ is essential. Despite the season you find yourself in, God has a plan for your life. And He can use you right where you are.

You can add it on Goodreads here and check it out on Amazon here!

And because Jheralynne (whose blog you can check out here) and Livy (whose blog you can check out here) were sweet enough to include me on this blog tour, I get to review it for you right now! 

To be honest, though, I'm not quite sure how to review it.  I mean, it's a devotional type book.  I feel like everyone is going to get something different out of it.  So I find it hard to give it a star rating. 

What I will do is tell you what I gleaned from these pages. 

First off, Jheralynne's story is so powerful.  God has given her a wonderful testimony, and I'm so glad she's using it to His glory.  She covers some very important topics in this book that need to be talked about and brought to light.

My favorite quote was one that I read and said aloud, "YES!" before going back to reading, because it's something that's proven quite true in my own life.  It goes like this, "I will never be able to fully understand how God works, but I've decided to accept it and to trust Him."  I mean, can I get an amen?  This needs to be proudly proclaimed!

There were a couple of passages that pointed to things in me I need to work on (with His help, of course), and some really powerful messages overall.  My only problem with it was a problem I've found with a lot of devotionals, and it's nothing wrong with the actual book, per say... it's more a me thing, I think.  I felt like it wasn't... for me.  Like I'm not in the target audience, I guess?  It felt like a book for a new Christian and not someone like me who's farther along in my spiritual walk.  Which, again, isn't a problem, it just lessened my experience with it. 

But if I knew someone who was newer in their faith and was struggling with some of the fears and things that Jheralynne talked about, I would 100% hand them this book.  So for that, I give it a solid 4 stars.  If, like I said, I can even give a book like this a star rating. 

I highly recommend it if you're struggling with singleness, or just want to be reassured of God's hand in your life.

ALSO, GUESS WHAT there's a giveaway going on!!!!  Enter here for a chance to win a paperback copy of Chosen!

Well, that's all for today, folks.  I promise it won't be as long before next time. :D

~ Abby