Thirty-One Days of Drawing Near to God: Resting Securely in His Delight (31 Days Series)

I was going through some tough times with my health when I found this book on Amazon. I own several other books written by Ruth Myers, so I wanted to get this one to pray through her prayers and learn from her insights. This book helps me to think about various attributes of God from different angles that I haven't thought about. Highly recommended along with her 31 Days of Praise book.

I've been using these book to start my time spent with God in the morning. Every day has been thought provoking and inspirational. The end of each day has Scripture verses to look up and meditate on. I definitely recommend this book for diving into a deeper relationship with God.

So far I have not been disappointed by any of the books I have read by this author. She clearly had such a heart for the Lord and shares it through her books and studies. Each one of them touches my heart and gives me better understanding of who the Lord is and our relationship with Him. I highly recommend Ruth's books.

Very inspirational. I would recommend it to anyone wanting a closer walk with God.

Ruth Myers is a wonderful author who shares God in a very uplifting way!

One of my favorite devotionals.

31 Days of Drawing Near to God by Ruth Meyers:ISBN: 978-0-307-72944-6©1999 - Multnomah BooksPreviously released as "The Satisfied Heart"This is a timeless devotional destined to be a classic for women. Ruth Myers' writing exhibits a great passion for the Lord that leaps off the page. I felt my own hunger and longing for more of God, stirred up within the depths of my soul.The book is targeted toward a Christian who needs a fresh touch in their relationship with Christ -- to grow more deeply in Love with Him in their personal walk. It's not an evangelistic book with a Gospel presentation. The book includes both a devotional and Ruth's story of joy and heartache while continually turning back to the only source of true peace and contentment: God's Love.The main theme of this book is learning to know God more passionately by resting in His love and delight. Often when we think of drawing near to God, it seems like we have to Do some work or task in order to get closer to Him. Yet, in reality, if we could just accept His Love and allow it to fill our Spirit, we would gain the intimacy and closeness we desire. This concept is showcased in many different forms and ways throughout the story to get this most important truth -- Rest in God's Love -- in our heart and psyche.Ruth highlights one of the things I love most about the Bible; as we read it and it speaks more and more in our lives, it's not just God's story, but our story as well. His Word becomes the backdrop of the tapestry of our life. Throughout the book, Ruth combines God's work in her life with a verse that spoke to her during that season or is related to the lesson to be learned.Bible Verses, inspiring and thoughtful quotes and example prayers are the seasoning of the book that truly gives it flavor and the ability to satisfy. It's so important to gain a new insight and love for God's Word in order to grow closer to Him. Ruth sees the Bible as the Love Story and Guide Book that it truly is.The following prayer, which is on page 36 of the book, represent how I felt after reading the book:"Dear Lord, I thank You that I am Yours, that You know me through and through, and that it's no accident You've led me to this book.Father, I've tasted Your love, and I long to experience more deeply how You really feel about me. I long to know in my daily life the intense reality and great wonder of Your boundless love, which You so freely bestow on those who seek You.Help me turn away from my misconceptions of Your love and from being casual or indifferent toward You. Help me to turn from hectic, frantic activity that often makes even my time with You so hurried. I ask that through Your Word You will speak to me of Your perfect love in powerful, life-changing ways.I pray in Jesus' name . . ." Amen------------------------------------------------I received this book free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review. I had never read a Ruth Myers book prior to requesting this book (or even heard of her). I was in a season of spiritual drought, so the title lept at me as being a most necessary touch of refreshment -- and it left me most satisfied.

If what your daily quiet time needs most is permission to soak in the endless abundance of God's love for you, "31 Days of Drawing Near to God: Resting Securely in His Delight" by Ruth Myers will take your hand and lead you to behold, and cherish, and revel in the bountiful and unbounded generosity of God.We often talk about having childlike faith in God, but when our minds are swirling with unanswered questions, just like a young child demanding immediate answers from a parent, it can be very difficult for us to accept that the God who is not giving us satisfactory answers is nevertheless loving, just, and good.An interesting thing happened to me when I began reading and reflecting on this book. It took me out of my usual mindset of questioning and arguing with God, and helped me to open myself, at least for a little while, to the acceptance of a God who transcends my capacity for understanding.For a long time, I have been struggling with intellectual doubts and questions about God's justice and God's grace which have often built a wall between me and the love of God. This book is a gentle nudge away from the questions, the doubts, and the arguments, toward acceptance that God's love is far more real and powerful than we can imagine.This book doesn't answer questions. It takes us to a place beyond the questions, where not understanding everything about God's work in this world does not have to be a barrier to drinking in the warmth and abundance of His love.If you struggle as I do with over-intellectualizing your relationship with God, this book is a refreshing antidote to our tendency to substitute debate for praise.Disclosure: Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers provided me with a complimentary copy of this book for review purposes, as part of their "Blogging for Books" program.

If you want to know the astonishing love God has for you, this can do it.