“Time Alone With God: A Devotional Study for Discovering Renewed Hope in God,” is a book of devotions, that have been compiled into book form, so rather than reading a devotion every day, this book will become a personal Bible study, between the reader and God. This book will take the reader on a journey, that will lead them away from despair and bring them to a place of renewed hope.
"Time Alone With God:A Devotional Study for Discovering Renewed Hope in God," has eight different sections, many chapters, and tidbits of hope throughout the book. The first section is dealing with an unsettled circumstance or the moment of adversity…the time when we feel the weakest. From there, we go into a section that helps us to understand, what can allow us to fall further into despair or what can lead us into other traps, set up by Satan and then we will do a study on Satan and the plan he has, for keeping us in despair.
As we come to the center of the book, we will study the things that will help us to view our trials in a different way, so we can see them through God’s eyes, instead of our own. From there, we learn in section five, how we can weaken evil and as we enter section six, we begin to take a new turn, away from our despair and study the things that will bring us to a healing. Once we have discovered a healing through Jesus Christ, we will enter section seven and learn how we can continue to press on, with God’s help, especially after overcoming a previous circumstance.
As we enter the final section of the book…section eight, we will study a renewed hope that can usher us into the presence of God. In this section, we will study the peace of God…the peace that can calm any new storm that may arise. Then we will study different forms of love that can bring renewed hope back into our lives and finally, we will view eternity, as the final step of our journey. In this chapter, we will study how important it is to remain close to God, especially during times of adversity and we will come to see, that each choice we make in life, can keep us doomed within our despair or our choice can be a means of God, eternally lifting us out of despair.
We do not always understand the reasons for these moments of adversity but one thing we do know; is that with God in our lives, there is a way out… a means of walking beyond a powerful circumstance, to find a greater God!
Excerpt
Why do we as Christians feel that we should have a perfect life, in an imperfect world? One thing we need to reflect on, when it comes to our circumstances and that is that we do not live in a perfect place called Heaven yet. This temporary home is a place where God is preparing us for Heaven and there may be moments in our lives, when we will feel the wind of circumstance surrounding us…that we may be able to discover new growth and a strength that will cause us to move one more step closer to Heaven.
Professional Reviews
A Journey to a Closer Relationship with God
Diane K Chamberlains, Time Alone with God: A Devotional Study for Discovering Renewed Hope in God: is the book to read, if you are looking for a renewal in your faith in God, and have a desire to have a much closer relationship with God. What I really enjoyed was that she wrote this book by using examples of her own hurts, traumas, and pain. Then she showed us chapter by chapter how to rebuild that complete faith in God, and learning how to make Him number one in our lives, as she did. She also dedicated a part of the book on how to fight the evil ones attacks and how the closer we get to God; the harder he is going to attack us. That he will use our weaknesses and our emotions to make us doubt God. The thing I liked best about this book is that in every chapter, on every page whatever the topic is, Diane has a biblical verse to back it up. It is not just written from her thoughts; this book is written from the Word of God. She uses examples of people in the bible and how they conquered certain problems in their lives, and how God lead them through it by using the verses to show us in God's own words. This is not just a book or a devotional; this is a life bible study. By this I mean that whatever the problem, situation, or issue of topic was, Diane brought us to a verse that directly deals with that situation at hand. Reading this book is as if you were reading a devotional, a Bible study, and a book all in one. Actually, that is exactly what this book is. The way this book is written is genius. So many people buy three or four books on the same topic to get the guidance they are looking for. In Time Alone with God, you can get it all in one book. Reading this book gave me a lot of insights on my own personal relationship with God, and made it more clearly to me why I am facing so many of the problems and issues that I am in my personal life. The book gave me a lot of hope, and showed me where to go and what verses to read on a daily basis to get me through my own issues I am dealing with right now. But the main thing it did was opened my eyes to just how mighty and powerful our Lord is, and just how much He loves you and me. I would suggest this book to all Christians, including new Christians because it is a great way to learn how to get closer to God, How to fight evil, and also a great way to learn verses to use in many different areas of everyday life.
