Hope Your Heart Needs Review

TITLE: Hope Your Heart Needs

AUTHOR: Holley Gerth

ISBN13: 9780800729547

PUBLISHING: Fleming H. Revell Company

RELEASE DATE: September 18th 2018

PAGES: 256

GENRE(S): Christian, Religious, Nonfiction

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SYNOPSIS:

Understanding more of God’s character and how he loves us changed bestselling author Holley Gerth’s life in beautiful, powerful ways. She realized that she didn’t have to settle for “I’m fine” when there was someone whispering to her in every moment, “You’re mine.” The hope, joy, peace, and purpose she longed for were already there, in the heart of God.

Now in 52 devotional readings, Holley shares with women the answer to the restlessness they feel in their hearts that keeps them hurrying, striving, pushing. She shows them that “the God who scattered stars like diamonds across the velvet of the universe, the keeper of every sparrow, the maker of us all, is inviting us to draw closer to him. He is the place where our hearts can go on the hard days and the happy ones, in the highs and lows, when we are sad or frustrated or downright giddy. He is what we’ve been searching for all along.”

MY RATING:

STAR RATING: 5 *****

“MOVIE” RATING: G

MY REVIEW:

I was stressed out before I read this book. I had a deadline and I don’t like being late with them. This book of devotionals is designed for you to read and study each one at the beginning of each week, hence the 52 chapters, one for each week in the year. Therefore, since I was on a deadline, I had to read this much quicker than the full year.

Chalk-full of names of Christ, this book is coated with hope and encouragement for those who struggle with the many difficulties we all experience in life. Anyone could pick this book up because we all need love and uplifting at some point (or points) in our life.

My favorite part of this book was the Introduction. Holley Gerth specifically mentions that this book is a “come as you are” book. It is for all. You don’t need to be already lodged in your faith, a so-called perfect life, the worst grades, or the least popular in church. This is for all. This very phrase created so much peach in my heart and allowed me to learn and feel that I could have hope in both Him and myself through this devotional and life journey.

Gerth writes in such a way that Christ is now both tangible and relatable for me. Sometimes we often think of Him as far away or another being entirely. But no, He’s right here with us and has so much love for us that it’s sometimes overwhelming to wrap your head around. Her stories of her life as well as biblical examples of Christ’s are very helpful in realizing hope in your life as you flip through this book. She also mentions verses from many translations of the bible as well, creating unity throughout Christianity.

Closing each chapter with a prayer, Gerth brings together everything important and true that was written so that the reader may focus on those words the rest of the week.

Great read! Just wanted to read it with more time so I didn’t have to rush! But what can you do.

ABOUT Holley Gerth:

Holley Gerth is a best-selling writer, licensed counselor, certified life coach and speaker. She is cofounder of (in)courage, an online destination for women, which received more than one million page views in its first six months. She also reaches out to readers through her popular blog at www.holleygerth.com and a partnership with DaySpring. Holley lives in the South with her husband, Mark.