gigiinzim's review
5.0
This is a must have resource for any parent with a child who is struggling with addiction or mental illness. The book is filled with experience, strength and hope from a dad who has been there. The prayers are meaningful, thoughtful, and moving. The book is well written and well organized. I cannot recommend this book enough. Every church, treatment center and therapists office should have a copy in their library.
An early copy of this book was made available to me by the publisher through netgalley. This is my honest review.
An early copy of this book was made available to me by the publisher through netgalley. This is my honest review.
darinerin2000's review
4.0
This book was a timely suggestion from NetGalley. Although my wayward child is still physically at home, it often feels like she is miles away in a spiritual and emotional sense. Day one had me in tears by the end of reading the provided prayer and led to continued prayer with more focus than I had ever been able to muster before.
Prayers for Prodigals is organized as a 7-day a week devotional covering a total of 90 days. Each week starts with a scripture and anecdotal story from parents who have been down this road. This is followed by an inspirational quotation. The daily devotionals consist of a scripture and prayer starters with plenty of scripture sprinkled throughout.
The daily prayers can be read word for word with minor modifications such as substituting the correct pronoun for your child’s gender and substituting your child’s name when “my child” is written in the prayer. Each day ends with an open ended question or prompt to help you continue praying from your heart.
While not every weekly anecdote and daily prayer will resonate with every situation, there were many that were impactful and instructive for my situation. I think any parent with a prodigal child could get some benefit from going through the devotional.
This book was originally published in 2011.
Thank you to NetGalley and Our Daily Bread Publishing for providing this ebook for review.
Prayers for Prodigals is organized as a 7-day a week devotional covering a total of 90 days. Each week starts with a scripture and anecdotal story from parents who have been down this road. This is followed by an inspirational quotation. The daily devotionals consist of a scripture and prayer starters with plenty of scripture sprinkled throughout.
The daily prayers can be read word for word with minor modifications such as substituting the correct pronoun for your child’s gender and substituting your child’s name when “my child” is written in the prayer. Each day ends with an open ended question or prompt to help you continue praying from your heart.
While not every weekly anecdote and daily prayer will resonate with every situation, there were many that were impactful and instructive for my situation. I think any parent with a prodigal child could get some benefit from going through the devotional.
This book was originally published in 2011.
Thank you to NetGalley and Our Daily Bread Publishing for providing this ebook for review.
charitys_book_escapes's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
I started this book, feeling extremely discouraged because of different things that have gone on for years with our oldest daughter (my husband's from his first marriage).
In the first day's prayer was this:
I am encouraged! You are God, and you answer prayer!
And you know what? It's true! I AM encouraged after just that first day. It had gotten to the point where I couldn't even think about that daughter, much less pray for her. But prayer changes things. It has reminded me that she is still our daughter, and God can still move in her life.
I love how the prayers-almost every line of them-are centered around Scripture. God says that His Word will not return void, so what better way to pray than with Scripture?
I think this is a wonderful prayer guide for parents of prodigals. Not every prayer will fit your situation of course, but all prayers are customizable.
*I was given this ebook via NetGalley for a review. All opinions are my own.*
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