Review: The Action Bible Anytime Devotions

Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW  in exchange for my honest review.  I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.  

David C Cook has given us another great tool to help teach our children God's word with The Action Bible Anytime Devotions. This is a highly colorful, graphic novel feel devotional book that is geared towards kids ages 8-12. There are 90 lessons and each one has been carefully constructed to help our children cope in this day and age. Some of the topics addressed are love, courage, hope, trust, kindness, faith, strength and service.  These devotions are written to reach the very core of some of the struggles that our children are facing today.  Each devotion prepares your child to do the following:

  Learn God's Word

Apply it to their life

Relate it to people from the Bible

Thing about how it helps you to grow

Talk to God

Share with others

Take it further by reading the Bible

Our youngest is almost 13, but has struggled with various learning issues during his life. He was able to read the devotions on his own and did sometimes, but mainly I read them out loud to him and then we discussed. I didn't want him to get too caught up in putting all his energy into the reading portion, but not necessarily comprehending what he was reading.   The very first devotion tugged at my heart because it talked about when you are lonely. This is something my son has struggled with for quite some time. He feels like he doesn't have that many friends nor can he get together with them like he'd like too. This gave us a good chance to discuss that issue further. It gave me the chance to remind him that even when he is feeling lonely God is always with him.  In the TAKE IT FURTHER section there is a suggested reading for The Action Bible, but you can easily look up the scripture in any Bible that you have.  

Some of the other devotions that were great for my son were:

When You're Anxious

When Lives Need To Change

When You Feel Angry

When You Feel Ignored

When You Get Tired Of The Rules

When Life Feels So Hard

When Plans Change

We've recently moved as well as had a major change in our homeschooling routine, so my child is really struggling with lots of emotions. I chose not to just start in the front and read, but look for those lessons that I thought would really be what my son might need to hear right now.  It's easy to look through the contents to look for a topic you'd like or even just flip through the book. In the top right hand corner is the top for each devotion and that makes it easy to find what you'd like to read about. For example When You Feel Angry was about kindness and When Lives Need To Change was about Hope.   This devotional book came at the perfect time to remind him that life isn't always easy, but that God is ALWAYS with us.  

One of the verses that we read and have been working on is James 1:19 Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.  Another one was Mark 4:40-41 He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" They were terrified and asked each other, Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him." 

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We had 52 crew members that received The Action Bible Anytime Devotions by David C Cook. I recommend checking out what some of the others reviewers thought and how their family used this great devotional.