40 Devotions For Horse Lovers

by Pauline Creeden

A 2-minute per day, 40 day devotional for horse lovers. This series of short 2-minute devotions relates the Scriptures to Horsemanship, giving the reader and rider a new insight into God's word. First begun as a weekly devotion in "More From Ruby" - the website addition from RUBY FOR WOMEN Magazine.

Genres: Christian

148 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 5, 2012

About the author

Pauline Creeden is an award-winning author, horse trainer, and overall book ninja. She becomes the main character in each of her stories, and because she has ADD, she will get bored if she pretends to be one person for too long.

Armored Hearts, her joint effort with author Melissa Turner Lee, has been a #1 Bestseller in Christian Fantasy and been awarded the Crowned Heart for Excellence by InDtale Magazine. Her debut novel, Sanctuary, won 1st Place Christian YA Title 2013 Dante Rosetti Award and 2014 Gold Award for First Place YA Horror Novel.

Reviews

[Ellen Maze · Rating 5 out of 5]

To say this is an excellent devotional for horsemen and women is such a huge understatement that I am loathe to try to qualify it at all. I didn't know what to expect when I started reading; maybe something cutesy and trite, but I did not expect the depth of insight author Pauline Creeden infuses into these forty chapters. I am a follower of Jesus and I am intimately knowledgeable about horses and horse training, so this book is right up my alley.

Let me just hush and share my favorite parts: "As followers of Jesus, we are to become all things to all people. The good [horse] trainer...[doesn't] change who [she is as she's training] different horses, just how she [rides] each horse." Day Four. (What an excellent explanation of Apostle Paul's meaning in 1 Cor 9:22!)

And what about Day Nine: (paraphrased) If we take a trained horse and stop his training, expecting him to just stay tuned up for the rest of his life, we are in for a fall. Like the horse, if we don't stay in the Word, constantly learning for the rest of our lives, we will get rusty and eventually become no better than a hay burner and pasture pet (my words, not hers!). But you get the gist -- comparing horse training to Disciple training is expertly done in this devotional.

I won't belabor the examples, but take note of Day 34, regarding sin and the scars it places on our spirits. You will be amazed how Creeden demonstrates biblical principals based on her love of God and her knowledge of horse training.

Kudos to Creeden!

Ellen C Maze
Author of Amazon #1 Top-rated Christian Thriller "Rabbit: Chasing Beth Rider"

[Tarissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun little devotional that carries a horse theme. Each day's thought creates an illustration about horses that relates to a Christian's spiritual life. Nothing heavy, just a simple thought for each day. More like reminders of God's grace and wisdom in our lives.

[J.L. Mbewe · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I got married, one of the hardest things for me to adjust was my devotional time. I love sitting down in the evening time. Right after a shower and before I would go to bed, I would journal, pour my heart out to God on paper and read the Bible, and then drift off in peace. That was my time with God. Kind of makes it difficult when there's someone else in the room. So after nearly 11 years of marriage, I've still haven't figure that out. Of course, we did add kids to the mix. Is there such a thing as quiet time then?

So when I started reading Christian in Training, A 40 Day Devotional by Pauline Creeden, I was like, why haven't I found something like this before? Each chapter is short, almost too short because then you're tempted to read the next chapter and the next one without letting the information sink in. She calls it a 2-minute devotion. It's to the point and simple to understand as she begins each chapter with a verse and an illustration of how our relationship with God is much like the relationship between a horse and its trainer. I love reading stuff like that, because then something clicks in my brain and I have better understanding of my own walk with the Lord.

I recommend, even if you're not a horse lover, you'll appreciate its candor and learn something new about horses.

[Pamela Hovanec · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book give you a different way to see things in a easy mannor, i will pass this book on, so far i really like it >>>
THIS BOOK IS GREAT AND I LOVED IT VERY MUCH, ALSO PASSING IT ON TO MY NIECE SHE HAS A HORSE AND I THINK THIS WILL INTEREST HER A LOT, PLUS GET THE CHRISTIANITY AS WELL AND THATS A GREAT THING!
THANKS YO VERY MUCH


P M HOVANEC

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. Great for horse lovers to

[Merideth · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a nice devotional book for a horse lover.

[Margaret Fraleigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome devotional.

[Darla Nichelson]

Loved this!

Everything truly fit! I love God and I love horses, so to show me how I can learn about one from the other was great.

[Keisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found such inspiration and truth in this little devotional. A must read!