How will your life impact your family, your community, and the world? Will you leave emotional wreckage in your wake? Or will you lead the people around you to something greater and better?All of us have been created by God for impact—a unique impact in this world. But too often we’re distracted from the eternal significance of our actions by the more alluring paths of power, wealth, image, and status. This daily devotional will help you to focus on your eternal legacies—what you can do each day by understanding your God-given purpose, potential, passion, and platform.This is a perfect One Year gift to inspire and motivate the man in your life.
Nathan Whitaker is an attorney who lives in Florida with his wife and two daughters. He graduated from Harvard Law School and has worked in football administration for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His firm currently represents NFL and college coaches.
I've been a fan of devotionals as part of my morning Bible Study and time spent studying the Word of God every day. I often felt that finding something that my husband could enjoy as well was lacking especially when I went searching for something for the perfect Christmas gift. Something that might encourage and challenge him to grow more stronger spiritually as well as something that deals with the aspects of being a man, husband, father and more when it came to devotionals.
Then I discovered The One Year Impact For Living Men's Devotional by Scott and Nathan Whitaker. It appeals to a man's sense of obligation as the leader of their own ministry opportunities whether in the home or the workplace. It was something that I felt encouraged him to not only become more aware of the power available to any man found in God's Word but how he could apply that in all aspects of his life. This devotional is laid out like you would imagine most devotionals would be, 365 individual lessons begin with a Scripture from the Bible and then how it might apply to the life of the one reading it. We even enjoyed reading it together through the month of December and what makes is wonderful is that you can begin at any point, as it is not geared to any particular year. For busy men, that makes this an added plus. It's like a having a spiritual mentor by your side to provide just the encouragement you need.
At the conclusion of each daily devotional is a impact application which might be a call to action, a way to begin to implement that particular lesson into the day or how to incorporate it into the daily lives of the men who read it. To help to encourage them to build up and strengthen those around them in their homes, jobs and ministries. I received The One Year Impact For Living Men's Devotional by Scott and Nathan Whitaker compliments of Tyndale Publishers and think this is a must have for any man in your life. I am so glad that this is something my husband and I can enjoy incorporating in our own morning devotionals and in the leadership opportunities he has in his own life. I easily give this one a 5 out of 5 stars in my opinion.
Most of us desire to leave an imprint on those around us. We want to be remembered for something, and we'd prefer it to be good. As Christians, that memory should be one of our living for Christ. Scott and Nathan Whitaker show a one year plan for men to leave this imprint on those around us in Impact for Living.
Using a devotional each day helps you focus on one part of God's word. Taking time to study one part lets you commit that part to memory and use it each day. Of course, that only works if you can stick with reading the devotions regularly. Impact for Living has clear, concise devotions that are easy to read. Each one takes just a few minutes, so you can fit time in for them no matter how busy a day you have.
Each devotion is aimed at some part of life that men face, whether it's marriage, children, work, or Christian life. The Whitakers share stories from their lives to help men understand the topic for the day. Each day has a short synopsis that can be used as a memory aid for the day's point. The devotional helps men to see how God has called them to live.
Regardless of the type of work you do, your relationship status, or your age, Impact for Living can help you become more Christ-like.
I received a free copy of this book from Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for this honest review.