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Single and Not Sorry: 90 Devotions of Real Encouragement for Right Now
This inspirational 90-day devotional for singles will remind you that your value in Christ is independent of your relationship status. The single life is full of unique advantages, but it's not always fully understood by our culture, especially the Christian single life. In a social world that idolizes romantic relationships, single people can easily feel incomplete or less-than.
Single and Not 90 Devotions of Real Encouragement for Right Now will inspire you through a short devotional thought, a powerful Scripture, and a ''Right Now Reminder'' with a positive affirmation or encouraging quote reminding you that your true value is in Christ alone. You'll find confidence as you focus on God's trustworthy plan and purpose for your life. May you find courage as you contemplate God's truth about who you are and embrace your singleness in season you are in!
Single and Not 90 Devotions of Real Encouragement for Right Now will inspire you through a short devotional thought, a powerful Scripture, and a ''Right Now Reminder'' with a positive affirmation or encouraging quote reminding you that your true value is in Christ alone. You'll find confidence as you focus on God's trustworthy plan and purpose for your life. May you find courage as you contemplate God's truth about who you are and embrace your singleness in season you are in!
208 pages, Hardcover
Published February 5, 2023
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June 20, 2023
I loved writing this book! Thank you for reading, I hope this encourages your heart and reminds you that your life is beautiful- right here and now ❤️
May 21, 2025
I would not recommend this book.
Why? I had several concerns about portions of its content, which, when your recommending a devotional is not a positive. First, the voice/tone is inconsistent. There were times I was definitely reassured & encouraged, but there were also multiple times that I was made to feel worse and sometimes even defensive.
Second, the "right now reminders" were as inconsistent as the tone. I greatly appreciated the reminders that my value to God not being defined by my relationship status, that God's ability to work in and through my life is also not hindered by my relationship status, that I can always go to God with the lows in my day to day walk through a season of singleness. I did not appreciate the portions that came across with an attitude that sounded more like "yea, well, sometimes life sucks, so get over it" or "God wants this for you so you/your feelings don't matter and there's nothing else to it". That wasn't helpful.
Third, the "scripture/verse-shopping" or "translation-shopping". Whatever you call it, it was way over done in this book. Not all Bible translations are in keeping with what the Word of God actually said, and I felt concerned about how many far-fetched translations were being used in this book, especially when it felt like the author(s) chose that translation to try & force the point to be true. Some of the "points" or "reminders" were a bit of a stretch and sometimes the translation of scripture chosen appeared to be chosen specifically to back up the barely formed point. And in a couple of places, they were incorrect in what they said when they attempted to expound on the scripture. That was the MOST concerning thing.
Don't get me wrong, having read the whole book, I did come away from it with some true nuggets. You could tell which devotions were written by people who were truly spiritually mature students of the Word. BUT.....
It's clear that this book was written by a team of writers and their level of spiritual maturity differs, their experience levels differ, and their core beliefs about relationships and even the scriptures themselves differed, which can sometimes be a good thing, but in this case was not. I think more things could have been edited out in the end. 30 & 60 day devotionals are a thing, and I think this book would have benefitted from being one of those formats in order to cut a few more less-than-helpful devotions. The inconsistencies invokw an array of feelings for the reader from invalidated and dismissed to reassured and encouraged which is not the affirming journey I would want put a hurting, questioning, or pressured single person on.
If you're a spiritually mature student of the Word, I don't recommend this book, but if someone gives it to you, you can probably read it and come away with a handful of takeaways and a lot of things you'll choose to forget. If you're new to the Word of God, to being a Christian, or to the ideas of Christianity, I don't recommend this book no matter how you came to possess it. You will likely come away from this with some incorrect and potentially discouraging information that would outweigh any benefits you might receive.
Why? I had several concerns about portions of its content, which, when your recommending a devotional is not a positive. First, the voice/tone is inconsistent. There were times I was definitely reassured & encouraged, but there were also multiple times that I was made to feel worse and sometimes even defensive.
Second, the "right now reminders" were as inconsistent as the tone. I greatly appreciated the reminders that my value to God not being defined by my relationship status, that God's ability to work in and through my life is also not hindered by my relationship status, that I can always go to God with the lows in my day to day walk through a season of singleness. I did not appreciate the portions that came across with an attitude that sounded more like "yea, well, sometimes life sucks, so get over it" or "God wants this for you so you/your feelings don't matter and there's nothing else to it". That wasn't helpful.
Third, the "scripture/verse-shopping" or "translation-shopping". Whatever you call it, it was way over done in this book. Not all Bible translations are in keeping with what the Word of God actually said, and I felt concerned about how many far-fetched translations were being used in this book, especially when it felt like the author(s) chose that translation to try & force the point to be true. Some of the "points" or "reminders" were a bit of a stretch and sometimes the translation of scripture chosen appeared to be chosen specifically to back up the barely formed point. And in a couple of places, they were incorrect in what they said when they attempted to expound on the scripture. That was the MOST concerning thing.
Don't get me wrong, having read the whole book, I did come away from it with some true nuggets. You could tell which devotions were written by people who were truly spiritually mature students of the Word. BUT.....
It's clear that this book was written by a team of writers and their level of spiritual maturity differs, their experience levels differ, and their core beliefs about relationships and even the scriptures themselves differed, which can sometimes be a good thing, but in this case was not. I think more things could have been edited out in the end. 30 & 60 day devotionals are a thing, and I think this book would have benefitted from being one of those formats in order to cut a few more less-than-helpful devotions. The inconsistencies invokw an array of feelings for the reader from invalidated and dismissed to reassured and encouraged which is not the affirming journey I would want put a hurting, questioning, or pressured single person on.
If you're a spiritually mature student of the Word, I don't recommend this book, but if someone gives it to you, you can probably read it and come away with a handful of takeaways and a lot of things you'll choose to forget. If you're new to the Word of God, to being a Christian, or to the ideas of Christianity, I don't recommend this book no matter how you came to possess it. You will likely come away from this with some incorrect and potentially discouraging information that would outweigh any benefits you might receive.
June 13, 2023
This is such a well-written and deeply needed devotional. It doesn't shy away from the struggles of singleness, but rather embraces them and covers them in the truth that's found in Scripture. I loved how each devo was concise, tied to the Bible, and ended with a "right now reminder" to bring hope and encouragement to the present moment. I'd highly recommend it to anyone striving to live "single and not sorry" for the Lord's kingdom.
June 19, 2025
WOW! i loved this devo. It can be so hard to be single, but having this daily encouragement helped support in ways of changing your perspective. I would recommend this 100%. Probably my favorite one i have read.
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