Do you sense God prompting you to do something special with your life? Do you feel totally unprepared to answer his call? Get ready for your heart to be emboldened and your faith strengthened! In CALLED to Inspire, Marsha DuCille, founder and publisher of CALLED magazine, leads you through a 52-question devotional experience to help you discover a rich, victorious life guided by God. With each … guided by God. With each weekly devotion, you’ll find compelling answers to life’s most significant questions. Each reading is accompanied by a powerful prayer, a meaningful verse to hide in your heart, a declaration to defend and fortify your faith, and journaling space to record your thoughts.Let CALLED to Inspire encourage you to step outside your comfort zone and give you the strength and confidence to hear God’s calling in your life. Cling to this companion week after week–and dare to render your answer.
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My Thoughts on Called to Inspire:
So good. I read through several of the entries but did not let myself read the whole thing because I want to be able to use this as a weekly devotional in the new year! And I might be buying copies of it for some of my close friends too. Not necessarily to discuss and do together, but because it’s really amazing and I want them to have their own copies!
Lovely cover. Simply gorgeous actually. I really like it. This cover would make me pick the book up in a store.
I like the idea of a weekly devotion or study. Something you can look forward to doing and have all week to think about and consider. Sometimes I think with daily devotions we don’t spend enough time mulling over what we’ve read and really applying it to our lives. We just read and think and then move on.
The devotional is short, about one page, followed by a prayer, scripture, a declaration, a keepsake or take away message, and a prompt for journaling. I’ve never been really big into journaling as part of my devotions but this has me grabbing a notebook and sitting down. Time for some deep thinking and learning about both God and myself to happen.
I highly recommend you get a copy for yourself this Christmas to start in the New Year. Or really you don’t have to wait for Christmas or the New Year. Get a copy and start it today. I doubt you’ll regret this purchase.
I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, Unbound, which I received from JustRead Publicity Tours. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.
What a beautiful book Called to Inspire is! The cover captured me from the moment I saw it!
Called to Inspire: 52 Life-Changing Questions is a thought-provoking journal that gently calls the user to consider topics such as allowing God to define you rather than others, and even yourself. Another gentle challenge, do you follow trend? There are a lot of trends in the world; how do they measure up to God’s word?
Each one page, short topic is written in such a way as to garner one’s contemplation, while on the following two pages a short prayer is provided, a verse for encouragement, and a thought for the day. Additionally, space is provided to write down ones thoughts and answer one more thought-provoking question meant to encourage the reader to apply the topic to their own lives.
Highly recommended.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher and Just Read Tours, and am not required to write a positive review. All thoughts and opinions therein are solely my own, and freely given.
Called to Inspire by Marsha DuCille is different from most devotionals that I’ve seen and is an excellent tool for personal reflection and growth. 52 thought-provoking devotionals guide in how to step outside our comfort zones and respond to God’s call on our lives. Each chapter contains a teaching moment, followed by a short prayer, Scripture, and space for journaling.
The book itself is beautiful – hard cover and filled with botanical illustrations throughout. Called to Inspire gives 52 opportunities to look inward with honesty, examine our hearts, and encourages us to align our lives with God’s specific calling for us. I would suggest spending a week on each chapter, meditating on the question, Scripture, and perhaps continue journaling your thoughts as God speaks to your heart.
Thoughts from a couple of chapters quickly spoke to me …
Is He Too Busy? (Chapter 8) reminds us that while nothing is too big for God, neither is anything too small to matter to Him.
Are You Martha? (Chapter 34) speaks to the danger of falling into the “Martha trap” – working hard for the Lord without spending time with Him. “Working” for Christ is different from knowing Christ.” Ouch!
Recommended.
I received a copy of this book through JustRead Tours and Tyndale. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
This was a good devotional. Each devotion was short and thought provoking, and provided plenty of space for notes and journaling. The devotions were very Biblically sound and each one was based in scripture and pointed to Jesus. These devotionals are very inspiring, but I must admit that I struggled a bit with the tone of the writing, it may have just been me but there were times that I felt as though I was being lectured at and the tone seemed more abrupt and slightly bossy than friendly, this may have simply been due to the short length of the devotionals but I found it a bit off putting as I personally prefer a more friendly and conversational tone in a non-fiction book. I really loved the layout of this book and the little extra reminders on the outer edges of the journaling pages were awesome. Another thing I loved were the beautiful floral illustrations, so gorgeous!
All in all Called to Inspire is a good book that I am glad I read, and I definitely anticipate rereading sections when I need a reminder of one or more of the 52 truths this book contains. I recommend it.
(4 Stars)
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MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK
This is a Fabulous Devotional that takes readers outside the box so they will think a little differently. It has 52 devotions, each having four pages. Starting with a page with with beautiful flowers, and the devotion name. The second page has the devotions, the third and forth pages are for journal entries. It starts with prayer, then Strength for the Word and I Declare, with verses, and phrases to help get you started. Then page four is a journal entry and gives you ideas to journal about. You can better see in the pictures.
This is not only an awesome Devotional, it’s so pretty to look at each day. The pictures do not do Justice to the pages. They are beautiful. I highly recommend this book that will last you for a year, if you use the scripture a d dig deep. Or you can use it for a once a week devotions. Lots of options with this one.
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A treasure of wisdom and truth, to encourage and uplift, and inspire. Fifty-two single page vignettes, each with a profound and simple and thought-provoking truth.
But more than encouragement, CALLED to Inspire calls the reader to search deep, to live a life changed to Father God’s image. To think as He thinks, to live as He lives. To be His hands and feet, His eyes and voice in the earth.
The beauty of each week’s study is its brevity and its simplicity; the Gospel is not complicated at all.
Ms. DuCille has included a prayer for each week’s study, and a verse to focus on and a declaration to speak out. Space is provided for the reader to journal their thoughts on the week’s message. Perhaps my favorite bit is the Keepsake thought that Ms. Ducille tucks at the bottom of each journal page.
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Inspirational…
Beautifully written journaling devotional that draws your heart closer to God. I loved how simple it was. A devotion with a journaling style that asks questions to help guide your writing. Scripture reading that can draw you closer. I really loved how the book is set up. It is very simple to follow.
As I’ve been going through it daily, I’ve found it has drawn me into prayer at a deeper level. I found it inspired me to journal more and helped pull me out of the journaling rut. Sometimes it’s easy to lose focus or just not know what to write. This devotional helped me have a better focus. DuCille does a really great job with Called to Inspire. This has been one of the better devotionals I’ve used in awhile. It makes me want to journal again!
The devotional is beautifully bound and would be a perfect gift. I’d recommend this for beginners in journaling as it helps draw out topics to write about. However, it is also a great journal for those who have been doing it for a while. I found it helped make journaling fresh again. It truly is inspiring..
I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from JustRead Tours. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
“Being ‘called’ doesn’t mean that we’re perfect or even qualified. It simply means that God has a purpose for our lives. It also means that he has a plan for everything in our lives.”
Written in an easy to understand language, the author Marsha DuCille addresses 52 life-changing questions geared toward Christian women. She has one chapter devoted to each question that starts with a devotional based on a Bible passage, a real life event from a famous person or a relatable life event. The one page devotional is then followed by a short prayer, a Bible verse, a truth declaration and a take away point. The author leaves a whole page for journaling thoughts after reading the devotional at the conclusion of each chapter.
The words and explanations are simple, well-written, and easy to understand. Each chapter also features a beautifully drawn flower that is pleasing to the eye and themselves inspirational. I particularly enjoyed chapters entitled “Is It Your Business?”, “Are You Intentionally Intimate?”, and “What Is Joy?”. The spiritual truths nestled among these pages are solid, uplifting, encouraging and, most importantly, point all things back to God. These short devotionals do not dig deep down into Scripture for an in-depth study, but they do provide the springboard for thinking, praying, and meditating on what God’s Word says about these questions.
I received a copy of the book from Tyndale House Publishers via JustRead Publicity Tour and was under no obligation to post a positive review. All comments and opinions are solely my own.
Just last week I told some friends how journaling has been a life-giving experience for me. When CALLED to Inspire by Marsha DuCille arrived in the mail and I held this gorgeous journal in my hands, I had a bit of instant love. It’s a beautifully designed, smooth surface, hard cover journal. The built-in bookmark, floral images, and gold foil letters lend a touch of elegance.
Being practically in love with the cover and excited about the prospect of journaling, I didn’t delay in reading through the devotions and accompanying prompts in CALLED to Inspire, though I didn’t attempt to respond to them all right away. Each topic comprises a set of four pages. The first two pages ask a question and provide a devotional thought. The third page has a prayer, a Scripture, a statement to declare and limited writing space. The fourth page features a short journal prompt to respond to and a larger writing space. Personally, I wouldn’t want to attempt a topic each day. It seems more suitable to contemplate the topic and respond over the course of 3-4 days, letting its message really seep into one’s mind and heart. A week on each might be too long, but there are 52 topics, so one per week would make for a year-long journey.
As far as content, I liked and agreed with most of the topics. I especially liked #24 – Is the Baby Protected? (Protecting your dream), #28 – Does It Hurt? (The power of your mind), and #49 -What is Joy (True joy versus happiness). There were a few that I didn’t care for, but I would still take the time to consider and respond if only to examine and affirm or alter my own position.
CALLED to Inspire by Marsha DuCille could be used by any one seeking to move forward in their personal calling. However, it is definitely slanted toward women with career-style callings. Those, like me, who consider mothering their primary calling for this season, can still benefit as there are plenty of applicable topics and I’m aware there may be other callings from God on my life that I’ll pursue at another time.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.