Whatever: A 90-Day Devotional for Livin’ the True, Noble,and Totally Excellent Life, written by Allia Zobel Nolan, is as the title implies,
a devotional with 90 days worth of readings. Also, you can probably tell by the
title that it is written for teens, and in this case, specifically for girls.
The devotions are divided into 10 separate headings: eight
of them relate to the eight virtues mentioned in Philippians 4:8 – “Whatever is
true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,” etc. The first one is entitled
“You and Your Thoughts” and the last one is called “Perfect Peace.” Each
devotion starts with a Bible verse and includes sections called “Food for Thought,” “Second Thoughts” and “Divine Thoughts”.
By the time the reader has gone through all 90 devotions, they will have a
clear idea of how to direct their thoughts to make themselves, true, noble,
right, etc., and end with a life of “perfect peace”.
What I
Like: Just about everything.
What I
Dislike: Although the devotions are easy-to-follow and relevant to a teen
girls’ life, I thought it was a bit unusual that the author did not include any
type of introduction about the book. There is a short blurb on the back cover
that says all 90 of the devotionals will show girls how to fill their heads and
hearts with “virtues taken straight from Philippians 4:8.” They will then become
more “…lovely, praiseworthy and excellent…”
Overall
Rating: Very good.
Age
Appeal: I didn’t find an age rating, but I’d say ages 12 and up.
Publisher Info: Zonderkidz, 2012; ISBN:
9780310725343; Paperback, 294 pages, $9.99.
Special Info: This book is part of the publisher’s FaithGirlz series. Read our reviews of other books in the series. Visit the author’s website.
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