Hey, it's Reider! : Spoken For: Embracing Who You Are and Whose You Are by Robin Jones Gunn and Alyssa Joy Bethke

Spoken For is a beautiful and poignant book that women in all walks and ages of life should read. It's a wonderful book that is backed up with Biblical truth, personal stories from the authors, and great ending chapter questions to help the readers for personal reflection and great material for quiet times with the Lord. When you read this, get ready for the moving experience that lays out the firm foundation of embracing who you are and whose you are.

*BONUS DEVOTIONS AT END OF REVIEW*

What it's About

Say Yes to the Love Story of Your Life

A great romance was set in motion before you were born. A relentless Lover is pursuing you, and He has made His intentions clear. He wants you to be His forever. How will you respond to the One who longs for you to be His with your whole heart?

In Spoken For, Robin Jones Gunn and Alyssa Joy Bethke speak to your heart about what it means for you to belong to Christ, who you are because of His love, and how that affects the way you live. Drawing on biblical promises and their personal experiences, these two friends share what it’s like to live out God’s unfolding love story.

You are not up for grabs. You are spoken for.

My Thoughts

Being a single lady, I was slightly apprehensive to reading this book due to a personal reason. Truth being told, I really didn't want to read a book that told me that being single meant God was "saving me for the special one" or "you're the precious diamond and He's preparing you." Now, all of these are great and truthful, but for me if a whole book is pointing out my singleness as a way of God just keeping me out of sight for that one guy, I'm out. This book however did not do that. And I am so grateful for that.

This book doesn't focus on a relationship with another man that could be our husband. Instead, it focuses on the relationship with the perfect Lover. The Lover of our Soul. He wanted me, so He died for me, and because of that the distance between us is shortened to a personal relationship.

I just loved this book. It wasn't too long but it wasn't too short. Each chapter was carefully laid out with a perfect opening beginning to prepare the reader for the content, then from there both Robyn and Alyssa would give a flashback from their lives where God was working and showing them this truth. The truth of what God says and believes of us as His children.

I could relate a lot more to Alyssa's stories, but Robyn's were just as powerful and meaningful to read. I zoomed through this book and just wanted to keep going. Would love for these two to collaborate more together with books for women with different topics that remind us of who God says we are and what we are with Him.

You should say Yes to Spoken For.

Rating: 5 out of 5 bookshelves

I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.

About the Author(s)

Robin Jones Gunn passion for storytelling and travel are evident in all her books, especially the Sisterchicks novels, and she has received thousands of letters from readers around the world who have come to know Christ through her writing. She sees this as her dream come true. Her novels are traveling to foreign lands and her characters are doing what she always longed to do; telling people about God’s love. She is the author of the popular, Christy Miller Series.

Link to Robin's: Website, Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads

Alyssa Joy Bethke is a popular blogger and a newlywed. She serves with her husband - speaker, author, and spoken word artist Jefferson Bethke - as they travel the world sharing God's lavish grace. Alyssa lives in the Pacific Northwest with Jeff and their yellow lab, Aslan, and ejoys reading, hiking, paddleboarding, and of course, coffee. This is her first book.

Link to Alyssa's: Blog, Facebook, and Twitter

Purchase Spoken For: Amazon, Barnes&Noble, ChristianBook

BONUS! As a great kickoff for their book launch, Robin and Alyssa created a ten day devotional that can be accessed on both of their sites. Here are all 10 days!

In His Grace,
Taylor Reid