Young Hearts Longing For God

As Christian parents we know the importance of our children reading God's word on their own.  Thankfully my children do enjoy spending time reading the Bible- but they often have a difficult time figuring out where and what to read.  We have tried several devotion type books over the years- some we have enjoyed- others were simply the same thing every day.  My children really dislike the ones that have you find the same thing each time- such as finding a promise from God, etc.

We were recently given a free copy of Young Hearts Longing For God by Soli Deo Gloria Recources in exchange for my honest review.  We received this in e-book form and were then able to print copies for two of my children.

My oldest two children, ages 13 and 11, used this devotional book for several weeks (they are continuing to use it).
Here is what we thought:

I encourage you to go HERE to see a sample page of this book.

WHAT WE LIKED:

• Checklist- the very first thing is a checklist to mark & keep track of daily progress.  We kept this attached to a clipboard since we had the printed e-book form.  If you order, you will have the book.
• Read the same passage daily-  This book is a study of various Psalms.  The first chapter covered was Psalm 8.  The child is to read Psalm 8 daily for 5 days.  Days 6 and 7 are for answering questions and journaling.  
• Questions-  They were different every lesson!  There was a similar format, such as using colored pencils to underline or circle particular things, but those things were different for each week.  This made it much more interesting to my children.   
• Memorize-  By the end of the first week my daughter mentioned to me she pretty much had Psalm 8 memorized simply from reading it daily.  What a great benefit.  Memorizing with little effort.

My kids really appreciated the checklist.  They could easily see when they forgot to do their reading- which they did after dressing, chores, and breakfast.  I never had to remind them (well, once for my son).  They went right to their beds and did it.  


My daughter did answer the questions the last two days of the week as scheduled.  My son preferred to answer a question or two each day.  


I asked if either of them got bored reading the same passage each day, and both said they actually preferred it this way.  They were really getting to understand the chapters.  


I also wondered if using the colored pencils to mark the passages would make them feel childish.  They both enjoyed this part as well.  It kept them active and involved.  


This book sells for $16.00 and is labeled for use from 4th-8th grade.  You could use it for younger than 4th.  I would prefer something a bit deeper for an 8th grader, but it would be a nice, short devotion to get the morning started if you used a Bible study text at another time during the day.

You can purchase this book HERE, and be sure to check out their many other products.  They offer products related to geography, history, science, and other resources.

I recommend this product and this company.  I am hoping they will produce more Bible Study books in the future.  I will be looking forward to purchasing from them.  


To read what fellow reviewers of this product have to say about it-  SEE HERE