A Young Woman After God's Own Heart: A Teen's Guide to Friends, Faith, Family, and the Future

By Elizabeth George

What does it mean to live God in your everyday life? It means knowing and following God's perfect plan for you as a young woman. Learn how to...grow close to God; get along with your family and friends; make the right kinds of choices; become more like Jesus; prepare for the future; and fulfill the desires of your heart. As you read along, you'll find yourself caught up in the exciting adventure of a lifetime--that of becoming a woman after God's own heart! You'll love the special "Heart Response" sections created just for you. And the practical "Things to Do Today" will help you in your desire to know and follow God. Includes new and updated content.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Release date: Jan 1, 2003
• ISBN: 9780736930888

Elizabeth George

Elizabeth George is the New York Times bestselling author of sixteen novels of psychological suspense, one book of nonfiction, and two short story collections. Her work has been honored with the Anthony and Agatha awards, the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, and the MIMI, Germany's prestigious prize for suspense fiction. She lives in Washington State.

Reviews for A Young Woman After God's Own Heart

[deborahjade · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

An enjoyable read which discussing some challenging topics. The underlying focus of this book is to talk about priorities in a woman's life and how these shape her through life. Who you are in 10 years will be determined by your goals and choices and the things you choose to focus on.
The main areas she lists (in order of priority) are:
#1 - God
#2 - Your husband (if you are married)
#3 - Your children (if you have any)
#4 - Your home
#5 - Your spiritual growth
#5 - Your ministry activities
#6 - Other activities

And she emphasises that this must be filled in order of priority. For example, you should prioritise your relationship with your husband (#2) higher than your children (#3), or your relationship with your children (#3) higher than your hobbies (#6), or most importantly, your relationship with God (#1) over all these things. Her point is not that these things are bad, but like a reverse Maslow's hierarchy of needs, you should make sure that your choices in life are prioritising things in the order of the pyramid, so that your life follows God's will and does not get out of balance, which has the potential to destroy the relationships that are being ignored.

I like how the author gets straight to the point and doesn't waffle on. She covered many topics in each chapter, had a lot of advice from her own life or other influential authors she has read. This book is definitely one I will return to and think about more over the coming months.

[catmommie_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Definitely reinforced my upbringing in regards to being a proverbs 31 woman and homemaker.

[vigilant20 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Really loved this one and intend to read it again. The book shows the authors sweet spirit and lovingly instructs on how to be a Christian wife/mom/single/woman according to the Bible.