A Man After God's Own Heart Devotional

By Jim George

Deep in the heart of every man is a desire to make a difference—a longing to live with purpose and have a lasting impact on his world. A Man After God’s Own Heart Devotional is focused on meeting that very need. Author Jim George looks at what the Bible says about the key areas of a man’s life—and offers guidance for excelling at every one of them: His marriage: what it means to love and lead with strength and grace. His children: principles for living as an example and lifelong influencer. His work: keys to modeling integrity and diligence on the job. His church: increasing his usefulness to God and building up others. His witness: steps to building bridges for ministry to unbelievers. This devotional will equip men with the spiritual wisdom and tools they need for making a real difference in all they do.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Release date: Oct 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9780736945059

Jim George

Jim George (1943 – 2023) and his wife, Elizabeth George, are Christian authors and speakers. Jim, author of A Husband After God’s Own Heart (a Gold Medallion finalist) and The Bare Bones Bible® Handbook, has MDiv and ThM degrees from Talbot Theological Seminary. He has served in various pastoral roles for 25 years and on The Master’s Seminary staff for ten years. Jim and Elizabeth are parents and grandparents.They love spending time with their family and enjoying beautiful Hawaiian sunsets.

Reviews for A Man After God's Own Heart Devotional

[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.