First of all, I really, really like this book.
Most of the books I have read about singleness and dating are how-to books based on the most ideal situation where parents lead their children in dating and courtship, young men ask fathers permission to court their daughters, and young women are supported in community throughout the process.
The only problem is that this was never my story, and so these books left me feeling like a misfit where all hope was lost.
The Word of God seems to be silent when it comes to the do’s and do not’s of dating, and it certainly does not offer us a step-by-step guide of finding the perfect man. However, our better judgment reminds us that the Word of God is never silent.
In
Not Another Dating Book, Renee lifts the silence we often feel like we hear from God. She connects God’s Word to the practicality of life as a single adult.
However, instead of doing so with another list of firm “rules”, she presents singleness in light of God’s Word allowing the Holy Spirit to guide the intricacies of the every day all the while pointing the reader’s attention back to cultivating the one relationship that matters above all others: a relationship with Jesus.
Not Another Dating Book is a breath of fresh air for a single woman.
The focus is taking off of the singleness as a season to be fixed and put on a season to be surrendered – even the everyday, real-life details – using a scripture reference for each one and without “one way or no way” language except as is clearly shown in God’s Word.
Here are a few of my favorite devotions from this book:
Define Your Relationship with Christ (p. 37) :: cultivating the most important relationship
What are You Wearing? (p. 41) :: for when you feel like something’s wrong with you
The Spirit’s Nudging (p. 51) :: if only I had read this six years ago!
Unequally Yoked (p. 69) :: scripture references on why this is so dangerous
A God Sized Adventure (p. 87) :: “A flesh and blood prince isn’t coming to rescue you from a tower, but the God of the Universe is coming to take your hand and your heart.” – beautiful!
If you are looking for a book that isn’t a how-to book for dating but instead shines light on God’s instructions for practical issues as a single adult, then I encourage you to read Renee Johnson’s Not Another Dating Book: A Devotional Guide to All of Your Relationships!
Read more about Renee Johnson Fisher and her ministry at her blog Devotional Diva.
**All of the opinions and ideas in this book review are strictly my own. I was not compensated in any way for this review. The links included are affiliate links.**
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