A Song and A Prayer is a 30-day devotional featuring insights from Country superstar, Loretta Lynn. She wrote it alongside, Kim McLean who is a pastor and a songwriter and even wrote some songs with Loretta. The book was finished right before she passed away. Each day include a short devotional, a Bible verse, a prayer, and a song lyric.
She begins the first devotional by sharing how everyone is so busy now and they are constantly worrying about things they can’t control. She explained how it all comes down to the deep truth that everyone wants to be loved and to feel safe and important. She compared it to like a dog chasing its tail and how we all are looking for love in all the wrong places. She stated how we need to focus on doing things because of live is worth living and the only important reason is to with it daily with God. She explored Matthews 6:28-29 and how the lilies of the field are just soaking in the sunshine and rain and letting God take care of them. She revealed how critical it is to pray and this is the way we can listen to God. She explained how we don’t all need to strive to be special. We are all already special in His eyes. We can all have a song and a prayer.
One of my favorite ones was the one that was based on her song, “You’re Lookin’ at Country”. This discussed how King David danced and how he was probably judged and viewed different but he didn’t care. He was dancing because he had the joy of the Lord. He was very real and he wasn’t fake. She compared him to a country boy. He would watch over sheep and protected them from other animals. She shared how everyone is one of a kind and everyone should be themselves. We don’t need to live our lives wondering and worrying about what others think of us.
I would recommend this life changing devotional to anyone who is a Country music fan and they grew up listening to her music. I have always enjoyed the friendly personality and the country fire she has always had in performing her song. It was interesting to hear more from her heart and learning about her faith and what she has learned over the years. I loved how they mixed in her more positive message in her songs into the devotionals. Her book is a shining light in a world that desperately needs some positivity and hope in Christ. In reading the book, he can feel the wisdom coming off the pages in anticipation of bettering others and leading them to Christ. I felt like this book was one last dramatic reminder to fans about how Jesus loves them and wants them to go into the everlasting with Him.
"I received this book free from the publisher, Hachette Book Group/Faithwords for my honest review.”
If you would like to purchase a copy, check it out on Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/Song-Prayer-Devotions-Inspired-Favorite/dp/1546004211
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