Prayers for a Simpler Life: Meditations from the Heart of a Mennonite Mother

by Faith Sommers

Overview

Do your quiet times with God feel disconnected from the rest of your overflowing days? Shouldn’t our devotions affect how we live our lives? In this 90-day devotional for women, plain Mennonite mother and wife Faith Sommers helps connect your moments with the Lord to the rest of your life. Steeped in the faith of Amish and Mennonites, who maintain that how we live is as important as what we say, Sommers’ words hold gentle warmth and wise nudging for readers tired of disjointed living. Offering daily devotions, prayers, journal prompts, and ideas for how to simplify your life and strengthen your faith, Prayers for a Simpler Life guides readers toward a deeper commitment to the way of Jesus.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781513801261
Publisher:	MennoMedia
Publication date:	02/21/2017
Series:	Plainspoken Devotion Series
Edition description:	First
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Faith Sommers is a conservative Mennonite mother, wife, and columnist for Ladies Journal, a publication for Amish and Mennonite women. She and her husband Paul have six children between the ages of six and twenty-one.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

A Day in the Life of the Author 10

"A Moment in the Morning" 13

Meditations

Week 1 Attributes of God

1 God Is Omniscient 14

2 God Is Omnipotent 16

3 God Is Omnipresent 18

4 God Is Able 20

5 God's Amazing Love 22

6 God Is Faithful and Just 24

7 God Is Good 26

Week 2 Growing Toward God

1 Stressed Out or Bloomed Out? 28

2 Are You a Hothouse Rose? 30

3 Flourishing at Any Age 32

4 Led, Fed, and Watered by God 34

5 Roots Deep or Shallow? 36

6 Soil Matters 38

7 An Enduring Harvest 40

Week 3 The Glory of God's Light

1 God Is the True Light 42

2 Open Your Heart to God's Light 44

3 Reflection of God's Light 46

4 God's Light Transforms 48

5 God's Stoplight 50

6 God's Light-Brighter Than My Sin 52

7 God's Light of Peace 54

Week 4 Negative Emotions

1 Don't Pout! 56

2 I Would Never Envy, Would I? 58

3 The Ugliness of Pride 60

4 It's All about Me 62

5 Just Hurry Up! 64

6 But I'm So Scared! 66

7 What Will People Think? 68

Week 5 Relationships

1 Is God Far Away? 70

2 Parents: Honor Them 72

3 My Husband-Is He My All in All? 74

4 My Children-or Gods? 76

5 Cooperating with Coworkers 78

6 The Church-Christ's Body 80

7 Do Neighbors Have Your Back? 82

Week 6 The Fruit of the Spirit

1 Love That Changes a Life 84

2 Not Just Happy, but Joyful 86

3 Altar of Peace 88

4 Long-Suffering and Gentleness 90

5 "I Want to Be Good" 92

6 Active Faith 94

7 Meekness and Temperance 96

Week 7 The Sea

1 The Mighty Sea 98

2 Powerful, Yet Peaceful 100

3 Stormy Seas 102

4 Floods Won't Drown Us 104

5 A Little Sea, a Big God 106

6 Walk, Sink, or Swim 108

7 Am I as a Lighthouse Beside the Sea? 110

Week 8 A Woman Who Serves

1 A Hospitable Heart 112

2 A Heart like Dorcas' 114

3 Passing on the Faith 116

4 A Brave Mother 118

5 Priscilla's Gift of Grace 120

6 Phebe's Faithfulness 122

7 A Ministering Heart 124

Week 9 Kitchen Joys

1 Content with Bean Soup 126

2 But I Wanted Rye Bread 128

3 I'll Take the Usual 130

4 Leftovers or Réchauffés? 132

5 Only a Crumb? 134

6 Bring on the Salt 136

7 Breaking of Bread 138

Week 10 Beautiful For God

1 Glorious Within 140

2 God's Health Plan 142

3 Beauty Care for the Eyes 144

4 Beautiful Lips 146

5 Beautiful Hands 148

6 Beautiful Feet 150

7 Poise and Grace 152

Week 11 Stresses Women Face

1 One More Brick 154

2 My Day Is Too Short 156

3 Moving Stress 158

4 Peer Pressure 160

5 Storms of Adversity 162

6 Interruptions and Irritations 164

7 Suffering 166

Week 12 Sacrifices For God

1 The Ultimate Sacrifice 168

2 Sacrifice of Obedience 170

3 He Wants Broken Pieces? 172

4 Be a Living Sacrifice 174

5 Does It Cost to Praise? 176

6 Forget the Sacrifice, Give Mercy 178

7 Communicate Sacrificially 180

Week 13 Water of Life

1 Even the Desert May Bloom 182

2 No Water, No Life 184

3 Life That's More Abundant 186

4 Water for My Soul 188

5 Unlimited by Drought 190

6 I'll Never Thirst? 192

7 Heaven's River of Life 194

FAQs about Plain Mennonites: The Author Answers 196

About the Author 199