Rebekah Reads: Truly Known Devotions of God's Grace in Our Lives by Jayne Martin Patton - Book Review

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• Truly Known: Devotions of God's Grace in Our Lives

• Jayne Martin Patton

About the Book

Book:  Truly Known

Author: Jayne Martin Patton

Genre:  Christian Nonfiction/Christian living

Release Date: March 9, 2020

Knowing God—really knowing God—often seems like an impossible endeavor, especially when we hardly know ourselves. Jayne Patton saw that truth firsthand after ministering to women at a maximum-security prison. And soon she realized that women everywhere—even sitting in the church pew next to her—were living in emotional, spiritual, and mental prisons within their own hearts and minds.

Truly Known invites women of all ages and stages to discover the life-altering freedom that God richly provides them, so that they no longer have to live within their own prisons but can be transformed in the presence of Jesus. Readers will be asking “So now what?” as they are empowered to snatch each moment and each day that God gives them to make a difference in the lives of others.

All proceeds from Truly Known will be donated to Samuel’s House, an orphanage in Venezuela that seeks to feed, shelter, educate, and evangelize children, bringing life to their souls.

Listen along with me as you read with my Truly Known playlist

My Thoughts:

I sat in my chair in the infusion clinic, needle in my arm, IV pouring drugs and saline into my vein & opened Jayne Martin Patton's Truly Known. 

My first thought as I began reading the introduction to Truly Known (yes, I read introductions because I think introductions are interesting), was "Jayne is going to share at the point where life runs into the grace of God."

Then, I began to read & I found myself in these pages. I could identify with these women. Their pain is my pain. The passages of grace & hope soothed my own grief as I sat there, tears streaming down my face, thanking God for the simple truths of Scripture that Jayne Martin Patton has shared & the questions she asks. Where is your faith? What are you filling your mind with? How will you let the love of Jesus help you love others well?

I highly recommend this devotional to women who need hope, who work with women who need hope, who need a reminder that our life is about God's grace, not the tasks before us each day. 

The thoughts, applications, and questions remind me of the book Running on Empty by Jill Briscoe.  

Disclaimer: I requested a copy of this book and am sharing my personal opinion.

About the Author

Jayne Patton loves crossing over denominational divides to bring the gospel to others in a way that is powerful and relevant. With over twenty years in women’s ministry, she has previously served as a women’s ministry director, worked with government officials in the plight of persecuted Christians worldwide, ministered to women behind prison walls, and more. Jayne is a popular speaker at churches, women’s events, and MOPS groups. She and her husband, Mike, have three children. Jayne loves to read in her spare time, can always be bribed with Mexican food, and never turns down a double-stuffed Oreo. Learn more about her at www.alteredministries.com.

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Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Jayne is giving away the grand prize package of a signed book and $50 Amazon Gift Card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/101f2/truly-known-celebration-tour-giveaway