Title: A Daily Walk with God
Author: Marlene Burling
Publisher: Authors Press
ISBN: 1643140647
Pages: 376
Genre: Devotionals
Reviewed by: Liz Konkel

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A Daily Walk with God is the second book of devotionals from Marlene Burling who again provides a satisfying and inspiring follow-up to her Morning Walks with God which got its start as what the author refers to as mini-devotionals she wrote for Facebook. The aim of A Daily Walk with God is to help people with the here and now of their daily lives and to use each of these devotionals as a way to maintain a close spiritual relationship through a deeper walk with God. Burling shares devotionals from the heart to create motivation, give lessons, and further inspiration to help everyone in the need for a daily reminder to trust in God and to give their hearts to unconditional love.

A Daily Walk with God is a quick daily read with Burling sharing a mini-devotional for every day of the year so all that’s needed is to take a minute every day to read and consider the words of spiritual wisdom she has to share. Each mini-devotional provides the perfect start to every morning, giving a little pep in your spiritual step every day and to spark thinking about lessons God may be imploring throughout the day. Burling has an easy-going style which gives the book a conversational tone and creates a grounded read, making it easy to pause for a breath to read the devotional of the day. The brief format of devotionals makes it so nothing personal shared as the focus is kept on the spiritual thought for the day but Burling does weave a few tidbits about her life throughout which allows for you to relate to her and to see how she uses these devotionals in her daily life. The casual way she approaches each devotional helps create trust with her and shows her as someone who could be a friend.

Burling covers various themes throughout each one related to helping build one’s strength in Christ and maintaining their faith on a daily basis. Everyone can use these devotionals as a pick-me-up in their faith, especially on tougher days which Burling often mentions her own experience with loss and uses this to implore continuing to find blessings in what the day offers. Each devotional helps with personal spiritual growth and allows for a chance for some spiritual exercise by promoting love and kindness.  Each devotional for the day ends with a little prayer drawn from the topic for that day.

Burling maintains open honesty with the goal to inspire others to achieve their true strength in God by helping them with spiritual healing and to find blessings in life. A Daily Walk with God is easy to incorporate into a daily routine with 365 days of wisdom and spiritual growth from Burling’s personal advice and life. Each day is seen in a different way derived from what she experienced that day but the lessons she weaves out of her own experiences can be related to by anyone at any time.

A Daily Walk with God is the perfect devotional read for anyone wanting to strengthen their faith, ideal for those seeking ways to incorporate quick devotionals into their daily life, and nuggets of hearty and sincere spiritual advice which help get closer to God.