Until Today! : Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind
Until Today! : Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind
If there are situations, circumstances, or perhaps relationships in your life that you have been struggling to overcome, trying to work through, or doing your best to work around, throw your head back and declare to the universe, “Until Today!”
Whatever has been going on in your mind, your life, or your heart can stop — right now, if that is truly what you desire. However, you must be willing to “do a new thing.” You must spend a little time, each day, in devotion to the truth about yourself and your life. You must make a conscious approach to what you think, what you feel, and what you do. Devotion will clear up misconceptions that may have obscured your vision until today!
Bestselling author Iyanla Vanzant presents a new book of devotions for anyone on the path to spiritual empowerment. These daily devotions will create powerful changes in the circumstances of your life that have held you back and will place you on the road to personal strength and peace of mind.This book of 365 daily devotionals supports the time-honored adage, “Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today?” The charismatic spiritual leader Iyanla Vanzant knows how easy it is to stay stuck in “old sentiments, resentments, beliefs, decisions, agreements, judgments, and ideas that may have become habitual.” Through these devotions Vanzant hopes to show readers that the easiest way to create change is to simply shift your attitude–today. “We often work so hard to get the things we want that we miss the fact that it is the landscape of the inner world that stands between us and true happiness.”
In the closing paragraph of each one-page devotional Vanzant names an old way of thinking and offers readers a new attitude to try on “just for today.” For example, Vanzant writes, “Until today, you may have believed that you had to stay in the painful hole of hurt caused by the loss of a loved one. Just for today, make a conscious effort and choice to cover the hole and move on.” Some might consider these devotions a fancy term for affirmations. Vanzant scoffs at the notion. Time spent in devotion is not a “New Age trick through which you can impose your will on God, the universe, or those around you,” she writes. “Devotion is the reverent, personal act of surrendering your will to the Divine will.” –Gail Hudson
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars contemporary and relevant
I use selections from this book fairly regularly as “reflections” to start staff meetings and related. Always well received.
5 Stars Inspiration
This is what I read as soon as I wake up, and I have given more than 50 copies to friends and family members over the years all of whom say it has changed their life. This is very necessary. We need to see more of you Iyanla.
5 Stars Wonderful daily devotional
After listening to my Pilates instructor ending the classes with one of the daily devotionals each time, I couldn’t help but get my own copy. I read it each morning. I get varying amounts personally from the book each day. Some days, the reading hits me and seems like it was written for me, reminds me to do something, keeps my mind open, etc. Although not every day applies specifically to me, I can see how those may apply to others in my life which helps me understand them more. I thoroughly enjoy this book and look forward to reading it each morning.
5 Stars daily inspiration
I find in my daily spiritual practice I so enjoy having a book of daily inspiration. When I saw this book I knew I had to have it. I have seen Iyanla on Oprah and find her so vibrant and full of life and light…so having her reach into my heart each day, well it is a gift and adds happiness to my day.
5 Stars A great way to start the day!
This book of daily devotions is wonderful! Iyanla really has a beautiful way of adding focus and positivity to each day’s reading. It was given to me with instructions to read one page each morning while brushing my teeth. It really is a perfect way to get in the right mindset to start the day. I’ve now given this book as a gift to friends and even to my mom!
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