Book Review | Set Your Eyes Higher
Title: Set Your Eyes Higher by Whitney Lowe
Pages: 208
Publisher: Zondervan (Sept. 24, 2024)
Genre: Christian non-fiction, devotional
Summary
Find peace and rest for your spirit when you fix your eyes on God.
Life feeling out of control? Overwhelmed and need a break? You’re invited to a 40-day reset that will help you let go of what’s not serving you, honor your limitations, and turn your gaze toward a God who loves you. Set Your Eyes Higher is a life-changing devotional journey from anxiety to peace.
We spend a lot of time looking down. Mostly at our phones. Sometimes at ourselves. The artificial blue light in our eyes makes us anxious about the world. It makes us chase trends that have nothing to do with who we want to be. It causes us to put time, energy, and brain space into what won’t last.
It’s time to look up.
Each daily devotion in Set Your Eyes Higher from Whitney Lowe includes honest reflections, a suggestion for a Scripture reading, and a prayer that will help you refocus your attention on God. This insightful guide for our modern world will help you if you are:
- Searching for a rhythm to anchor your spiritual practices
- Looking to take control of your time, and gain clarity on what you want in life
- Seeking long-lasting contentment over trends
- Wanting to let go of the world’s worries you are carrying on your shoulders
- Eager to know the Bible but don’t know where to start
Set Your Eyes Higher will help you find new perspective, purpose, power, and peace. If you’re feeling unmoored because you’ve taken your eyes off of what matters most, the hope you’re searching for is within reach–if you’re ready to look up.
*Thank you to the publisher and TLC Tours for the gifted copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own!*
I’ve been following Whitney Lowe’s instagram, Scribbled Devos, for several years now. So, when I was given the opportunity to review her debut book, I was very excited! This is 40-day devotional has been the perfect book to start off my 2025.
Read more: Book Review | Set Your Eyes HigherHonestly, for the past few years, I’ve struggled to find daily devotionals that actually feel genuine, biblical, and applicable to my life. Yet, somehow, Set Your Eyes Higher, managed to do all three of those things! I appreciate how Whitney shares her life and struggles with anxiety. That being said, she writes in a way that makes it clear this book isn’t “about” her. As someone who has dealt with anxiety my entire life, I appreciated Whitney’s vulnerability and honesty.
Another aspect I loved, which is surprisingly lacking in many devotionals, is that Whitney was able to back up everything she was saying with Scripture. This isn’t a devotional that just throws in a bible verse or two at the end to make it “Christian.” The author clearly did her research and made sure her advice was biblically sound.
Overall, I would recommend Set Your Eyes Higher to anyone looking for an authentic devotional. I loved the format and the option to study scripture even deeper.
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