Sadie Robertson Huff grew up in a famous family and quickly became well known in her own right. From her family’s TV show to Dancing with the Stars to recent speaking tours and mission trips around the world to end hunger and poverty, Huff wants to set her generation on fire for Jesus. One way that she works to accomplish this is by writing books to share what she’s learned – and her most recent has just released.
Who Are You Following? and the accompanying journal by the same name are designed to make you think about who you’re following – not just on social media, but who you give preference and attention to. Who do you really follow? Who’s your leader? It’s far too easy, in our online, digital world, to give credence to those who aren’t worthy of that attention. How we spend our time and who we put on pedestals really does matter, and Huff asks those hard questions in these books to help you narrow your focus and put wings to your purpose.
The foreword by Tim and Demi-Leigh Tebow is short, to the point, and powerful. They make their point with with a combination of statistics and scripture – and that’s what makes this whole books compelling. It kicks the book off in the right direction, too – because Huff uses this approach throughout.
Who Are You Following? directs you to examine your heart, your motives, and to look at your goals – and to live a life that reflects those core values. Huff helps you to pinpoint the answers to these by asking tough questions throughout the book. She shares about her own journey towards being comfortable in her own skin – and with her online activity – and how this has changes her.
Huff writes in an easy-to-read format with inset boxes to ask questions or highlight information. These ensure that there are no long areas of text and make the pages visually appealing, as well. The journal takes on an even more colorful format. It’s important to note that it’s a guided journal, meaning that there’s more space filled in for you than not, but these pages are full of additional information, thoughtful questions, stories, and colorful photos. It’s an interesting book designed to take you deeper into this topic.
All of these elements make it a fantastic book for a teen, youth group, or book club. I think it would be great for a family with older kids to work through together, too – these are questions we should all ponder, no matter our social media usage or stats. Sharing our experiences and perspectives can be a great way to drive these lessons home – and allowing social media to have too large of a role in our minds, hearts, or relationships can be dangerous on many levels.
While this book is perfect for teens or those new to the social media scene, it’s great for anyone with internet access – because the amount of time one spends online can multiply rapidly. All of what we see and do influences our heart, with social media perhaps at the top of that list. Let Huff guide you through an examination of what it means to be a follower – and make sure that you know Who it is you want to follow.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
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