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Paul Miller shares his insights and conclusions about how to connect the broken pieces of your life and allow prayer—even poorly delivered—to fill the gaps with meaning and substance.
Description: A Praying Life is an honest look at the difficulties of prayer, unanswered prayers, and successes in prayer. Readers will appreciate Paul Miller's down-to-earth approach and practical nature. Parents will find his family-life experiences especially helpful.
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A Praying Life
ISBN-13: 9781600063008
Trim Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Cover: Paperback
288 Pages
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Life Changing
I listened to the audio version of this book (christianaudio.com) & was blown away! Rather than being another guilt-inducing "how to" on prayer, it was all about RELATIONSHIP with the Father & praying from this position: knowing His character & who we are in Him! This freed me from so much hidden cynicism (He's still working on that!) & to pray with child-like faith & expectancy!
Posted by Nina Ruth on 2/16/2010 10:22:51 AM
Life Changing
I listened to the Audio version of this book (got from christianaudio.com) and was blown away! Rather than being another guilt-inducing "how to" book on prayer, it was so much more about RELATIONSHIP with the Father, & praying from that position of knowing what His character is like & who I am in Him! This helped free me of so much hidden cynicism & began to pray child-like prayers again, with expectancy!
Posted by Nina Ruth on 2/16/2010 10:20:04 AM
Life Changing!
I listened to the audio version of this (www.christianaudio.com) and was blown away! More than another guilt-inducing "how to" book about prayer, it was a book about RELATIONSHIP with the Father & this makes all the difference in prayer! Suddenly, I found myself being freed from a cynical business-as-usual prayer life & free to pray with child-like faith, because this book helped me realize that I am His child!
Posted by Nina Ruth on 2/16/2010 10:17:06 AM
Excellent book
Paul E. Miller has written an honest, down-to-earth, and extremely practical book. Right at the beginning, he identifies that the focus of the book is not prayer, but getting to know God. We have no problem communicating with someone we know and love! The tone of this book is one of encouragement. Prayer is not some ethereal concept or Olympic-level activity attainable only to professional pastors and theologians. God longs to hear the prayers of each of His children. There is no caveat of "Don't Try This At Home" attached to prayer.
The book opens with the section Learning to Pray Like a Child. This may be one of the most crucial aspects we need to learn and re-learn. I love how he says,
"Jesus does not say, 'Come to me, all you who have learned how to concentrate in prayer, whose minds no longer wander, and I will give you rest.' No, Jesus opens his arms to his needy children and says, 'Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest' (Matthew 11:38, NASB). The criteria for coming to Jesus is weariness. Come overwhelmed with life. Come with your wandering mind. Come messy." (pp. 51-52)
He wants us as we are.
The book's subsequent sessions are Learning to Trust Again, Learning to Ask Your Father, Living in Your Father's Story, and Learning to Pray in Real Life. Illustrations from the life of his own family, including transparent sharing of difficult lessons he's learned, are scattered throughout and make this an authentic book rather than a dry theological tome. While I think most of the time we need to quit reading books ABOUT prayer and just pray, I recommend this book!
Posted by Mocha with Linda on 10/25/2009 8:52:01 PM
Engaging, Transparent and Practical Book on Prayer
Paul Miller has written an engaging, transparent and practical book on prayer. His connection to his everyday life, filled with trials and tribulations (their daughter Kim struggles with autism and developmental delay). This 'real world' approach to prayer lends credibility and quality to the read. Enjoying prayer and our conversation with the Lord is what this book brings to one's life - returning to a close walk with the God who loves us. In his easy to read style, Miller encourages us to 'live in your Father's story.' By this he means “you can’t listen to God if you are isolated from a life of surrender that draws you into his story for your life.” In essence, this is what the five sections of this book does, using humor, pain and his real life adventures as a backdrop for our return into his presence. This may be one of the best books written on prayer in decades, since it combines sound Biblical truth and tested street leather application. I highly recommend this book and encourage you to pick up a copy for yourself and for a friend - this is a great book for a group journey deeper into God’s presence.
Posted by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith on 8/18/2009 6:10:08 PM
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