I need to stop categorizing the things that are worthy--or not worthy--of prayer and remember that God cares about every aspect of my life.

He simplifies prayer to the point of extreme accessibility while simultaneously raising ones understanding and faith in a big, sovereign God. Unlike many books that take the reader through the facets of prayer (thanksgiving, intercession, waiting, confession, etc.Regarding the latter, the simple system he discusses makes it easier to actually follow through when we tell people that we'll be praying for them. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I respect the author and after the recommendations from a good friend and my pastor, I knew it was a "must read. Paul Miller articulated a lot of my cynicism and frustration with prayer (both corporate and individual), and gave me reasons to question my outright dismissal of God as a personal God.

A lament connects two “hot” wires—God’s promise and the problem,” and how “A lament doesn’t flee the desert; it fights the desert. 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 11:28, NASB). This all sounds really nice, and certainly there’s some truth there, but I find myself wondering where the Bible ever talks about the fruit of repentance being “authenticity. This seminar is not for victorious Christians, but Christians defeated in the trenches, asking… How do I focus when I’m distracted with so much to do?For this reason, I want to commend A Praying Life to you by highlighting several of the things that make it such a special book. If you are not devoted to prayer, to communing with God, you should ask yourself, “Is God really my Father? This seems to me to directly conflict with the tone of the book’s first half, that we will find ourselves “slipping into continuous prayer,” but I’m glad for the inconsistency. As you grasp what the Father’s heart is like, how he loves to give, then prayer will begin to feel completely natural to you” (p.