Praying Life, A: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

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Paul and his wife, Jill, live in the Philadelphia area and have six children and fifteen grandchildren. These chapters are designed to undo some of the bad thinking in our lives which leads to a weak prayer life. Reading Paul Miller’s A Praying Church fresh filled my heart with the power of Oswald Chambers’s insight: ‘Prayer does not equip us for greater works—prayer is the greater work. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. A Praying Life is an honest look at the difficulties of prayer, unanswered prayers, and successes in prayer.

In chapter 19, Restoring Prayer to Sunday Morning, a short section on the worship of the early church is peppered with statements like, “No one did Sunday morning prayer better than the post-New Testament early church. But from the hardships he has faced come gems like this: “When God seems silent and our prayers go unanswered, the overwhelming temptation is to leave the story—to walk out of the desert and attempt to create a normal life. Ponder it for a refresher on the Bible’s testimony to prayer, on prayer in countless settings today, and on myriad impediments to prayer.Our failure to pray will always feel like something else — a lack of discipline or too many obligations.

and its amazing how much Kim has brought them closer to God, revealed more of God and also how they are now using it to encourage others in their journey with God. Following what appears to be a trend in evangelical writings on spirituality, Miller quotes approvingly from Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox authors. Unlike many books that take the reader through the facets of prayer (thanksgiving, intercession, waiting, confession, etc.He serves on staff as Digital Marketing Manager for Watermark Resources and also loves to welcome people to the body of Christ in the welcoming notes ministry.

Miller’s new book is a great companion for anyone who desires to grow spiritually in a life of prayer. The book is littered with stories of experience: Paul’s father, Jack, and mother, Rose, loom large in the background as does Miller’s experience in various ministries and local churches. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

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. This book is an easy, encouraging read which makes me WANT to pray without feeling guilty about what a loser I am. In prayer, focusing on the conversation is like trying to drive while looking at the windshield instead of through it. But when believers gather and pray together, powerful things happen: the Spirit equips the saints for ministry, the helpless are met with help, and believers experience the joy of being led by the Spirit of Jesus.