Morey Arthur - A praying life: [connecting with God in a distracting world]

Prayer, the concept and the practice, exposes our core doubts and desperation for God. Paul Miller captures the promise of prayer as a gift that connects us to the heart of the Father and as a path for transforming the world. Pauls honest struggle with living a life full of prayer and his childlike delight in hearing the heart of God invite us to gratitude and call us to speak boldly to our God. This book will be like having the breath of God at your back. Let it lift you to new hope.

DAN B. ALLENDER , PhD, author of Bold Love

A Praying Life is a deeply moving testimony to Gods power in prayer. Paul Miller shares his life and biblical wisdom to instill in us, his readers, a heart that becomes a factory of prayer that is, a passion to speak to God honestly and in a way that will change our life and the lives of others for whom we pray.

TREMPER LONGMAN III , PhD, author of Reading the Bible with Heart and Mind

If Jesus or Jesus saving grace is just an abstraction to you, Paul Miller will be a great help in making his love a living reality to your heart.

TIM KELLER , author of The Reason for God

Paul Miller refuses to separate the spiritual life from the rest of our daily living. In A Praying Life, he shows the difference that constant communication with Christ makes in the everyday experiences of life, especially the life of the family. Reading this book will help you make prayer a more important part of your own life story by integrating prayer into the daily routines of life.

PHILIP RYKEN , author of The Message of Salvation

This is as fine a book on prayer as you will ever read, but it is so much more. It is the story of our struggle to actually live like we believe that our heavenly Father really does love us. If we did, nothing could keep us from being committed to the day-by-day hard work of prayer. Paul Miller exegetes our struggle in a way that is convicting, insight giving, and encouraging. This is a book on prayer that actually makes you want to pray!

PAUL DAVID TRIPP , president, Paul Tripp Ministries

In my library, I have perhaps twenty different volumes on prayer, but none captured my heart or propelled me into fresh communion with our Father as much as A Praying Life. Finally, a book that applies the radical implications of the gospel of Gods grace to prayer! With childlike wonder, sage-like wisdom, and heartfelt candor, Paul shows us that to pray is to see Jesus more clearly and meet him more regularly in every single aspect and moment of the day. Thanks, my friend, for calling me back to what really matters.

SCOTTY SMITH , teacher in residence, West End Community Church

The timely word and work of Paul Miller has had a profound effect on me. Now with A Praying Life, here he is with another right-on-time delivery! This book reveals that the secret to a prayerful life is an active understanding of the stories you are living. In every story a prayer; in every prayer a story.

CHARLIE PEACOCK , cofounder, Art House America

Like many Christians, I struggle to maintain a meaningful prayer life. Too often my prayers are hurried, shallow, and perfunctory. In his book A Praying Life, Paul Miller has provided an inspirational and helpful resource for all of us who want to pray better. Paul uses compelling stories, solid scriptural support, and insightful spiritual principles to first explain the nature of prayer and then to provide practical suggestions on how to pray. You will enjoy reading this book and then, I think, marvel at how much more meaningful your prayer life can become.

BOB RUSSELL , author of When God Builds a Church

Charles Spurgeon wrote, Prayer does not fit us for the greater works; prayer is the greater work. Paul Millers superb book calls us back to this greater work, reminding us of the joy we find in our Lords presence and equipping us with practical insight on how to recapture the intimacy and power of a praying life.

KEN SANDE , founder, Relational Wisdom 360

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A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

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