{"product_id":"a-praying-life-connecting-with-god-in-a-distracting-world-revised","title":"A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World (Revised)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommendation Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommendation Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPaul Miller refuses to separate the spiritual life from the rest of our daily living. In \n\u003ci\u003eA Praying Life\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommendation Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 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 \n\u003ci\u003eA Praying Life\u003c\/i\u003e. Finally, a book that applies the radical implications of the gospel of God's 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommendation Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHonest, realistic, mature, wise, deep. Warmly recommended.--J. I. Packer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommendation Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA book on prayer that actually makes you want to pray!--Paul David Tripp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommendation Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrayer, 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. Paul's 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommendation Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Praying Life is a deeply moving testimony to God's 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommendation Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommendation Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles Spurgeon wrote, \"Prayer does not fit us for the greater works; prayer is the greater work.\" Paul Miller's superb book calls us back to this \"greater work,\" reminding us of the joy we find in our Lord's 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPRAYER is simply you--a child of a good Father--making conversation with him a rhythm of your life. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eFor most of us, prayer is so hard that unless circumstances demand it, we simply do not pray. Prayerlessness is rooted in unbelief. Because of prayerlessness, our lives are often marked by fear, anxiety, joylessness, and spiritual lethargy. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIf prayerlessness marks your life more often than not, \n\u003ci\u003eA Praying Life\u003c\/i\u003e is for you. Now with added chapters on prayers of lament and further guidance for using prayer cards, Paul Miller introduces us to prayer that regularly and consistently hopes, trusts, and expects God to act.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore than 500,000 copies sold! Updated and expanded!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrayer is hard. Often, unless circumstances demand it--such as an illness or saying grace before a meal--most of us simply do not pray. This kind of prayerlessness can leave us with a distressed spirit and practical unbelief characterized by fear, anxiety, joylessness, and spiritual depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Praying Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a prayer guide that has encouraged thousands of Christians to pursue a vibrant prayer life full of joy and power and has helped them learn how to pray faithfully and courageously. A life of prayer invites you to a life of connection to God. When Jesus describes the intimacy that He seeks with us, He talks about joining us for dinner (Revelation 3:20). This book reminds readers that prayer is simply making conversation with God a rhythm of daily Christian life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Praying Life\u003c\/i\u003e includes chapters about: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to deal with unanswered prayer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to start a prayer journal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes prayer make a difference?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow with added chapters addressing prayers of lament and further guidance for using prayer cards, Paul Miller invites you to foster prayer that regularly hopes, trusts, and expects God to act. Learn to develop helpful habits and approaches to prayer that will enable you to return to a childlike faith and witness spiritual growth today!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book will be like having the breath of God at your back. Let it lift you to new hope.\" --Dan B. 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