Reddit reviews A Praying Life: Connecting With God In A Distracting World

Recently a combination of A Praying Life and Spiritual Depression has completely changed the way I pray. Daniel 9 is also beginning to hold a formative place in my prayer life.

You'll be amiss to search for a book that will change your actions... Look for something to help you change the bent of your heart more towards God and God's grace, flowing out of that relationship, will enable repentance and real change.

A risk of contradicting myself, I hold both authors of this book, How People Change, in very high regard. I've only read the first few chapters but it has a good focus. Again, on the heart and its relation to God over and above mere actions.

It's a wonderful desire to be a good example and leader for your wife. I think that is one of our motivations to dig deep into the Word. However, it can't be your only motivation and can't be a sustaining motivation.

You need to desire to meet with God, hear from Him, speak with Him, and fellowship with Him. It begins small, but consistent:

• can you spend 5 minutes reading the Bible every day for a month? (take off weekends if you need, though)
  
• Can you spend 10, 15, 20 minutes after you're faithful in the 5?
  
• Can you not only read, but journal and pray (I simply write my prayers sometimes)?
  
• And can you take this fellowship with God (prayer) into your day, all day? (That's a hard one, but a goal to have nonetheless)
  
  There's plenty of resources out there and some will certainly be helpful for you. The big thing you need, though, is a desire. Be praying for a desire, because it really only comes from God. But spend time with God whether you want to or not. And be honest with Him. Tell Him you don't feel like praying and ask for help from Him.
  
  I cannot recommend this book enough to you. It's simply fantastic: A Praying Life.

I greatly enjoyed A Praying Life by Paul Miller. It is not just about the mechanics of praying, but focuses on how prayer can become a natural impulse of the heart.

Paul Miller has a really helpful section breaking down cynicism in his book The Praying Life. I'd highly recommend reading those chapters.