John Eldredge - Moving Mountains : Praying with Passion, Confidence, and Authority book DOC, FB2
9780718037512 English 0718037510 Some prayers work. Some prayers don t. Why? Why does it surprise us when our prayers don t bear fruit? Some diets work, but most don t; some investments produce, but others don t; some schools are effective, but others fail. With most things, there is simply a way they work best. And so it is with prayer. We want it to go like this: God is loving and powerful. We need his help. So we ask. The rest is up to him. But the uncomfortable truth is that this is a naive view of prayer that ignores a simple fact. Namely, there is a way that prayer works best. And it isn t like that. In The Way It All Works, John Eldredge lays out the truth about how effective prayer works and debunks the myths that are keeping you from the successful prayer life every Christian wants. If your prayers don t seem to be working, it might be time for a tune-up. Everything is more effective when you understand the way it works, even prayer.", Why Do Some Prayers Work and Others Don't? Everyone has a reason to pray. We long to see God come through for us and those we love. But sometimes he doesn't, and where does that eave us? Are we doing something wrong? Does he not hear? How come some people's prayers seem more effective than others? Then we lose heart and give up on prayer-the very weapon God has given us to not lose heart. If you are interested in prayer at all, you want prayer that works. That is the kind of prayer at the center of this book. When we discover that prayer is not just asking God to do something-prayer is partnership with God-new possibilities open before us. We are God's sons and daughters, given the authority of Jesus Christ; we have a greater role in prayer than we ever thought. Greater power, too. This is an immensely practical book, born from years of experience. Tender, loving but also frank and instructive, this is a book that can actually teach you the ways of powerful prayer. There is no thing more hopeful than the thought, that things can be different, and we have some role in bringing that change about. With God, we can move mountains. Book jacket., Why Some Prayers Work, Why Some Don t, and How You and God Can Change Things for Good How would it feel to enter into prayer with confidence and assurance certain that God heard you and that your prayers would make a difference? It would likely feel amazing and unfamiliar. That s because often our prayers seem to be met with silence or don t appear to change anything. Either response can lead to disappointment or even despair in the face of our ongoing battles and unmet longings especially when we don t know if we re doing something wrong or if some prayers just don t work. New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge confronts these issues directly in Moving Mountains by offering a hopeful approach to prayer that is effective, relational, and rarely experienced by most Christians. In a world filled with danger, adventure, and wonder, we have at our disposal prayers that can transform the events and issues that matter most to us and to God. Moving Mountains shows you how to experience the power of daily prayer, learn the major types of prayers including those of intervention, consecration, warfare, and healing and to discover the intimacy of the cry of the heart prayer, listening prayer, and praying Scripture. Things can be different, and you personally have a role to play with God in bringing about that change through prayer. It may sound too good to be true, but this is your invitation to engage in the kind of prayers that can move God's heart as well as the mountains before you."
9780718037512 English 0718037510 Some prayers work. Some prayers don t. Why? Why does it surprise us when our prayers don t bear fruit? Some diets work, but most don t; some investments produce, but others don t; some schools are effective, but others fail. With most things, there is simply a way they work best. And so it is with prayer. We want it to go like this: God is loving and powerful. We need his help. So we ask. The rest is up to him. But the uncomfortable truth is that this is a naive view of prayer that ignores a simple fact. Namely, there is a way that prayer works best. And it isn t like that. In The Way It All Works, John Eldredge lays out the truth about how effective prayer works and debunks the myths that are keeping you from the successful prayer life every Christian wants. If your prayers don t seem to be working, it might be time for a tune-up. Everything is more effective when you understand the way it works, even prayer.", Why Do Some Prayers Work and Others Don't? Everyone has a reason to pray. We long to see God come through for us and those we love. But sometimes he doesn't, and where does that eave us? Are we doing something wrong? Does he not hear? How come some people's prayers seem more effective than others? Then we lose heart and give up on prayer-the very weapon God has given us to not lose heart. If you are interested in prayer at all, you want prayer that works. That is the kind of prayer at the center of this book. When we discover that prayer is not just asking God to do something-prayer is partnership with God-new possibilities open before us. We are God's sons and daughters, given the authority of Jesus Christ; we have a greater role in prayer than we ever thought. Greater power, too. This is an immensely practical book, born from years of experience. Tender, loving but also frank and instructive, this is a book that can actually teach you the ways of powerful prayer. There is no thing more hopeful than the thought, that things can be different, and we have some role in bringing that change about. With God, we can move mountains. Book jacket., Why Some Prayers Work, Why Some Don t, and How You and God Can Change Things for Good How would it feel to enter into prayer with confidence and assurance certain that God heard you and that your prayers would make a difference? It would likely feel amazing and unfamiliar. That s because often our prayers seem to be met with silence or don t appear to change anything. Either response can lead to disappointment or even despair in the face of our ongoing battles and unmet longings especially when we don t know if we re doing something wrong or if some prayers just don t work. New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge confronts these issues directly in Moving Mountains by offering a hopeful approach to prayer that is effective, relational, and rarely experienced by most Christians. In a world filled with danger, adventure, and wonder, we have at our disposal prayers that can transform the events and issues that matter most to us and to God. Moving Mountains shows you how to experience the power of daily prayer, learn the major types of prayers including those of intervention, consecration, warfare, and healing and to discover the intimacy of the cry of the heart prayer, listening prayer, and praying Scripture. Things can be different, and you personally have a role to play with God in bringing about that change through prayer. It may sound too good to be true, but this is your invitation to engage in the kind of prayers that can move God's heart as well as the mountains before you."