I am giving away this wonderful book! It is open to all readers who want to enter. Just leave a comment and share about a spiritual/devotional book that has led you to come closer to God.
Here are some sentences from the back of Prayer:
"You feel like you don't know how to pray--you can't find the right words, or just can't seem to get God's attention. You will be encouraged by this treasury of devotional expressions for Charles Spurgeon."
His elegant prayers, beautiful in their simplicity, will invite you to be vulnerable before your Creator.
His profound trust in God will set an example for your own pursuit of peaceful spirit.
His persistence in intercession will motivate you to pursue God in prayer.
Also, part of one of the prayers from within Prayer:
You who are King of Kings and Lord of Lords, we worship You. "Before Jehovah's awful throne, we bow with sacred joy." We can truly that we delight in God. There was a time when we feared You with the fear of bondage. Now we reverence You, but we love as much as we reverence. The thought of Your omnipresence was once horrible to us. We said, "Whither shall [we] flee from thy presence?" (Psalm 139:7). It seemed to make hell itself more dreadful, because we heard, "If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there" (v. 8).
But now, O Lord, we desire to find You. Our longing is to feel Your presence, and it is heavenly that You are there. The sick bed is soft when You are there. The furnace of affliction grows cool when You are there. The house of prayer when You are present is none other than the house of God, the very gate of heaven.
8 comments:
Hi Karli,
I'd love to enter the giveaway. A book I just read which I was encouraged by is "Journey of the Heart" by Jeannie Castlebury. Thanks for giving away this book. It's looks good. Prayer is always something I can learn more about. Elizabeth George says that you will never be able to cross learn how to pray off your to do list.
Bethany
Hi Karli,
The book I have been reading that is challenging is "Don't Waste Your Life" by John Piper or another good one is "Respectable Sins" by Jerry Bridges. Both good boooks even though they hurt :)
Wow, I will have to read "Respectable Sins", that sounds really challenging!
I have read both the Castlebury and Piper book, they are very good.
I am so excited to have two comments :) Thank you!
I have a copy I'm not using at this stage, if you would like to borrow it. No pressure though. :)
Hello Karli,
A book that I have read recently that I found challenging was 'The Pursuit of Holiness' by Jerry Bridges. Very good book.
Hope your having a nice holiday
Amy
Hi Karli,
I would like to enter in to your giveaway. A good book I am reading at the moment is "Lies Women Believe". I have found it very helpful.
Thank you, Caitlin, I would absolutely LOVE to borrow it if that's convenient with you.
Thank you Amy and Cassandra for entering: )
Oh, and I realised that I never put a date on the draw :P I will draw it on the 4th of February...
Whoops - looks like I am too late to enter...
I think we have a book by Spurgeon about prayer already, so no matter. Thanks for your generous giveaway, Karli!
Last year I read "Knowing God" by Packer. I have to say it is a classic - absolutely wonderful, edifying book.
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