Review: Wise and Practical Advice on How to Pray
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2013
"Prayer is an exercise of passion, not of indifference." ~ (Locations 321-22)R. C. Sproul's books have recently become quite the interest for me. I enjoy the way he writes and he seems to have great insight into many pertinent topics. In this book he argues that prayer doesn't change God's mind but rather it changes things that happen. At first this doesn't make sense and sounds a bit confusing. But I'm willing to trust that it is true.What I liked best about this book is the explanations about the Lord's Prayer. Through example we can learn to pray much more effectively. R. C. Sproul encourages the reader to indulge in "fervent adoration of God." He also talks a lot about repentance and has some strong things to say about sin hindering our prayers.To me, the writing style of the author is at times majestic and I felt I could fully respect the author as he seems to be quite the expert on the topic of prayer. His conclusions were all very logical and he really goes into detail therefore making the book very practical and helpful.I am impressed with the clarity of R. C. Sproul's thoughts and can highly recommend yet another book in this series.I really didn't need to read a book on prayer to believe God listens. For he truly does and I have examples in my life to prove it. All I can say is never to ask God lightly for patience. That is one prayer he definitely answers!~The Rebecca Review