Every year, I make a point to read several books, ideally from various categories: one about evangelism to keep our evangelism radar sharp, one about marriage to help me refresh my role as a husband, one about parenting, one about church leadership, one about apologetics, one secular non-fiction, etc. And this year, I started with a book about prayer.
We all know that praying for Christian is like breathing, and it’s something that we must and cannot live without. But yet, we all know that Christians struggle in prayer. That’s why reading a book on prayer, at least one book a year, helps refresh our prayer life. It gives us ideas and tips on rejuvenating our prayer life and, at the very least, reminds us again of the importance of prayer.
I have just finished reading A Praying Life by Paul E. Miller. I highly recommend this book. Miller gives a refreshing perspective on prayer in a way that makes you want to pray. It doesn’t describe a praying life that makes you think, “I can never do what he does”, and leaves you feeling guilty. Practically speaking, Miller suggests that we use prayer cards. Although he has pointed out that his method, which has worked for me too, is not the only method that works, Miller shows persuasively that it is a brilliant and straightforward method. Regardless of what prayer method you have or will adopt, I think every follower of Christ should read this book.