Have you tried harder to have a consistent time with the Lord-but failed? Does your mind wander during prayer, and do you run out of things to say? Do you question why it is so hard to fellowship with the Lord?
Gene Edwards faced these questions and struggles. And he found a better way to walk with the Lord than merely trying harder to pray and read the Bible.
Living Close to God sounded like a really good book for me. I have been having a hard time trying to remember to pray right when I wake up in the mornings. Especially when I'm woken up by my kids or an alarm very early. When I do remember to pray I tend to wander off in my thinking and lose my train of thought. I really thought this book would help me "retrain" ways.
After reading the book I have taken away a few things.
1. Pray as soon as I wake, even if I only have 15 seconds
2. Pray a thankful prayer, don't ask for anything.
3. Have a reminder placed somewhere
What I didn't like about the book is that it was so repetitive! This book could of been condensed much smaller. It might have been the shortest book published. I was a bit disappointed in the book.
-Nicole
"I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review"
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