A Praying Life

I enjoyed Paul Miller's integration of stories and anecdotes all throughout this book, facilitating a relatable exploration of what it means to have a praying life - not just on a theoretical level but on a real-life, practical application level as well.

Reading this book challenged me to consider how I get in my own way of having a richer praying life because of my pride in self-sufficiency and wrongfully wanting to rest in independence from God and others. To recognize a praying life ought not to be contingent on my life's circumstances going the way I want them to and remembering the important of prayer when there is struggle, hurt, uncertainty, and confusion. To see a praying life as providing opportunities to slow down and refocus on God and what He is teaching me, what remains true about His character despite what is going on around me, and integrating scripture to meditate and reflect on.

Reading this book was a much needed humbling experience pointing me to pray and read God's Word, and I definitely would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to read more and think more about what it means to have a praying life.