During a summer swim meet I asked a friend what she was reading on her Kindle. She shared how much she was learning from a book called A Praying Life-Connecting with God in a Distracting World. So I looked it up and discovering the cover looked familiar, I found it unread on my bookshelf. I added it to my stack and recently picked it up.
Loving this book. Paul Miller gives voice to how we really think. In our minds we think we should come to God all perfect with our lives in order. Instead he shows us how Jesus asks us to come weary and messy. Weary to me means lost, broken, fed up with discouragement, prone to have lost my hope, sad, wondering how to do it all, tired with a capital T.
In reality, Jesus is holding out his hand saying, “Come to me, I KNOW you-all the hurts and sorrows, your plans and agendas, the ups and downs of life. Come and take my hand and I will be there to walk you through it. My desire is to give you the peace and love and tenderness you so desperately seek.”
The book doesn’t gloss over our true struggles with prayer but asks us to take an honest look at our life and ask God to enter into everything we are doing. I’m excited to read this book each morning but also wanting to savor the lessons and truly put them into practice. Get this book and then call me and we’ll have coffee. Thanks Kaylyn. When I’m done, I’ll call for the next suggestion.
“Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28
