Six Prayers God Always Answers (Results May Vary)

I just finished one of the best books on the subject of prayer that I've ever read. It's called Six Prayers God Always Answers *Results May Vary by Mark Herringshaw and Jennifer Schuchmann. Put it on your "to read" list. It's excellent!

All of us offer up prayers. Even those who say God don't exist. Prayers such as:

"Oh my God!"

"Please Lord, don't let that cop pull me over..."

"Please, God, don't let him die!"

"Why me, God?"

"God, she's beautiful..."

The concept of the book is simple. Whether you believe God answers prayers or he doesn't, there are six types of prayers He always responds to. Of course, God being God, rarely are these answered the way we expect. (He is God, afterall!)

Bargaining prayers. Questioning prayers. Prayers for justice. Desperate prayers. Audacious prayer. Prayers for beauty and happiness. Even selfish prayers. This book takes a really interesting and entertaining look at how Gods responds to each of these. Often in ways we often don't understand. But always with our best interests in mind. He answers. The trick is for us to learn to listen. This book helped me to understand how to do that a little better.

To learn more, check out the Six Prayers web site. The authors also have a new book out, Nine Ways God Always Speaks that I'm gonna track down next.

(If your a fellow Church Streeter, you can find Six Prayers in our Church Library!)