Listening Prayer: Learning to Hear God's Voice and Keep a Prayer Journal

by Leanne Payne

SShows readers how they can experience a fuller, more meaningful prayer life by learning how to listen to God.

Genres: Prayer, Christian, Spirituality, Theology, Christianity, Nonfiction, Faith

264 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1994

About the author

Mrs. Payne has been active in the ministry of healing prayer for over thirty years. She is the founder and president of Pastoral Care Ministries.

Her books include: Real Presence, The Broken Image, Healing the Homosexual, Crisis in Masculinity, Healing Presence, Restoring the Christian Soul, and Listening Prayer.

She has taught for Wheaton College, in the graduate program in Christian Spirituality at Creighton University, as well as for University of the Nations. She holds both a BA and MA from Wheaton College as well as an MA from the University of Arkansas. Mrs. Payne was also a research fellow at Yale Divinity School.

Reviews

[Juli · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one is full of Jesus but it's a bit cumbersome. After realizing that I wasn't going to be able to follower her recommendations on the prayer journal (I felt like I had to spend 23 hours a day doing it to do what she does) I tried to stop being overwhelmed and just read and receive. She references her other books quite a bit so perhaps this was a bad one to start with. I love Leanne's heart and her gifts - they are amazing but I think the trick for me is learning from her in a way that I don't try to become her or someone I'm not. I didn't love this one but feel like I probably need to reread it.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

someone needs to take her ideas from this book and others and distill them down in a more readable format

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recording God. I have kept a journal for some years now. Most of the time I have kept it up consistently. Currently, I am taking my journal more seriously and have become more concerned about the quality of the record and the journal's ultimate purpose. This is where Leanne Payne comes in. Using the template of the Lord's Prayer, Payne recommends a way of keeping a journal which facilitates your relationship with God. The main point seems to be that a journal can be used to record your prayers to God and God's answers. Payne practices what she preaches and has clearly built the model into her life. I found her guidelines and tips helpful and have been suitably motivated to take on board her suggestions for my own journalling.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book. On a practical level it has helped me shape my Bible reading and prayer time in a way that works with children constantly asking for attention. But I also feel that I need to read it again because it's so deep and I feel like I've missed stuff.

[Floyd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deeply spiritual book still so relevant for today and will be helpful for generations to come.

[David Daniel]

This is a life changing book

[Annamarie · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you ever want to know how to develop a great prayer life I highly recommend this book. It takes you through the process of how to think about your prayers. Excellent read and also an excellent group study book.

[Joseph · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too detailed, but the wrong sort of details.

[Matthew Del Monte]

Reading again, for a second time.