Surprised by Prayer!: The Joyous, Unexpected Ways God Answers Your Needs

by Karen Barber

In a revealing look at prayer, Karen Barber shows how God answers your every prayer in surprising and unexpected ways - all the time! Seeing those answers is a skill that can be learned and improved. The stirring real-life stories presented here will help you develop the creativity, sensitivity, curiosity, and patience required to recognize the answer God gives you - not simply the answer you expect.

Genres: Christianity

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Curtis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. The author explores the many ways that God answers prayers. If we pay closer attention we will see that God is answering prayers much more often than we think. She says that there is a misconception that answer means resolution. That is not the case. An answer is the beginning of a conversation. God wants to open the line of communication where we are often obsessed with finding a resolution to the problem. Many times God answers our prayers but leaves the resolution to us. In the closing chapter she talks about a prayer experiment where she challenged herself to wite down 100 answers to prayer in her journal. This change her awareness of how God answers prayers. It also changed the way she prayed. She became more focused as she began to anticipate finding God's answers. This book is chock-full of real life examples, each one personally verified by the author or experienced in her own prayer life.

[Kitty Tomlinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book on power of prayer. Really makes you think about your prayer life.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, and think of it often! It's a thought-provoking set of stories!

[Darlene Nichols · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book and recommend as a good read.