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Title: Praying to the God You Can Trust by Leith Anderson ISBN: 0-7642-2119-1 Publisher: Bethany House Pub. Date: June, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.99

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: God's gift might not be immediately apparent!
Comment: Leith Anderson believes: "There is hope even when God says no to your prayers." Yes, this sounds like a contradiction. How could there be hope? He explains this by asking many questions and relating stories from his past experience with people struggling with life, love and family issues.

He truly believes that at the time when you feel that God must be ignoring your prayers, that is the time you have his undivided attention. What we often fail to realize is that the answer may be yes, no or I am trying to help you learn an eternal lesson. I have something planned in your future you could never have imagined.

Leith Anderson explains how suffering in fact produces character and helps us grow spiritually. "If God gave us everything we selfishly seek, we would soon self-destruct." He compares it to a parent/child relationship in some instances.

Many Christians have also never learned how to pray. Leith Anderson says that our prayers will be answered if it is God's will for our life. Trusting God, being patient, being aware of the greater good, having the right motives, persisting in prayer and telling God we trust him, are all factors involved in getting God to pay attention to our needs. Prayer should not be just a "give me" session. God wants a relationship with his creation.

After reading this book, you will start to look at your own actions, motives and attitudes. Jesus prayed twice a day and went to a quiet place. He advised others to do the same. He also lived his life in a way so God would listen to him.

At the end of each chapter there are various prayers for when: God rejects your prayer, God says no, you don't understand why, you want to submit to what is best for you, you acknowledge God's consistency, you seek after a real relationship with God and also a prayer for when you decided to accept life.

You will soon see that your prayers are answered in ways you never imagined. I can truly say, God's greatest gift to me was unanswered prayer. I guess I would have never met my husband if God had let me marry my ex-boyfriend. I can also say I have learned the most when I have gone through a difficult time. I am still human, but I have a God who I know cares about me and I have learned to say, "Don't answer this prayer, if it will not be good for me." We don't always see what is best for us when we are here on the earth looking at our immediate needs. God sees our eternal needs and so we just have to trust him.

Rating: 5
Summary: Help and solid answers for desperate times in your life.
Comment: I picked up this book when I was going through an incredibly difficult time in my life. I thought that God was ignoring my prayers. I looked at the way I was praying, what I was praying for, what I was saying, etc., but could find no answers to why I didn't see immediate answers to my prayer. When I read this book, I saw things from a different light. I was waiting for a "yes or no" answer from God, Rev. Anderson's book showed that sometimes God says "Later", and sometimes He answers in ways that we don't even realize. It's an incredible eye-opener for anyone needed support when your world is crashing around you.