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The Power Of A Praying Parent (2014)

by Stormie Omartian(Favorite Author)

4.45 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0736957677 (ISBN13: 9780736957670)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Harvest House Publishers

review 1: I absolutely love this book. As a parent, it taught me a lot of things that my child needs prayer for, in every aspect of their lives. It was nice because there was a personal connection made in the devotion, then an example of a prayer about that specific topic, and then 5-6 verses that apply to what was prayed about. For me personally, my prayer life is not the strongest, and I often feel like I don't know *how* to pray, so by reading the example prayers in the book I was able to get an idea of how I could pray for my child in such an easy manner. I will likely be buying this book in hardcopy because I want to use it more than just the past 3 weeks (I borrowed it from the library). I'll also check into her other devotional books about prayer, like the one meant for w... moreives.
review 2: I quickly realized this book was not going to be tremendously helpful to me. I sensed early that the author views prayer as something that we do to make good things happen for us (for our children). There are many quotes that show her belief that prayer is the reason bad things do not happen:"But the good news is that if we had not been praying, they might have been killed or sustained serious & permanent injuries.""Remember, if you don't pray for your children's eternal future, they may not have the kind you want them to have."Speaking of a broken relationship with her sister: "However, I believe if we'd had praying parents, it wouldn't have happened in the first place.""How different it all might have been if he'd had a praying parent...""Perhaps if he'd had a praying parent or a prayer group interceding for him this would never have happened."Now, I believe "The prayer of a righteous person is powerful & effective." (James 5:16) And I know that in 2 Kings 20, Hezekiah prays desperately after God told him his life was over, & God then extended his life by 15 years. Prayer is an extremely important Christian discipline.I do believe that things happen WHEN we pray. But I do not believe that things always happen BECAUSE we pray. I hope that distinction makes sense. God is all powerful & will ultimately do what He wants, regardless of what we do or do not pray for.The first mention of her prayers not instantly working comes on page 131, more than half way through the book. Otherwise, the book is filled with almost self-righteous examples of how her children are better off because of her prayers. I would like to see how she would have written a book if one of her children (God forbid) got a serious disease or experienced something tragic.I do not necessarily recommend this book, nor will I be reading any more of her countless "Power of a Praying _____" books. less

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