Gangster Prayer by Autumn Miles

Is your prayer life in a rut? Do you pray general prayers without a lot of passion to them? Does it feel like God is answering other people's prayers but not yours? If so, I would encourage you to read Gangster Prayer by Autumn Miles and your just may give your prayer life a boost.

What is Gangster Prayer anyway? Autumn Miles says the short version of gangster prayer can be defined this way: "intentional, tenacious, relentless communication with God that focuses on His might as the source for the answers we seek an don the gospel of Jesus Christ, which gives us access to that power." She also said that this whole book is the long version of how to pray like a gangster. She starts Gangster Prayer by explaining how God gave her a wake-up call to pray more fervently. She said that God got her attention by telling her that real-life gangsters are more passionate about their mission of evil than she was about her mission of prayer. Then throughout Gangster Prayer, Miles gives a lot of guidance and pointers on improving your prayer life, with specific stories to back up her helpful advice.

Gangster Prayer is a dynamic book about prayer. Miles is both encouraging and uplifting. However, she is not necessarily gentle in her wording. Instead, as she will tell you, she is straight forward and often blunt in telling Christians what they need to do and why she believes God wants them to do it that way. I like that she doesn't beat around the bush. I also appreciate that she shares a lot of personal stories that backed up her points. This book left me feeling like I could make a real difference with prayer in my life and those I prayer for. She tells us that it is important to prayer passionately and specifically for what we want while still trusting that God is in charge and does what is best for his children. If you are looking to improve your prayer life, I would encourage you to give Gangster Prayer a try. Gangster Prayer would be a great book for a Sunday School class or a small group to use. There are questions to ask at the end of each chapter that give pause for reflection--helpful in a group or answering on your own.

I received this book from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review and all opinions are my own. #sponsoredbyfaithwords/worthypublishing

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