Prevailing Prayer

I enjoy books from many genres, from new and popular authors, and include older books in my reading rotation, as well. It sounds strange to some, but reading older books is like traveling in a time machine. It's a lens that lets me see into the past, and often teaches me something new.  With this in mind, I browsed for a book on prayer, and came across Prevailing Prayer by D. L. Moody. 

Prevailing Prayer by D. L. Moody

I gave this book five stars for a few reasons. First of all, the updating of the language and the readability of the book along with the content make it a real page turner. I bought this book because I felt my prayer-list approach to prayer had grown stagnant. As with any relationship, I didn’t want my communication with the Lord to be anything like that. I longed for fervor to come to God and make my requests known but I didn’t want it to be like I was coming to him with a wish list. I wanted a full prayer life filled with praise, thanks and confession too. I wanted it to be real again and more than a list. (Not that a list isn’t useful). 

If you want to infuse your prayer life with passion for the things of God, I recommend this book. Moody’s example, his encouragement from Scripture, and stories of answered prayer are both uplifting and inspiring.

Full disclosure

As a disclaimer, I must say that the version of Prevailing Prayer I chose was published by Aneko Press, and I did work as an editor for them years ago. I did not know this is who published the book until I'd finished reading it and they did an outstanding job. 

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