Inspired to Pray: The Art of Seeking God

By Phil Pringle

In this powerful and motivating book, international pastor Phil Pringle invites readers to activate their spiritual lives by understanding prayer as a journey to the highest places of God. He sees prayer as an "art," a craft to be developed and nurtured. Prayer is much more than muttering religious words. It is a connection with the God of heaven Himself. Too often believers fail to bridge the gap between earth and heaven, but active prayer releases the spirit into communion with God in another world: His world. As readers grow, they will draw close to a loving God who desires relationship with all who are made in His image. When we pray in close contact with God, we see greater results on earth and in our lives. Pringle appeals to the imagination and the soul, and all who engage with these visionary teachings will discover a new dimension to the act and the art of prayer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
• Release date: Apr 1, 2009
• ISBN: 9781441268617

Book preview

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If My people who are called by My name

will humble themselves,

and PRAY and seek My face, and turn from their

wicked ways,

then I will hear from heaven,

and WILL forgive their sin and heal their land.

—2 Chronicles 7:14

if my people

Where are they?

Who is there?

Has felt the cry to breathe again,

Air from another world,

They breathe this wind with voice from there,

He sounds like no other.

They rush to hear the sound of the people of If,

Who heard If, and said we will,

Deep into the dark night,

Their prayers pierced through the noise,

Of an earth mad with anger.

Broken HEARTED they cry for others,

As though it was themselves,

But their highest cry is for His face,

And seeking they find,

Emerging glowing,

Different, calm, unassailable,

The faces of lions, kings even!

This secret place discovered by the tribe of If,

Them who said Yes, and did.

Their land heals, their walk is strong.

They wear the face of Eternal’s realm.

This If people.

The pivotal word defining our call is if. Nearly every response from heaven hinges on this tiny conjunction. All the possibilities of all of our lives hang on if. This Scripture is saying that God will heal our nations entirely IF we will humble ourselves and pray.

It’s an astonishing insight that God’s own people are so disconnected from Him that they have to be commanded to pray. One would think that if we are His people, we would be communicating with Him on a regular basis. Yet, He calls us to pray, promising that if we do, then there will be answers. The most natural thing for believers is to pray. Yet, it is also too easily smothered. Revival is God’s people praying