God on Mute: Engaging the Silence of Unanswered Prayer

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For those struggling with prayer, God on Mute brings a message of hope and comfort, but also a better understanding of how we communicate with our Creator.

Lamenting is not only a way of expressing emotion but a fruit of a deepening spiritual life that is able to stand naked before God with no shame or pretence. The most powerful theological books are not written from a distant theoretical viewpoint, but from the battlefield. Miracles only happen when our prayers harmonise with God broad desires in our life, we are promised these prayers will always be answered!If you do NOT care to understand what prayer to the Only One God who is the ultimate author of the Bible is all about, this is not a book for you. Pete has such a gift for praying simply, yet eloquently and of leading others to a deeper understanding of what prayer does and doesn’t do.

However, he argues persuasively that free will among supernatural beings can be important to understanding unanswered prayer.

For both of us, this is one of the most profound and helpful books we've ever read on one of the most essential questions, 'Where is God when it hurts? In the vortex we glimpse a kind Father who seems to be trustworthy anyway, and promises He is listening. Being held up as an example of unanswered prayer is not exactly what I dreamed about as a kid,’ he said, and I know how he feels. Next week’s session will explore Maundy Thursday and the most basic heart questions we all ask when we suffer: “How am I going to get through this? Q. Pete Greig says, “God does not leave us to suffer alone” – is this something that you have experienced?

He mentions it here and there, but at various points as he recounts his or others' stories I couldn't help but wonder things like, "Was no one in your church willing to watch your kids while you went to the hospital?With emotional vulnerability, autobiographical honesty, theological acuity, and the prophetic fire we've come to expect from one of the global church's most respected leaders, Pete Greig offers us a way forward when our prayers go dark. We may have miraculous answers or may never find the answers we look for and the healing we pray for. If I understood everything or it all worked out like I wanted every time then I would be “god”, not God!