Most of us have trouble finding time to pray. There's church and school and neighborhood and job and friends and recreation. And then the crises hit-the car breaks down, a friend has surgery, the Sunday school needs a substitute teacher. Time for God? Time for prayer? It seems impossible to find.
As a pastor Bill Hybels knows hundreds of people lust like this. But with the demands of a church that has 11,000 people attending each week, he's also faced the problem himself. How do you slow down long enough and well enough to nurture the relationship with God we all desire? By being bone honest with himself, Bill Hybels made the hard discovery that he couldn't pray on the run. He decided he was too busy not to pray. The discoveries he made can help all of us too:
How to slow down to pray
How to listen to God
How to respond to what we hear
How o practice the presence of God
How to overcome prayer barriers
Too Busy Not to Pray is not.a comfortable book to read. It makes you look at your own habits and thoughts. But it will also offer some startling insights on the power of personal prayer. Here you can learn the art of slowing down to meet with God, to talk with God, to walk with God. Bill Hybels is pastor of Willow Creek Community Church known for reaching out to the unchurched in the Chicago area. It has grown from 125 to its current size over the last ten years under his leadership. Bill and his wife Lynne are the parents of two children. He is also the author of several books including Who You Are When No One's Looking.