A description of the book:
This book looks at the reasons why prayers are seldom answered; not from the perspectives of Biblical or spiritual wisdom, but from the perspectives of human wisdom, more specifically, from the TAO wisdom, which is the profound wisdom of the ancient sage Lao Tzu from China more than 2,600 years ago.
Irrespective of whether you pray or not, understanding why prayers are seldom answered may provide a blueprint for your daily life and living in a toxic world so that you may survive and live as if everything is a miracle.
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A Sample from the book:
What’s a prayer?
Jesus said: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7) Is a prayer just your way of asking for something that you want?
Is it a personal request to the Creator to make something happen or not to happen in your life?
Is it a conversation or communication with the Creator to further develop your relationship with Him?
Is it a way of seeking advice from the Creator to help you deal with your own life’s problems and challenges?
Is it a means of asking the Creator for His blessings you think you may be entitled to?
Or is it none of the above?
How often is a prayer said or offered?
Before you getting up, and before you going to bed?
Several times throughout the day, such as before your meals?
While attending a religious service?
Seldom, if ever, unless expressing with your condolences to someone you feel sorry for?
What’s spirituality?
For a believer, spirituality is the inexplicable communication and the subtle relationship with God.
For a non-believer, spirituality is the invisible connection to a Higher Being, who seems to have inexplicable control over certain things in life, such as life and death.
Even for those without a specific religion, they may still have a soul or spirit, because their spirituality is their own conscience that intuitively tells them what’s right and wrong, and not just following the laws and orders of their country.
In many ways, spirituality is like a shadow that follows us: sometimes we see more of it, and sometimes we see less of it; but it’s always there, following us wherever we go, whether we like it or not. Spirituality is forever present whenever we focus less on ourselves and more on others all the time.
WHY PRAYERS ARE SELDOM ANSWERED
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