A Praying Life by Paul Miller
Week 1: Introduction — Learning to Pray Like a Child
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Miller opens by admitting that his prayer life was a mess — and invites us to confess the same. Before diving into solutions, this week is simply about honesty.
Discussion Questions
6 questions1.Miller says that most Christians are embarrassed about their prayer lives. Were you relieved or unsettled to read that admission from an author writing a book on prayer? What does your reaction tell you about your own assumptions?
2.He argues that prayerlessness is rooted not primarily in busyness or laziness but in unbelief — a functional sense that prayer doesn't really work or matter. Do you agree with that diagnosis? Where do you see it in your own life?
3.Miller uses the image of a child freely and constantly talking to a parent as the model for prayer. What would have to change in your view of God for you to relate to him that way?
a.What has shaped your image of God — and is that image one that invites you to come freely?
b.Where did you learn (formally or informally) how to pray, and what did those lessons communicate about what God expects?
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