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\"\"<\/a>I (Joel) recently finished a book that I would recommend for you to read, if you haven’t already. \u00a0The book is “Too Busy Not To Pray” by Bill Hybels. \u00a0This is a very popular book which many have read; I just have not had the “time” to get around to reading it. \u00a0But with my recent travels I have been able to catch enough free time to get it read.<\/p>\n

The book does a great job of covering the overall reasons to pray, ways to pray, difficulties in prayer, etc., as well as Pastor Hybels sharing at a personal level his development in his prayer life. \u00a0I found it to be immensely helpful for me. \u00a0I have been very interested in reading it for quite some time because I really identity with the title. \u00a0I am definitely a person who keeps himself busy. \u00a0I am happiest when I am consumed with the work of ministry and feeling stretched in my time and energy to get everything accomplished. \u00a0At the same time, I understand the danger in that. \u00a0I know that when I am not taking good, daily time spent with my Lord to connect with Him and be refreshed by His spirit that my energy will run out or if it doesn’t, my sincere Christian attitude and patience will. \u00a0Pastor Hybels did an excellent job of explaining who he is and I saw my\u00a0similarities\u00a0in him and saw how he has fallen into similar traps. \u00a0He provided excellent, easily\u00a0followed\u00a0practices to make a daily time of connection with the Lord a part of one’s life.<\/p>\n

I have a feeling that I am not the only one that has lived in the U.S. faced-paced culture that has had this problem. \u00a0Maybe some of you can identify with what I am saying. \u00a0If so and if you haven’t read this book yet, I would recommend giving it a shot. \u00a0It is an easy read as Pastor Hybels writes in a way that is not too deep or heavy and one can easily can connect with. \u00a0Plus, there are a lot of practical solutions that he provides. \u00a0I very much enjoyed this book.<\/p>\n

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