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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
God-awful, and I choose that phrase very deliberately. This is a ready-made, pre-packaged rationalization for the narcissism and selfishness that blighted so much of the 1980s and made a comeback during the Dubya years - it amounts to trying to treat God as some kind of combination of Santa Claus and an ATM, with the excuse that if you're rich, you're better equipped to do good things, or to be a walking advertisement for the power of prayer, or some such shallow and immature idea. Incompatible with the teachings of Christ and every other major spiritual model, but it fits right in with the Bakker/Swaggart/Robertson/etc. worldview.
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Who is this for? The overarching message here is that when you pray you need to pray to be blessed, which is a fair enough starting point. This quickly devolved into stories about how this man kept having good things happen to him and was significantly less impacted by scripture than I expected. This turned from an intellectual approach to prayer to a “God will make good things happen to you if you believe in him” book which is ridiculously elementary. I’ll give the author credit for sourcing his jumping point from an unpopular part of the Bible, which he acknowledges, however I don’t like the direction this book went.
I read this a long time ago, so I don't remember it well.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
This was an easy read. I liked the idea, but I wasn't really liking how he went out of his way again and again to show how incredible his works are. Largest this, largest that..etc
Quick read.
Too much prosperity gospel. Just because there is two verses of someone asking to be blessed in Scripture, does not mean it is an open door to have God make you rich and comfortable.
I don't think this is worth the time spent reading it. Spend more time in Scripture instead.
Too much prosperity gospel. Just because there is two verses of someone asking to be blessed in Scripture, does not mean it is an open door to have God make you rich and comfortable.
I don't think this is worth the time spent reading it. Spend more time in Scripture instead.
informative
reflective
fast-paced
I’m not sure I agree with everything stated, but it sure has me pondering and thinking about how I pray for things. Worth the read on a passage not often talked about.
This book is so small yet it has a big message. I am so glad I took the time to look for it and to read it. The prayer of Jabez is only one sentence but asks for 4 simple things: Bless me, enlarge my territory (or boundries, influence etc), God's hand be with me and Keep me from evil. This book goes more into each part of this prayer and will help open your eyes to so many blessings that are waiting for you.