Dutch Sheets - "Intercessory Prayer"

I've just finished Dutch Sheets' book "Intercessory Prayer". This book was highly recommended by various Christian website.

I'm not trying to knock the book, but it didn't do much for me. I read part of it a few years ago and picked it up the other day. I always highlight in yellow, those areas I want to go back and look at again. As I thumbed through the book, I realized I had almost nothing highlighted.

Picking up where I left off I continued to read and found I just wasn't highlighting much. While others might find a wealth of information in the pages, I honestly didn't.

Here is what I highlighted:

We don't wait well. We're into microwaving; God, on the other hand, is usually into marinating.

I did find that part very interesting and enlightening. In our modern age, we expect things faster.

Years ago you would send a letter, then wait a few weeks for an answer. Then the telegraph came along with the ability to contact people faster. The phone was next. Then fax machines.

Now we have email, cell phones, and even instant messaging with the ability to contact anyone regardless of where they are. In doing so, we expect immediate conversation immediate reaction, and immediate results.

God does not work like that.

Posted by rebnora at January 9, 2008 6:57 PM | TrackBack