When God Doesnt Answer Your Prayer, Jerry L. Sittser
When God Doesnt Answer Your Prayer, Jerry L. Sittser
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When God Doesn't Answer Your Prayer
Insights to Keep You Praying with Greater Faith and Deeper Hope

Author: Jerry L. Sittser

Narrator: Jerry Sittser

Unabridged: 6 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 11/19/2003


Synopsis

More than a decade ago, Jerry Sittser prayed for the protection of his family, yet three of his loved ones--his daughter, his wife, and his mother--died in an automobile accident. What went wrong?"Why wasn't my prayer answered?" he asks. "It is no longer an abstract question to me. What should we do and how should we respond when our prayers--prayers that seem right and true and good--go unanswered?"In When God Doesn't Answer Your Prayer, Sittser continues exploring the issues he addressed in A Grace Disguised. He asks, "Why doesn't God answer our prayers? What, if anything, can we do about it?" Sittser is intensely committed to exploring the Christian faith, especially when it doesn't seem to "work." In this thoughtful and beautifully written book, he moves beyond easy answers and religious formulas to explore the goodness and greatness of a God who cannot be controlled but can be trusted.When God Doesn't Answer Your Prayer takes an honest and probing look at the problem of unanswered prayer. In doing so, it draws us ever deeper into a relationship with the God who is the end of all our prayers, the object of our faith, the one who fulfills our deepest longings.

About Jerry L. Sittser

Jerry Sittser is a professor emeritus of theology and senior fellow in the Office of Church Engagement at Whitworth University. He holds a master of divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary and a doctorate in the history of Christianity from the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, including A Grace Disguised and The Will of God as a Way of Life. Married to Patricia, he is the father of three children and two stepchildren, all grown, and nine grandchildren.  


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lori on March 14, 2017

It should not have taken me this long to read this very short book. I picked it up and put it down way too frequently, so lost a bit of continuity. However, I did find it to be a very comforting, encouraging and thought-provoking book. It is not as comprehensive as Prayer by Philip Yancey, yet it is......more

Goodreads review by Gerardo Rivera on June 30, 2015

One of the Best Books of Prayer!!! This is a book for every christian. If you are a new believer or have years in church, this book is for you. Mr Sittser answer one of the most difficult question in christian history, why my preyers doesn't answer?......more

Goodreads review by Rick Elliott on January 13, 2011

This book has changed the way I think about and approach my prayer life. It is a wonderful book that provided me exactly what it promises - a greater faith and a deeper hope. Highly recommended!......more

Goodreads review by John on April 25, 2020

Jerry Sittser knows heartbreak. He lost his wife and one of his daughters in a car accident. In When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayer, Sittser considers how to navigate those painful moments when our prayers are met with silence. Sittser suggests that at the heart of true prayer is desperation. Sittse......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on April 24, 2020

This book was not what I expected but in all the right ways. recommend.......more