Prayers are given to aid the person in asking for the Lord’s help, hand or voice.Nothing replaces the Bible however, there are authors who have written what God has laid on their heart to share with others in the hopes of drawing them near to Him. There is always room for the believer to grow in becoming more Christ like and this book is one where words of exhortation are delivered without apology.

Other times I was challenged in my thoughts or comforted emotionally. Tozer was a man who sought hard after God and in this book he challenges all to live a life fully and completely for God.Some of the chapter themes were convicting as I read and realized God was speaking to my heart about where He is working. There are other writings of Tozer that are also rich in teaching and if possible read about Tozer’s life. It was the very church where Tozer preached to people. TozerPages: 128Year: 2015Publisher: Aneko PressMy rating is 5 stars out of 5.When I read the title and author, I was drawn back in my mind to the day I married my husband in a church.

Title: The Pursuit of God (Updated Edition)Author: A. Or, if you’re not so fond of church, it will lull you to sleep.Create Space, © 2013, 76 pagesISBN: 978-1484076439 Read more Tozer’s “sermon” is mesmerizing, hypnotizing, intoxicating, just as good religion should be. It appealed because it put me effortlessly back in a comfort zone. The book reads like a sermon trying to bring us back to Jesus.So while there were many parts that I could no longer connect with, having outgrown a conservative belief system, it nevertheless appealed to me. They do not know him personally, but go through life trying to love an ideal. But having found God, we are in danger of falling into the trap of thinking we need no longer seek him.Tozer points out that for millions of Christians, God is no more real than he is to the non-Christian. But the theme wasn’t quite what I expected.The author assumes that, in our pursuit of God, we have already found him, and discovered him to be a person–a person who thinks, wills, enjoys, feels, loves, desires and suffers like all of us.

I feel like much of my life is a pursuit of God. “O taste and see that the Lord is good.”This book was given to me by a friend, and I was immediately drawn to the title.

The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer