- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Fount; New ed. edition (1 Mar 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 000628132X
- ISBN-13: 978-0006281320
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,106,450 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From a close associate of Richard Foster, here is a profound understanding of how to hear God in today's busy world
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From a close associate of Richard Foster, here is a profound understanding of how to hear God in today's busy world. The Christian claim that it is possible to have a personal relationship with the creator of the universe is increasingly under threat in the modern world. With the sound of society and the speed of living increasing year by year, is it really possible to hear from God and be in communication with him? Dallas Willard says an emphatic "yes". In this ground breaking book, he reveals how "hearing God" is actually possible. He explains how to listen for God's voice in unexpected places, how to experience the "still small voice", and how to become a mature person of discernment. Richard Foster says this is "the best book on divine guidance I have read" Bill Hybels says "few books have challenged me like this one" This book will profoundly affect every reader
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm not going to go into this book in minute detail, as I have a tendancy to talk forever, ask anyone that knows me! Instead, I'll just(!) say that the Dallas Willard writes with a humble attitude, and a care for God's people. He writes with a rare insight. I don't know him, but from what I know of Him through this book, I would be sure that he wouldn't mind me saying that this insight has not come from intelligence or intellect (although he is not without these), but rather from a life given to God, and thus a life of God calling the shots. He encourages you to discover God, to listen to God, to hear Jesus' voice. These can often seem like abstract ideas, and can often be chased with guesswork, but he points out how the subject is spoken about in the bible, and how God spoke to different people & in diiferent ways in the bible, and why.
I hope this is enough to encourage you to read the book - it put things into the bible's perspective for me & left me with a sense of peace. I guess I have to say that there's no point in reading a book with the title 'Hearing God' if you have your own self-centred agenda as to what you want God to say to you. I'd like to encourage you to believe that it really is worth trusting God enough to hear what He has to say to you. I've found, albeit slowly, that this is true. God is 100% trustworthy, 100% faithful to His promises and 100% worth listening to. Dallas Willard has been very helpful to me in pointing out how to hear God's voice, and how to learn to distinguish God's voice from the static and the other voices vying for attention. Thanks, & praise to God.
I hope this is enough to encourage you to read the book - it put things into the bible's perspective for me & left me with a sense of peace. I guess I have to say that there's no point in reading a book with the title 'Hearing God' if you have your own self-centred agenda as to what you want God to say to you. I'd like to encourage you to believe that it really is worth trusting God enough to hear what He has to say to you. I've found, albeit slowly, that this is true. God is 100% trustworthy, 100% faithful to His promises and 100% worth listening to. Dallas Willard has been very helpful to me in pointing out how to hear God's voice, and how to learn to distinguish God's voice from the static and the other voices vying for attention. Thanks, & praise to God.
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198 of 203 people found the following review helpful
An excellent, non-trivial account of guidance.
3 Feb 2000
Format:Paperback
I first read In Search of Guidance because of the great experience I had with Willard's other book, The Spirit of the Disciplines. In Guidance we are presented with non-trivial explanations on how to align our lives in such a way as to be open to the direction of God. I was particularly impressed with the depth of the book. Before even stating how we are to hear God, Willard discusses the role our beliefs have in the matter. This seems so obvious, but it is so often overlooked. It is obvious because if we do not believe that God speaks through events and other happenings we will always be waiting for the quintissential lighting bolt of inspiration. Willard also discusses the role our very lives have in communion with God. He states that if we are not living lives in alignment with God's will it will be pretty hard to hear God, since in essence we are ignoring Him in our very being. Thus Willard elaborates on two themes that I have not found in other books. Only after this discussion does Willard launch into how we come to recognize God's voice - not normally in a thunderous clang but in the small whisper leading us to right action. This was especially important to me because I have had much contact with Christians who seem paralyzed if they get no momentous sign from God after a few prayers. But Willard tells us that sometimes - believe it or not - a person may not hear that big bang and make a decision and still be following the will of God since whatever choice they make will be in accordance with God's will, granted that they are living a life in close communion and alignment with God. I commend Willard for this penetrating book. At least for an engineering mind like mine it made great sense and certainly explained the totality of my interaction with God in asking for guidance.
118 of 121 people found the following review helpful
For those who want to know God's will.
26 Jun 2000
Format:Paperback
This is easily the best book on finding God's will I have ever read. It succeeds because Willard recognizes there are no formulas. The way to find God's will is to find God and learn how to converse with him. Willard argues that in seeking God's will, we generally are asking the wrong questions: "What job should I take?" "Whom should I marry?" Those questions are legitimate but should be secondary to desires to have a deep relationship with God. It is in that relationship with God that the questions of our lives get answered. Willard then explores what the Bible teaches regarding ways in which God communicates with us. Excellent.
80 of 84 people found the following review helpful
Make this the companion to Willard's other xlnt books
19 Nov 1999
Format:Paperback
Dallas Willard's consistency over many years of writing becomes incredibly clear as you read this re-release. Contrasting this earliest book to The Divine Conspiracy (1998) and The Spirit of the Disciplines (1988), one sees how well Dr Willard's work holds together. Each book emphasizes a theme and each stands strongly on its own (you'll note he is not your "book a year" kind of author--lot's of quality here). I am on my 3rd read of this in about a year and continue to chew it thoroughly. Hats off to IVP for re-releasing it (though I like the original title better). I commend it to readers tired and frustrated with much of what is taught about prayer and where they are and God is in all of it. Dr Willard has been given a great gift and he shares it freely here.
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