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Book Drawing!! “Praying Personalities” by Janet McHenry

Book Drawing!!!!! “Praying Personalities: Finding Your Natural Prayer Style” by Janet McHenry

I’m so excited to feature a wonderful book titled “Praying Personalities.” This powerful book by Janet McHenry examines biblical people’s praying lives, eight different personality theories, generational praying practices, learning styles, and spiritual gifts to help the reader find grace and freedom for her praying life. By providing the Praying Personalities Quiz and hundreds of Prayer Pointers, Janet guides you toward developing your very own praying lifestyle that will sync beautifully with your God-given personality.

Would you like to win a copy of this great book? You can enter the drawing by writing a comment on the blog page. Read below for more details.

In the meantime, here’s an excerpt to acquaint you with a taste of Janet’s book.

Find Your Natural Prayer Style

by Janet Holm McHenry

© 2024 by Janet Holm McHenry

The simple practice [of prayerwalking] that I began over twenty-five years ago changed me. I lost two dress sizes and . . . aches and pains. Depression that had clouded most of my adult life disappeared, and paralyzing fears did as well. But prayerwalking also shifted my mindset. Because I prayed for what I saw when I walked, I learned that wherever I am, there’s a need for prayer, so my prayerwalking helped me have more of a praying-without-ceasing lifestyle. Instead of having a prayer life—pockets of time for prayer—I began to have a praying life.

Because the changes in me were so dramatic, I tried to convince others to give prayerwalking a chance. Many have over the years, and many are sold on the practice.

However, here’s the thing I discovered: a prayerwalking lifestyle works for me, but it may not work for many others. Each of us is different in personality, daily routines, and interests.

I fell into prayerwalking rather circumstantially after years of trying prayer journals and notebooks (I couldn’t keep up), scheduled prayer sessions (I fell asleep), and creative prayer drawing (I can’t draw). But after years of studying praying people in the Bible, I believe it’s possible to find a praying lifestyle that will work for the rest of your life—a natural practice that makes sense with your God-given personality . . .

What’s Personality Got to Do with It?

My personality has a lot to do with the fact that prayerwalking works for me. I can’t sit still and I’m impatient and unable to relax well. When we go on a vacation to the beach, while I say I want to sit in a chair by the water and read books, in actuality I cannot do that for more than an hour, if even that. I am a driven do-er.

What Do Spiritual Gifts Have to Do with It?

Three passages in Scripture (found in Rom. 12, 1 Cor. 12, and Eph. 4) provide lists of spiritual gifts, which are prophecy, teaching, apostleship, evangelism, shepherding, helping, wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, discernment, tongues, interpretation of tongues, service, exhortation, giving, leadership, and mercy. Questions that help us decide what spiritual gifts we may have include the following:

  • Why do you do what you do?
  • What motivates you?
  • Do you do what you do because of love?
  • Do you want to strengthen others?
  • Are you more word-oriented or deed-oriented?

Do you see how these questions come back again to the idea of personality—the person God has made us to be? While it’s not healthy to obsess about ourselves and our personality continually, understanding how God designed us is helpful in guiding us to a natural prayer style . . .

What Do Biblical People Have to Do with It?

As I began to make . . . connections in the Bible, I came to understand there is not one prayer practice that is better than another. Different people in the Bible prayed in different manners that seemingly reflected the kind of person they were. The same would be true for you and me . . .

Understanding who you are in Christ will help you shed false expectations and guilt about what others say your prayer life should be or even some false ideal you have created in your own mind. Instead, you can just pray—and find freedom as you meet God with the very best offering: yourself.

Thank you, Janet!

My friends, you can take Janet’s “Praying Personalities Quiz” at https://prayingpersonalities.com

And you can enter the drawing by making a comment on this blog post. The drawing ends Monday evening, March 11, 2024. Only US addresses can win.

Janet McHenry is the author of 27 books–eight on prayer, including the bestselling PrayerWalk and her newest, Praying Personalities. She serves on the California leadership team for the National Day of Prayer and as prayer ministries coordinator at The Bridge Church in Reno. Her prayerwalking has been featured in national magazines such as Health, and she is the creator of an online Teachable course called Prayer School.Janet’s business name is called Looking Up! because she loves helping others develop a deeper relationship with God through the study of His Word and a praying lifestyle

Website: https://www.janetmchenry.com

Looking Up! mini-mag with free e-book Prayer Helps: https://www.janetmchenry.com/mini-magazine

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