Books : A Hunger for God: Desiring God through Fasting and Prayer
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by: John Piper
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.47
EAN: 9780891079668
ISBN: 0891079661
Label: Crossway Books
Manufacturer: Crossway Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: July 03, 1997
Publisher: Crossway Books
Sales Rank: 13029
Studio: Crossway Books
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There is an appetite for God. And it can be awakened. I invite you to turn from the dulling effects of food and the dangers of idolatry, and to say with some simple fast:This much, O God, I want you.
Our appetites dictate the direction of our lives--whether it be the cravings of our stomachs, the passionate desire for possessions or power, or the longings of our spirits for God. But for the Christian, the hunger for anything besides God can be an arch-enemy. While our hunger for God--and Him alone--is the only thing that will bring victory.
Do you have that hunger for Him? As John Piper puts it:If we don't feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God, it is not because you have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with small things, and there is no room for the great.If we are full of what the world offers, then perhaps a fast might express, or even increase, our soul's appetite for God.
Between the dangers of self-denial and self-indulgence is this path of pleasant pain called fasting. It is the path John Piper invites you to travel in this book. For when God is the supreme hunger of your heart, He will be supreme in everything. And when you are most satisfied in Him, He will be most glorified in you.
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Rating:  - Excellent Biblical Resource
I have found this to be an extremely balanced biblical study of all relevant aspects of Christian fasting. It is very similar in style to John Pipers "Let the Nations be Glad", but it is more focused and an easier read.
Rating: - A Hunger For God
John Piper writes about a intricate part of worship that is practiced little in today's christian living. He gives God's view on fasting and prayer. The book is well written.
Rating:  - When God is the supreme hunger of your heart, He will be supreme in everything
Reading "A Hunger for God" has been a surreally happy experience to me, as Pastor John Piper; one of my most-loved preachers, from whom I have been learning how to be truly happy, expounds on the meaning, the danger, and the blessedness of the often-neglected delightful discipline of fasting, as well as the powerful testimonies of revival and the outpouring of grace in the life of individual saints thereof. One danger or enemy that fasting helps to fight against is the dulling of heavenly appetite, ... Read More
Rating: - A Hunger for God
Exceptionally well written, page turner and very exciting to get a closer understanding of God!
Rating: - Instructive and Inspiring
As a Christian, I have a difficult time desiring to fast and then successfully fasting after deciding to do it. John Piper's book has been helpful on both counts. He shows readers why to fast and helps to create a desire to seek God and seek God's will through fasting and prayer. He also provides guidance regarding the correct attitudes and motives for fasting.
His review of scriptures and historical writings regarding fasting are instructive and enlightening. He shows that fasting ... Read More
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