Why do Christians so often fail to open the gift of prayer that God has given them?

Would you sometimes rather worry than pray • Do you try to solve your problems first, then ask God if you don't succeed?

Is it that you really don't expect God to answer of

that you might not like the answer that He gives

• Or have you become discouraged with your own

inconsistency in the discipline of prayer and

given up

Dr. Charles Stanley, in this best-selling classic, urges you to experience anew your lifeline communication with God Discover

• How to pray with the assurance that God will answer

Why prayer is the weapon Satan fears most Why it seems your prayers sometimes are not

answered

• How praying and waiting go hand in hand • How to pray more effectively for others

Dr. Charles Stanley is senior pastor of the 12,000-member First Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia. He is also Bible teacher for "In Touch," a national television and radio broadcast Dr. Stanley has written numerous books, among them A Man's Touch, How to Keep Your Kids on Your Team, Eternal Security Can You Be Sure? and How to Handle Adversity.