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Wonder at the Window
A Meaningful Book to Grow Your Prayer Life
Let me start by saying that Sharon Riddle is a friend of
mine, that I have known for many years as a strong woman of integrity, through
our former church and Christian school.
Today, July 18, is her birthday and so I thought a review of her book I
recently finished would be a lovely birthday gift to her. Happy birthday Sharon.
Long ago, at a tea party, Sharon shared with me and my sister
her prayer journaling system. She showed
how she would write requests, and later highlight and mark God’s answers to
those prayers. If the requests were not
highlighted she would keep praying. I
know I have been included in those journals, and am most grateful. I have seen her walk the campus of our
church/school praying over it and everyone inside. She is a true prayer warrior. When she and her husband, Ike, my beloved
Pastor moved away to TX a number of years ago, it was a sad day indeed, but I
knew it was God’s best for them.
I ordered this book as a birthday gift for a friend last year
and was able to borrow it back; I absolutely loved it!
I immediately loved how big the font was, and the size of the
book was fairly small so I don’t believe anyone would find it
intimidating. It’s packed with meaty
scripture, as well as personal stories.
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These are the
chapter titles:
Wonder of His Power
Wonder of His Plan
Wonder of His Promises
Wonder of His Preparation
Wonder of His Processes
Wonder of His Purposes
Wonder of His Priorities
Wonder of His Prophetic Word
Wonder of His Path
Pg.20 “When you need to hear the voice of God, the place to
hear it is in His Word and His presence. If you are coming regularly to His
feet and asking Him for wisdom and guidance, He WILL provide the necessary
direction.”
Sharon shares times of long waiting on the Lord that she has
done. She encourages you (me) to stay in
prayer, and nurture your faith on a regular basis. She also shares some of the blessings God has
provided to her, her family and her friends, like after many years of praying
for an atheist friend, he finally began walking with God. “Prayer is insisting
upon Jesus’ victory and the retreat of the enemy on each particular spot and
heart problem concerned. – S.D. Gordon Pg. 98
“All the powers of evil seek to hinder our prayer life because
prayer, by nature, involves conflict with opposing forces. May God give us grace to strive in prayer
until we prevail.” – Andrew Murray Pg. 98
Ch. 11 was special for me, because the book was complete at
Ch. 10, but God told Sharon to add this next chapter. I recently finished reading the first five
books of the bible (a first for me!), and so I could better appreciate the
scripture references from Deuteronomy.
"Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God by not
keeping His commandments and His ordinances and His statutes which I am commanding
you today; otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built
good houses and lived in them, and when your herds and your flocks multiply,
and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have multiplies, then your
heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you
out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. -Deu 8:11-14 NASB - -
- Rather poignant words for these times
we are living in today.
"In the wilderness He fed you manna which your fathers
did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do good
for you in the end. - Deu 8:16 NASB
Sharon says, “We must experience a humbling season so we will
learn to live by His Word. The Lord uses
the word ‘discipline’ in this passage. His discipline comes not because you
have been bad, but so that you can experience good. You are the child raised to know how to live
better.” Pg. 102
I definitely recommend this book. (5 stars)
© 2015
I purchased this copy and am providing my own opinions for
no compensation.
Read: July 2016
I also own her children’s book The King’s Silverware, and
highly recommend it.
About the Author
Sharon (Newland) Riddle, her husband Ike and daughters Beth
and Mary live in New Braunfels, TX. She is a graduate of Azusa Pacific
University and attended both Western Evangelical Seminary and Azusa Pacific
University's Graduate School of Theology. She teaches God's Word to women
and children at Oakwood Baptist Church in New Braunfels, TX, writes lessons for
the interactive white board and loves spending her days getting and passing out
fresh manna.
GIVEAWAY!! GIVEAWAY!! GIVEAWAY!!
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I am offering a chance to win ONE copy of Sharon's book, to 1 lucky U.S. reader. {sorry, Amazon only allows for U.S.}
To enter, kindly follow my blog by any of the selections in the right column, and once you are linked to Amazon, you will be asked to follow the author's page as well (where you can watch a sweet video of her sharing about herself... I notice she has picked up a teeny Texas twang...hee!). Also, please comment below that you entered & how your Amazon experience was... I'm super curious how this will go, as it is my first time both running a giveaway, and trying it through Amazon!
Purchasing
Information:
Autographed copies may be purchased at: Sharon's Shop Link
along with her other books, and her handcrafted quilts.
Additionally, you may order from Amazon by clicking here
Additionally, you may order from Amazon by clicking here
This book is
currently $0.00 if you have Kindle Unlimited.
Be blessed & be a blessing.
Hugs and a cup of tea,
Ps: kind of excited because I bought this prize through Amazon Smile, so a donation will go to Samaritan's Purse / Operation Christmas Child - Bam! Double blessing :)
Linking up with: Sandi @ Rose Chintz Cottage Blog Party
