Grace to Abide

The Forgotten Key to Powerful Prayer in an Age of Spiritual Performance

De: Josh Kilen

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Transform Your Prayer Life by Learning What "Abide" Actually Means

Every Christian has been there—praying desperately for something that matters, claiming biblical promises, doing everything the prayer books suggest, only to watch the "blank check" of John 15:7 bounce repeatedly. Josh Kilen spent years treating prayer like a spiritual vending machine before discovering in federal prison why his prayers lacked power: he was trying to use God instead of knowing Him.

Grace to Abide exposes the crisis at the heart of American evangelical Christianity. While 87% of Americans claim God answers their prayers, only 30% read Scripture weekly. We want the promise without the prerequisite, the fruit without the vine, transformation without formation. The result? Burned-out pastors (42% considered quitting last year), consumer-oriented churches, and powerless prayer lives that leave believers frustrated and spiritually malnourished.

Kilen writes from hard-won experience as someone who abandoned his family, committed federal crimes, and discovered God's grace at rock bottom. Now married to the woman who forgave him and serving in church leadership, he provides unflinching analysis of why comfortable Christianity produces prayerless Christians and how churches can reclaim the biblical vision of abiding in Christ.

This isn't another book promising better prayer techniques or seven steps to spiritual breakthrough. It's the brutal truth about why spiritual disciplines have become performance metrics instead of means of grace, why we've elevated leaders based on charisma rather than character, and why the younger generation is hungry for depth but can't find it in churches that prioritize entertainment over transformation.

Here’s what you will learn:

• Why the Greek word "meno" (abide) changes everything about prayer effectiveness

• How consumer Christianity has corrupted both spiritual formation and church leadership

• Practical steps for creating accountability that produces growth, not guilt

• The difference between spiritual performance and spiritual presence

• Why grace enables higher standards, not lower ones

Written for anyone who's tired of spiritual superficiality—whether you're a burned-out leader, a questioning young adult, or someone whose prayers feel powerless—this book offers hope that transformation is possible when we stop trying to earn what we already have and start abiding in the One who already loves us.