Prayer: The Timeless Secret Of High-Impact Leaders

EARLEY READING REPORT

BY
Beverly Manning

DSMN 520
Student ID: L24835852
January 25, 2015

Introduction The book Prayer: The Timeless Secret of High-Impact Leaders by Dave Earley is a great guide for leaders and upcoming leaders on the importance of prayer. Earley can be described as a creative writer, and he is an educator and founder of a striving church. He has written numerous books on prayer. Earley stated in his text that “Prayer is certainly not the only act of leadership, but it is the indisputable common denominator of spiritual difference-makers in every generation and in any setting.1 Earley researched and focused on the lives and work of a lot of Christian leaders both in the bible and
The Bible is full of 7,487 promises of God quite a few of these promises demonstrate God enthusiasm to answer prayers.16 Once you develop a prayer life, then the next step is with boldness make your request known unto God for your needs and wants. When Jesus prayed, he was not timid, but he was exact and accurate when he prayed.17 We should follow the example Jesus and come boldly towards the throne of grace expecting to receive what we ask of the
I was easily drawn into the subject matter and examples given, as well as, the personal assessment. When I developed my first spiritual growth plan, I stated that prayer and studying the word of God as the two most important areas that I wanted to work on. These two disciplines have always been a struggle for me, and it is my desire to perfect them that I may become a great leader. My purpose for attending Liberty University is to enhance my spiritual walk with God. After reading the book, I was inspired to spend more time in prayer. All my life, I have been in church, and I have seen how the power of prayer can make the difference in people’s life, and how it can transform a person. Once I read Earley’s book, I was truly convinced that I had to have a consistent prayer life. In the book, he convinced me that if I don’t consistently participate in prayer that it is like saying to God that I don’t believe in the power of prayer. Of course, I do believe in the power of prayer, but actions speak louder than words. I made a promise to improve and work hard to go beyond the first two steps and intercede for the church, my family, and community. Now that I have been given this resource or guide on the importance of prayer and how to pray, I know that I can have a powerful, consistent and effective prayer