Hello Beloved! I just finished Priscilla Shirer’s
latest book Fervent: A Woman’s Battle Plan
for Serious, Specific and strategic prayer”
and I cannot wait to share it with you.
And how you can win a free copy so stay tuned.
My mom always says “The enemy you know is
better than the enemy you don’t know.”
The wisdom in that statement is this: if you
know your enemy, you know how he will attack,
and thus you know how you will counter attack.
When you know your enemy, he never has the
upper hand with the element of surprise. You
know he is coming, you know how he’s coming
and even more you know exactly how to defeat
him.
In her latest book Fervent: A Woman’s Battle
Plan for Serious, Specific and strategic prayer”
Priscilla Shirer reveals the enemies plan
of attack and then shows readers how to strategically
overcome each attack with the power of prayer.
If kind of feels like cheating. Like the enemies
playbook is right in your hand. No need for
learning it the hard way or Figuring it out
all by yourself. Fervent is a plan for victorious
living through prayer.
Priscilla starts the book by helping readers
to truly understand why we should pray. That
prayer is not just one more thing we check
off of our “be a good Christian” check
list. She says “Prayer is the portal that
brings the power of heaven down to earth.
It is kryptonite to the enemy and to all his
ploys against you.” She reminds readers
that we are at war and prayer is a serious
weapon in our arsenal to ensure our victory.
Now when I first heard of the book Fervent,
I’ll be honest I was skippable. A book about
prayer?
But Fervent is more than a book about prayer.
So after Priscilla explains why we should
pray, the uses a majority of the book showing
readers how to actually do it.
You will literally pray your way through this
book.
The book covers 10 areas the enemy will strategically
target in your life to destroy your relationship
with God, how you view yourself and your relationship
with others. At the beginning of each chapter
she states “If I were you enemy . . . “ and
shows through the eyes of the enemy why and
how he is targeting this specific area. It
kind of has a C.S.Lewis Screw Tape Letter’s
feel to it which I loved. Because when you
can clearly see your enemy’s strategy and
why and how he is targeting you, it makes
your counter attack that much more powerful.
For each area that the enemy attacks, Priscilla
presents a strategy that shows readers what
things we need to be praying for and gives
us a guide to structure those prayers.
At the end of each chapter readers are instructed
to pray over that area using the strategy
that Priscilla has presented. At the back
of the book are perforated prayer cards for
readers to tear out to write their prayers
down. They are then to be placed in a location
where they can be frequently seen as a reminder
to pray.
Now I would not consider this book a casual
read because it’s much more interactive
and really gets readers involved. This is
a book you will want to savor. Because although
the chapters are short Priscilla packs each
one with so much wisdom, you are going to
want to stop at each chapter and just let
that thang marinate.
In Fervent Priscilla Shirer talks candidly
about spiritual warfare and does not hold
back on the topic. I mean the back of the
book starts off with “you have an enemy”.
But that’s what I really enjoyed about this
book. It’s a fresh honest look at what’s
really going on behind the scenes of our Christian
lives. And not in a way that leaves readers
scared and intimidated. Not at all. In a way
that empowers readers, in the words of Priscilla
to “not only be able to defend yourself
from incoming sniper fire but through Almighty
God will be able to push into enemy territory
and take [book ]stuff [boom] back[back].
Think bold. Think confident. Think a renewed
assurance in your God that leaves no room
for fear. Trust me after reading this book
you will be running to your closet ready to
pray, ready to win.
Overall I enjoyed this book. It took me a
little over a week to complete. It’s a little
different compared to the other Priscilla
Shirer books I have read that typically follow
a particular scripture or story in the bible
like “One In A Million”, “Life Interrupted”
or even “God is Able”. But Fervent is
still packed with scripture to support what
is being taught.
If you want to see God’s hand more clearly
in your life, if you want to stop being a
victim of the enemies schemes against you,
if you want power to fight for your family,
for your church, and for yourself, I believe
Fervent is just the book to show you how.
Now, here’s your chance to win a FREE copy
of Fervent by Priscilla Shirer . In the comments
of this video share with us how prayer has
changed your life to be entered to win. This
contest will close November 3, 2015 at 8:00AM
EST. For full contest rules and details visit
belovedwomen.org/giveaway.
Thanks so much for watching and until next
time. Be beautiful. Be blessed and be loved.
