| Praying with Expectancy | | | | advance of the Kingdom of God against the |
| Mahesh and Bonnie Chavda incorporate twelve | | | | kingdom of darkness." |
| phrases taken from the Lord's model prayer in | | | | The book is filled with testimonies telling of God's |
| their book "The Hidden Power of Watching and | | | | provision of urgent needs in answer to prayer. |
| Praying." The book is written to inspire and | | | | Other illustrations tell of His forgiveness. These |
| encourage the reader to recognize the power of | | | | stories touched my heart. I found the chapter on |
| prayer with an expectancy while "offering up a | | | | temptation and being delivered from evil helpful. It |
| sweet smelling aroma" in a sacrifice of prayer to | | | | addresses subjects such as: awakening moral |
| God the father. | | | | conscience, pulling down the strongholds, and |
| The Chavda's share dramatic experiences | | | | standing your ground, while watching in prayer. |
| resulting from corporate prayer. They talk about | | | | The final chapters are forceful and uplifting. |
| specific occasions and life changing incidents which | | | | The Chavda's writing is persuasive and anointed. |
| were direct results of waiting and watching in | | | | They exemplify the holiness and reverence of |
| unified community intercession and supplication. | | | | which they write and bear testimony of knowing |
| They draw from the Old and New Testaments | | | | what it means to enter into the sacredness of |
| as they introduce Biblical principles that support | | | | God's presence. |
| the significance of fasting and prayer as a | | | | Pastors, Christian leaders, and layman who are |
| corporate church body. | | | | eager to form a band of intercessors with a |
| I especially appreciated the sensitivity of Bonnie's | | | | desire to see prayers answered will be challenged |
| writing. In a chapter entitled "Do What's Best: | | | | to enlist others to join them in corporate prayer |
| Your Will Be Done" she describes active prayer as | | | | as a result of reading "The Power of Watching |
| "activating what is settled in heaven to be loosed | | | | and Praying." A vital call to renewal. |
| on earth as we align ourselves with God's divine | | | | Destiny Image Publishing, Inc.,9780768427479 |
| intent." She puts forward the assumption that | | | | As reviewed for Midwest Book Review. |
| "Praying the will of God instigates an aggressive | | | | |