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Why do so many struggle to pray? Dr. Pablo Martinez, a medical doctor and psychotherapist, suggests that our basic personality type strongly affects both how we pray and what we pray about.
- Sales Rank: #2807861 in Books
- Brand: Kregel Publications
- Published on: 2012-03-07
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.60" h x .40" w x 4.90" l, .55 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 176 pages
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'A profound, practical and personal book in which the skill of the psychiatrist and the gentleness of the pastor are combined ... I cannot imagine any reader failing to be helped by it, as I have been myself.' -- John Stott
About the Author
Pablo Martinez was trained as a medical doctor and psychiatrist, and works at a Christian hospital in Barcelona. He has also developed a wide ministry as lecturer and counselor. He is a former Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Spanish Theological Seminary.
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A Different Approach to the Typical Book on Prayer
By L. Taylor
Praying with the Grain
How does your personality type affect the way you pray? That's the subtitle of my latest read: Praying with the Grain by Dr. Pablo Martinez. And of course I loved that John Stott wrote the forward - added credibility.
I thought I was in for another traditional book on prayer - one of many in a cluster of books in my library. I couldn't have been more wrong. This is an intriging, unusual, thoughtful, and altogether different book on prayer than I suspect you may ever read.
The opening section is all about personality types and from a doctor's perspective how those unique characteristics and preferences affect our approach to prayer...and the potential problems that may ensue. Really interesting stuff. Particularly good presentation on introverts and extroverts.
But then Dr. Martinez takes us on a most interesting journey discussing prayer and psychology, side by side and intertwined. There is so much scripture and terrific quotes by people from Teresa of Avila to Paul Tournier to Larry Crabb to Richard Foster - I was amazed at the variety and breadth of references. All very spot on in my opinion. I was underlining on nearly every page. New ways of approaching and discussing a topic that has probably been written about more than any other.
I don't often do this but the table of contents is worth sharing here:
Part 1: The Psychology of Prayer
Different prayers for different people (Prayer in relation to temperament)
Overcoming difficulties (Emotional problems and prayer)
The therapeutic value of prayer (Prayer - a love relationship)
Questions & answers
Part 2: The Apologetics of Prayer
Prayer: psychological illusion? (A psychiatrist's viewpoint)
Are all prayers alike? (Christian prayer and Eastern meditation)
I want to share some excerpts but first let me say, I really enjoyed this book and believe I'll be refering back to it in the future (I can't say that about every book on prayer I read). At times the psychological talk got tedious but there is great meat to chew on.
Here's an example, however, of how practical and prescriptive the book is as well:
In responding to the issue of how to get started in prayer and the challenge that presents for some: "Try writing down your prayers. One practical exercise I often recommend is to write down two good things that happened today: perhaps some good news, a conversation of any form of blessing for which you feel happy and grateful. Then do the same with two reasons for concern or anxiety. Now you are ready for a short prayer." (p.58)
He goes on to say to those who feel hypocritical in prayer because they aren't "feeling it:" "My recommendation, then, is basically the same one that I recommend for those who have problems with starting to prayer: begin praying, regardless of what you feel. It is better to begin praying, though you don't feel like it, than not to pray at all. Prayer is primarily an expression not of my inner well-being, but of my love towards God. I do not pray when I feel well; I pray because I love the Lord." (p.66)
I commend Dr. Martinez for his presentation on the differences between Christian prayer and Eastern meditation. It is logical and thoughtful, and in my opinion quite helpful. Here is one excerpt that I found particularly good:
"Eastern meditation is fundamentally passive; one gives oneself completely, simply letting go. The person seeks to disconnect, to emply himself or herself. As Gaius Davies, a psychiatrist, says, it "puts the mind, as it were in neutral gear." Here, the differences are also absolute. Christian prayer is not a technique, nor is it passive. It is an active process by which the person is fully occupied with God's truth. It does not seek to empty the mind but to fill it. It does not seek to lose the attention but to concentrate it. It does not seek relaxation. It does not consist of letting ideas float without a fixed direction, but of setting them on concrete realities: the person of God, his works, his promises, his commandments. This establishes the framework within which meditation is developed. It is not an excursion without borders, or an aimless journey in which a map and compass are lacking." (p.162)
I had coffee with a friend yesterday and she asked what I was reading...after a brief discussion (not unlike what I've shared with you here) she immediately got on her Kindle app and bought the book to read this weekend. I think she'll like it or at lease be challenged by it.
(Note: Kregel Publications provided this book to me for unbiased review purposes)
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A Helpful Read, That you Might Not Need to Own
By T. Suddarth
I've never been one to spend a vast amount of time in prayer. I put my time in, but don't often dally when it comes to speaking with the big guy. Is this sad? Yes. Yes, it is. But I've never really felt the loss. In many ways I've thought of it as similar to the "morning quiet time" that I've always been encouraged to have. I don't particularly enjoy it and I wonder if it is really all that honoring to God if I'm falling asleep while doing it.
For the quiet time, I started practicing a constant communication thing throughout the day in lieu of time spent in the morning, but I've never really gotten a handle on whether I'm comfortable with this kind of thing replacing time set aside specifically to pray.
The Twitter² Summary:
In Praying With the Grain, Dr. Pablo Martinez looks at the psychology of how our basic personality type affects our prayers. Martinez helps us to understand and develop our own spiritual path when it comes to prayer. ''
The Low-down: '
Have you ever thought about how your personality might affect how you pray? No? Me either. Luckily, Dr. Pablo Martinez has thought enough about it for the both of us. Praying With the Grain, a repackaged edition of his well-regarded Prayer Life, walks the reader through the many ways that our personalities can hinder and help our prayers. '
Let me say that though Martinez occasionally drops psych jargon here and there, he does an excellent job of explaining each term as it occurs. That said, I'm going to drop some of the same without explaining it nearly as well. Here goes.
Martinez examines our personalities through the classic Jungian model of thinking/feeling and sensing/intuiting. This allows for specific address of multiple personality types. Martinez also provides examples form history of individuals who are known or widely assumed to match these types.
What I find both interesting and helpful about Martinez's book is his advice that we accept our personality type and how it affects the way we pray instead of striving in vain after someone else's idea of how to pray. Martinez argues that because prayer should be important and vital to our relationship with God, it is important to understand ourselves in order to help make it so.
Unfortunately though, Martinez doesn't give us much help in this department. Unlike other texts of this type, Praying With the Grain doesn't give us a handy quiz to determine our type. Instead Martinez leaves it up to us to self-identify our type and apply his advice accordingly. If you can self-identify, then Praying With the Grain will help guide you through ways of praying that will likely be better for you than what you've tried before.
Of particular note is Martinez's Q & A section on the most frequently asked questions about prayer. I'd actually start there and then come back to the beginning.
Martinez's heart is obvious throughout the book, that he wants prayer to be an exciting, welcoming, central part of every believer's relationship with God. ''
The Rating: '
3 of 5 Stars (A book to check out from the library, but not to own.)
Disclosure of Material Connection:
I received this book free from Kregel Publications. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC's Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Will Change Your Prayer Life
By VicG
Pablo Martinez in his new book, "Praying with the Grain" published by Kregel Publications tackles How Your Personality Affects the Way You Pray.
From the back cover: Dr. Pablo Martinez suggests, from his long experience as doctor, counselor and Christian leader, that our basic personality type strongly affects how we pray. Extroverts, preferring action, will struggle to develop a regular prayer life; introverts will be more likely to set time apart. Thinking types pray more easily with pen and paper; feeling types may long for intimacy with God. This book helps us understand, and work with, our own spiritual path.
When I was new to Christianity I was told I had to pray. I said okay and then I was told I had to kneel down beside my bed and pray. So I obediently did what I was told. And this drove me crazy! Me, I like going for a walk for an hour, hour and a half, I draw near to God and He draws near to me. Dr. Martinez tells us in "Praying with the Grain" that this has a lot to do with my personality type.
Dr. Martinez divides his book into two main parts: "The Psychology of Prayer "and "The Apologetics of Prayer". The very first chapter is "Different Prayers For Different People". If you, like me, were told this is the way you pray and find that way really doesn't work for you then this book is for you. Dr. Martinez is bulls-eyes accurate with his personality types and the way they pray. Once you find out which you are and how you pray then the freedom you will feel will be spectacular. I highly recommend this book not only for yourself but to give to others as a gift for whatever reason. They will thank you for it.
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