Christianity too easily becomes a role we play for others, more than a relationship we pursue with God. Because who’s got the time to wait like that? Who has time to wait on Him to guide our daily work and decisions, our daily plans, and our daily lives? Pastors and church leaders can often be the quickest to set their course on spiritual autopilot, to rely on their own gifts and talents to carry their performance, rather than making a regular practice of listening for God’s voice, of living by the Spirit’s rhythm.
This book is the honest confession of a serial self-starter, a megachurch pastor struggling underneath a season of losses, a flood of disapproval, a drought of faith, and an extreme case of spiritual burnout. Afraid of failing at everything, he found again the one thing we all need most: ears to hear what God is saying.
The lessons and disciplines he gleaned from nearly a year of unhurried listening led not only to revival in his life but revival in his church. And you, too, can embrace these same practices for yourself, experiencing the purity of relationship with God you’ve been so desperate to recapture. Step out on the porch with him today, where a defeated leader finally got quiet before the Lord.