Listen: Finding God in the Story of Your Life - Hardcover

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Keri Wyatt Kent writes and speaks about spiritual transformation. The author of four previous books, her articles have appeared in such publications as Christian Parenting Today and Discipleship Journal.

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Praise for Listen

"People are often surprised at the idea that they can hear God. Yet with her life experiences Keri illustrates the many avenues of listening to God so well that you'll come away able to hear God with expectant, alert ears."
―Jan Johnson, author, When the Soul Listens

"I love how Keri Kent lives her life―her ear close to the ground, listening for the footsteps of God as he walks through the everyday moments of life. In this delightful book, she shows you how to listen for God in the everyday moments of your own life."
―Ken Gire, author, Windows of the Soul, Moments with the Savior, The Divine Embrace, and The North Face of God

"Listen by Keri Wyatt Kent is a winsome book that invites us to listen to God within the intimacy and familiarity of our own life and longing. Practical and accessible, this book will guide you in entering more deeply in relationship with God by following the deep and God-given desires of your heart."
―Ruth Haley Barton, cofounder, the Transforming Center; spiritual director; author, Invitation to Solitude and Silence and Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation

"Paying attention is a lost art. Listen helps to recapture it for the most important task of all."
―John Ortberg, teaching pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church

"Keri offers insightful and practical help for all of us who are 'hearing impaired' in our spirits. Ah . . . what a relief!"
―Elisa Morgan, president and CEO, MOPS International

Aus dem Klappentext

"God loves us enough to give us good gifts. When we ask, 'What do I love?' we are really asking, 'What good gift has God given me?'"
From the Introduction

In this remarkable book, Keri Wyatt Kent shows how to open ourselves to more love and joy by listening to God, to our hearts, and to each other. By listening, we discover God in our own stories and in other people's stories. Throughout the book, Kent shares her personal experiences and shows that by reflecting on our own story we can discover the things that bring us joy and the things we love and hold dear. Once we are more aware of the joy and love that are already in our lives, we can notice God. Listening is the central spiritual practice that makes other practices such as prayer, worship, and study transformational in our lives.

Keri Wyatt Kent's warm-hearted, personal exploration of learning how to really listen and be transformed by what we hear shows us how to tap into the ways in which God calls forth the best in us. Once we are able to experience God's love and acceptance, we can share our love with others by sharing our own unique spiritual gifts. These gifts are the ways we serve God and other people. Through trial and error, and most of all by listening, we can discover our true passions and abilities that ultimately bring us true joy.