Your 100 Day Prayer: The Transforming Power of Actively Waiting on God

Recommend Strongly!

I just finished reading ¿Your 100 Day Prayer: The
Transforming Power of Actively Waiting on God¿ by
John Snyde. The book is designed to help the reader pray
specifically and consistently for 100 days regarding an issue
of greater than average difficulty. The goal is to help the
reader understand that God created us to pray, to help the
reader see how God is present in prayer, and also help the
reader grow closer to God during the waiting period.
I can honestly say that this book transformed my prayer life.
If you pray a great deal for others, but rarely for yourself,
then I think you could really benefit from this book. Each
day is numbered and contains a short, two page devotional
with a relevant Scripture passage. This layout makes it
easy to process information and get to the important part ¿
prayer. Space is provided for you to journal your thoughts
and progress. Even while you use this book to pray for an
issue in your life, Snyde consistently reminds you to pray for
others and for God¿s kingdom purposes. He also reminds
you that God¿s could answer ¿No¿ to your prayer, but
that He is still good. Snyde offers Biblical advice related
to accepting God¿s will regardless of his answer to our
prayer. The book helped me begin praying very specifically
for exactly what I hope for, because God knows already,
anyway. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants
to transform their personal prayer life, get serious about
prayer for a specific issue, and/or see God at work in very
specific ways.

Meh

Probably the best word to describe this book is: Meh. John Snyder is a good writer, but the book isn¿t really what it said it would be. In fact, it probably could have finished after the introduction. It was sort of a devotional, but seemed to be more focused on describing freedom in Christ (which is great of course) then having anything to do with prayer, other than a little line at the end of each day and a writing spot where you could possibly put your prayers down, but which is labelled rather ¿Today¿s Progress¿. I think with a different title and purpose sumary, it could have been quite good, but it¿s being sold to the wrong audience, it¿s been advertised for people who want to learn how to become better at praying, and therefore the people who buy it are probably going to be disappointed while other people will miss out.

Your 100 Day Prayer

Your 100 Day Prayer. The Transforming Power Of Actively Waiting On God. John I. Snyder. 2011. Thomas Nelson, Inc., 223 pages.

I can not recommend this book as the prayer guidebook it was intended to be. The author doesn't offer much Biblical insight into prayer anywhere in the book. In the "How to Use This Book" chapter, the Lord's Prayer is mentioned in a quick, how- to style prayer lesson that is void of any real instruction or inspiration.

The book's purpose, identified in the introduction, is as a guide during 100 days of praying for something specific. While the number of days is irrelevant, the emphases is that prayer be consistent. The author bases the application of persistent prayer on one verse, Matthew 7:7-8. The book has a good intent but it is not much more than 100 typical short devotions. Some were good and some were not so good. Each day also has a scripture passage, short prayer prompt, and a space for writing your progress. For many of the days, the prayer suggestions didn't work for me. My suggestion for daily, intimate time with God would be a Bible, a calendar, and a journal if you like to write. Put a check mark on your calendar as reference or reminder of your time spent with God in prayer.

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Touching and Powerful

Most of us take God for granted and believe he is or should be there for us when we need him.

"Your 100 Day Prayer" teaches us that all that happens to us, good or bad, is God's way of having us work out his divine plan which was conceived long before the world was created.

When I was deciding which book to review through BookSneeze® I thought to myself "How hard can it be to review this book. I will just need to skim through it. It it will only have 100 short daily prayers. However, I am so glad I actually requested this specific book because it is so much more than just a daily prayer and devotional. It talks about how each of us have a purpose in being in this world and how it will be fulfilled through God's plan.

This would be a great gift to give a friend who is feeling depressed, has just lost their job or is just feeling down on their luck. Reading it will make them see things happen the way they do because there is a plan in place.

Anyone who reads this book will find renewed faith that God is there, and always will be there for them.

"Your 100 Day Prayer" prompts you to pray 100 days for the one thing you really want, whether that be a new job, love, courage, peace, a new house, money, a car, win the lottery, pass an exam or even the impossible. However, I believe that when they actually reach the one hundredth day of prayer, they will have grown so much spiritually that they will have found the true meaning and purpose of their life.

Excellent way to learn the discipline of prayer!

I am not usually a very patient person. Our culture of instant gratification has worn off on me, despite my attempts to not be conformed to the world. So, when it comes to praying diligently for something, I struggle to pray patiently, waiting for God to work even though it doesn't fit my timeline. I'd much rather take control and do things my way. When I saw the opportunity to read and review John I. Snyder's book "Your 100 Day Prayer", I knew that I had to try it. I also knew that I would be challenged and strengthened through the process.

"Your 100 Day Prayer" not only gives you new ideas/perspectives to consider as you pray through your situation, but it also teaches you the spiritual disciplines of prayer/patience/waiting, which is perhaps more important than the words you might be praying. Each day he presents a passage of scripture to ponder, offers a short devotional, and leaves space for you to journal your thoughts and your progress as you spend 100 days praying for something. It helps you to bring your requests to God in new ways, even in those moments where you aren't sure what to say...because he offers so many different points throughout the book, you always have a new way to pray about your situation.

In a culture where everything happens immediately, "when we want it", it is SO important to be reminded that the God of the universe operates on a different schedule, and that His timing is perfect. And it's even more important to be reminded that we need to be diligent in our prayers and spend more than five minutes with the sovereign God of the universe.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

Get a Journal & Devotional Instead - You'll Be Much Happier

Your 100 Day Prayer is like a paperback prayer journal/devotional with 100 days instead of 365 days like a normal devotional. The book has one page with a Start Date and a main Prayer Request - the one thing you will be praying for 100 days straight. Each day starts with one bible verse, a 1-2 page life application, a 1-2 sentence suggested prayer, and 1/2 or 1/4 page of blank lines for notes. The lines have large gaps between them (about the same size as a journal) to allow your large handwriting font to fit on each line. Remember, with most pages only giving you 1/4 -1/2 of a page for journaling, you don't barely get to write one short paragraph (1-3 sentences long) for yourself.


I found the paperback format to be very counter to the prayer journal - the paperback book hardly opens enough to write your notes in the pages. And if you open it enough, of course, the binding gets all messed up. This should have had spiral binding. Also of note, the paper of the book is the normal cheap paperback recycled-like paper. It's not nice to write on, like prayer journals. Again, I wish this book was printed like a journaling book.


I was surprised to find that the devotional bible verses and life application descriptions DID NOT focus on prayer and promises of God. On one hand, usually books that focus on God's promises pull verses out of context, so maybe it's preferable this way, but it would have been nice to have bible verses that ACTUALLY applied to your one main prayer request. Instead, this book starts like most 365 day devotionals - with creation. Although the author attempted to tie the verses in to prayers, I didn't feel they related strongly to someone praying for a GREAT NEED. The verses were quite general and sometimes the author had to stretch things a bit to make the prayer suggestions work.


In the end, I would not recommend this book. I am certain you would be MUCH better off with a 365 day devotional and a real prayer journal. Or combine a book on prayer with your prayer journal. Why buy a book that 1/4 of it is blank underlined "fill in your thoughts" pages? Then you run out of pages just after 3 months.


Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.

Your 100 Day Prayer

Your 100 day Prayer by John Snyde offers you a personal journey to 100 days of prayer.
His book is also a devotional book as well, as each page starts out with a passage of scripture and ends with a prayer for that day.
This book will transform you life spiritually and will bring the Heavenly Father into your heart and life .
It helps your faith to grow and helps you to connect with the Father. Don't miss out on what this book has to offer.

A Guide on Praying

This is not just another devotional book. It is much more than that. It is a guide on pray. If you have difficulties praying, this book is for you. When you start reading this book, you enter into a journey that will touch you deeply. The author provides 100 entries that give us focus on our prayers based on some passages on the Scriptures. After quoting the passage, the author discuss it according to his view, telling a story and preparing you to your daily pray. You will learn that things happen in God's time, not your own time. When you accept that, you will be transformed and things will start to make sense. More and more you will learn to ask, seek and knock toward your needs and desires. Day 39 touched me deeply. It is called Destination and uses Romans 8:18 verse. This is a must have book in the permanent library of any serious Christian person.
This book was written by John I.Snyder and published by Thomas Nelson in September of 2011 and they were kind enough to send me a copy for reviewing through their Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers Program.

Very Interesting

(Disclaimer: I got this book from the publisher at no charge.)

One hundred days is a long time to focus on something. I can't imagine doing much of anything for 100 consecutive days. But Your 100 Day Prayer by John Snyde is about exactly what it seems -- 100 days of prayer.



Of course, not just any prayer, but focused, intentional prayer. The subtitle of the book is "the transforming power of actively waiting on God". I think that part is even a little more intimidating...what exactly would transform? How would I go about actively waiting?



I have quite a few things in my life that I really should be praying about. But all of those other "should be" things seem to rise to the top. That's why I wanted to read this book, to learn to focus, to actively, intentionally pray.

It's been three weeks, so I am far short of one hundred days. But learning to live as God intends is not an instantaneous process. So as I continue on my journey of prayer, I encourage you to pick up this book for yourself.

Great book!

In today's world that goes so fast, it's more and more a challenge to find a quiet time and place to come aside a while to spend with the Lord in prayer and communion. So whenever I find a book that stands out to me and speaks to me, helping to strengthen those precious moments, I jump at the chance of reading it. This is why, when I saw "Your 100 Day Prayer - The Transforming power of Actively Waiting on God" by John Snyde available from Thomas Nelson's Book Sneeze program, I grabbed the chance at reviewing it.

In his book, John Snyde starts off with a short introduction on prayer and suggests the reader choose a specific prayer request that you are given space to write out in the book. The idea is to pray for that request every day for 100 days. The book comes with 100 short sections, one for each day. Starting with a Bible verse, it is followed by a short lesson from that scripture which all in all brings out beautiful truths and beauties. Then a short prayer assignment that goes along with the theme, and a few lines to jot down your progress for the day. All in all, a wonderful aid to boost anyone's prayer life!

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. But I should say from the start, this is not just a book to read through. As it says, it's a 100 day journey - though of course the reader can choose to adapt and adjust accordingly. But I see the beauty of taking in a little at a time, a little each day as I feel in that way you get so much more out of it. Would I recommend it? Certainly!

Great Devotion Book

I had to chance to review this book recently and I enjoyed it more then I thought I would. Do you want to pray for certain things each day? This is a great way to explore yourself and pray about things you may be facing. It takes you through a 100 days of different prayers. It's set up like a devotion book with a great devotion on the subject that day and a prayer you can pray. I enjoy reading the devotions in it and found myself nodding my head and feeling like it was speaking right to me while reading it. It also has a place you can right down your thoughts after each prayer. I found my marking and taking quotes out of it as well. Great book and great devotion book on prayer.


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A 100-Day Transformation

There's something immensely satisfying about the number 100 -- whether its dollars, years of a long life, or push-ups (yeah, right!). But what about 100 days of focused, intentional prayer? That would surely be immensely satisfying, but in an entirely different way.

That's why I was intrigued by John Snyder's book Your 100 Day Prayer: The Transforming Power of Actively Waiting on God. Even the title seems to be a study in contradiction--Actively Waiting? Isn't waiting generally rather passive?

And that's part of what I think is the key to this book. When seeking to live in a Christ-like manner, one cannot Passively Wait. One must Actively Wait.

Since my 100 days are far from over, I can't say whether I have been "transformed". I can, however, say that just starting the book has led me to think about how I have been Waiting on God. (And I will admit it has been rather passive.) The book is a call to action, and a 100-day step-by-step plan to get the reader to take action. Highly recommended!

Please note that I received this book at no charge from BookSneeze in exchange for an honest review.

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