Books to Help Kickstart Your Prayer Life

1. How to Pray: A Simple Guide for Normal People
by Pete Grieg

How to Pray is written to evoke a passion for prayer in everyone - the committed follower of Jesus as well as the skeptic and the scared. The enormous blessing of How to Pray is that it is accessible, full of surprising stories of answered prayer, and tremendously engaging. The basic idea is that prayer is a conversation between you and God. Pete Greig demystifies prayer, helping you to find prayer achievable and enjoyable, and ultimately life-giving and life-changing.

2. Celebration of Discipline, Special Anniversary Edition: The Path to Spiritual Growth
by Richard J. Foster

Hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality, Celebration of Discipline explores the "classic Disciplines," or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith. Along the way, Foster shows that it is only by and through these practices that the true path to spiritual growth can be found.

3. The Circle Maker
by Mark Batterson

Do you ever sense that there's far more to prayer than what you're experiencing? It's time you learned from the legend of Honi the Circle Maker. When his land was drought-stricken in ancient times, Honi ha-M'agel drew a circle in the sand, stepped inside it, and wouldn't budge until God answered his petition for rain. Honi's story transformed author Mark Batterson's own experience with prayer and inspired him to document his journey to praying more powerful prayers in The Circle Maker.

4. Draw the Circle
by Mark Batterson

Do you pray as often and as bravely as you want to? Mark Batterson, New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker, is here to teach you all about a new, life-changing way to pray. After the release of The Circle Maker, true stories of miraculous and inspiring answers to prayer began to pour in. Draw the Circle shares these inspiring testimonies and combines them with timely Scriptures and daily prayer prompts designed to stir you to pray like never before. 

5. Dangerous Prayers
by Craig Groeschel 

Do you ever wonder, "Why doesn't God answer my prayers?" Do you wish you could see the evidence that prayer changes lives? Are you tired of playing it safe with your faith? In Dangerous Prayers, New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel helps you unlock your greatest potential and tackle your greatest fears by praying stronger, more passionate prayers that lead you into a deeper faith.

6. Start With Prayer
by Max Lucado

Do you find it difficult to turn to prayer when you need it most? Do you have trouble finding the words to capture exactly how you’re feeling? Start with Prayer by pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado will give you the tools you need to feel more comfortable when you communicate with God.