Turning Down the Volume: A Review of God on Mute - 29 Apr 2008

“I rarely feel the presence of God in my life.  Although I love the Lord and strive to follow Him daily, I have not experienced anything that would wow an audience,” writes Barb Grinbergs from Sammamish, Washington.  “I often feel like the older brother of the prodigal son: faithfully working for his father, but not getting any special recognition.  I’m an average, middle-aged woman.  Is God spending his time with people who lead more exciting lives?

When I started reading Pete Greig’s book, God on Mute, I became riveted by these words in his introduction:

“You’re probably reading this because, like me, some of your prayers simply aren’t working and you want to know why.  Maybe God seems a million miles away… Maybe miracles happen to everyone else, but never to you… Maybe you need a word from heaven, but God is on mute an the remote is lost down the back of some cosmic sofa.”   

That’s exactly how I feel!

You can believe this book because the author and his wife have struggled through everything he writes about.  His use of Easter week to explain suffering, unanswered prayer, and God’s apparent silence is awesome!  It makes so much sense, especially his description of the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday.  That was the day “…when God allowed the whole of creation to live without answers.”

Through the pages of this book you will hear God’s voice.  I encourage you to read it!”

Engage with the silence of unanswered prayer.  With a voice of honesty and experience Pete Greig explores the challenges of suffering, disappointment and silence from on high.  Drawing on his own experiences Pete offers his thoughts on the bigger picture we find ourselves in and why God may be turning down the volume.  Buy it now from the 24-7 Shop.