Living Close to God (When you are not good at it)

Living Close to God (When You Are Not Good At It) by Gene Edwards aims to help those out there who struggle at living and walking close to God. He offers very simple suggestions to improve your walk with God, the first of those being to slow down, and he says that the solution to getting closer to God is found in the simple things of life. He starts his slowing down and his quiet time with God by praying and by closely studying and reciting aloud the 23rd Psalm. He also recommends praying at any time during the day when you have a free breath or a free moment.

While I do appreciate Mr. Edwards for taking time out to write a book about deepening our relationship with God and putting a very intimate part of his life into writing, I had a hard time reading this book. By the time I got to chapter 7 or so, I felt as if he were repeating himself and making this out to be a much more complex task than he had originally stated in his first chapters. I myself am a Christian, married to a minister, and I totally agree that we all need to slow down, approach Christ with all our hearts in a specific time dedicated ONLY to him, and let him know our hearts. I loved the idea of this book, and many of the things Mr. Edwards had to say.