I devoured Neil Miller’s What if Listening to God Was Easy? It is enjoyable, fun, and easy to read, as it is filled with stories, just as Jesus’ teaching was. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is stories of people hearing God’s voice, seeing visions, receiving and interpreting dreams, and releasing the power of God. Neil describes how all this is available today, and how these divine encounters work transforming wonders in people’s lives. We are all called to make disciples and Neil has given us practical insights into how we can be more effective in this high calling. I strongly encourage you to learn from him.

I have been practicing listening prayer for over twenty years, and in my ministry, I never tire of hearing God stories that result from inner healing prayer sessions. A life transformed is the greatest testimony to God’s work in a person’s life. I applaud the author’s courage to put into writing what may seem controversial in some contexts and cultures. His instructions are thorough and balanced and clearly give limits to what he has been trained and called to do. Although he gives plenty of sound reasoning, along with personal anecdotes and scriptural references, the true power of his words is in the application. Try it!

What if Listening to God Was Easy? is a well-written, biblically based, wonderfully illustrated, and profoundly important book. Neil Miller has provided a resource that will inspire, instruct, and engage even the most casual readers, and as a result, position them for a life-changing encounter with God.

An honest book, wrapped in Scripture, and hard to put down. It is inspiring to read example after example of lives being changed by learning to listen to Jesus. The how-to format Neil lays out is easy to follow and easy to replicate to others. This book will change how you listen to Jesus, thus change how you encounter him. I am convinced, as Neil writes, “that the missing piece is an ongoing, live meeting with Jesus.” You will be convinced of this, too, by the time you are done reading this book.

Having been raised in an evangelical world in which prayer was mostly about talking to God and expressing my thoughts to him, it is delightful to have a book filled with examples of people who have learned to take as much interest and time in listening to God speak. Neil Miller weaves together Scripture, story, and theology in ways that are easy to read but profoundly insightful. I have been in rooms full of leaders who profess to know and follow Jesus, but who, unhappily, have relied almost entirely on their own wisdom to solve problems and make decisions rather than saying, “Let’s ask Jesus what he thinks on the matter.” Yes, it can be that easy!

This book reads like a love letter to the church—an engaging and winsome invitation to sit at the feet of Jesus and to hear him tell us we have “chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away.” This book is a gift to the church—for those of us who long for greater intimacy with God and want to declare again and again, “You are the God who sees me.” This book is a call to the church—to move our worship beyond mere knowledge about God to a dynamic knowing of God “in spirit and truth.” Drawing upon extensive biblical study, persistent personal devotion, and fascinating cross-cultural ministry experiences, this book is sure to help every pilgrim in the journey of faith to grow in their discernment of God’s loving voice.