Life Hacking Spiritual Disciplines

by Joe Fontenot

What does it take to establish a regular prayer time? Often, a crisis will do it. But what about the rest of the time–the time when life is good? This is when our prayer habits tend to wane.

In this book, Joe pulls from over 20 psychologists, neurologists, and behaviorists to describe exactly what it takes to create the habits and structure necessary to have a regular and dependable time with God.

YOU WILL LEARN:
• How to create a successful habit—and how to build it into your already busy schedule.
• Why relying on willpower alone isn’t enough to make and keep good changes.
• How to leverage small changes to your diet and physical routine for big impact on energy and motivation.
• How to stop and focus, even with a thousand things on your mind.

A daily and vibrant prayer life is more than possible–it’s within reach. But it starts with first understanding how God’s wired us. From there, it’s a matter of following the right path. That’s what this book is about.

132 pages, Paperback

Published September 29, 2016

About the author

I spent a decade helping nonprofits move humanitarian aid to Africa and Latin America, and today I help brands tell their stories.

For my fiction visit: ajfontenot.com. And for copywriting (marketing), visit: fiveroundrocks.com.

Reviews

[Jeffrey Marsh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy read with helpful perspectives to improve life.

[Gregg Zackary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought Provoking and Practical

This was a very through provoking and practical read regarding how to establish discipline in all of life. An easy read and well worth the time invested.

[Jamie Bee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Subtitle Better Fit Than Title

I think that the subtitle actually makes a better title than the real title of this book! When an author uses a trendy term like “life hacking,” I feel it more obscures what a book is about than illuminate. Something just rubs me wrong, too, about the idea of “hacking” anything spiritual. But I won't keep going on about semantics. This book is meant for Christians who feel like the crazy modern world keeps them from truly living their Christian beliefs and hampers their closeness to God. The author has a clear and easy writing style as well as very workable suggestions and tips for how to become more focused on the religious aspect of your life and God. I wish, too, that the author had been more explicit in the blurb that this is a Christian book. The term “spiritual” can be used to define and describe a much broader realm than Christianity, so it is not accurate to use a more general term. Name it and claim it! This way, it makes it clear to people who just look at the blurb, and not the categories, what exactly this book is about. That said, this is a scripturally sound book written in in an engaging way that may help Christians find their way back to God, even with the pressures of modern life, and to help them live their lives in a way that more embodies Christ’s message.

I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.

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[Lydia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quality info that will make a difference

Practical guidance with intentional direction to actually live spiritual disciplines. Love the way to focus with God at the center of us all.

[Kimi Copeland · Rating 4 out of 5]

I realized I love reading about life hacks. I enjoyed the little snippets of research on how to do spiritual disciplines better. Like all books, take what was good and don’t worry about the rest. It was an enjoyable read.

[Tamra L. McDougall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspiring.

Some really great advice that could actually benefit many areas of life. I am chewing on some ideas for my students.