Attentive Life: Discerning God's Presence in All Things Book

This was a book that I read as a part of a reading group that I'm in. I started reading it, not expecting much (shame on me!). Much to my surprise this was a tremendous read. Not only was it inspiring but it was also simply written with practical advice and steps on how to be more "attentive" to God. Ford uses his own life experiences to urge the reader to learn how to focus on God, at all times and in all things. We live such busy, overly sensitized lives, in which we rarely slow down to just simply "exist" and be with God. Ford argues, effectively, that we are missing out on so many incredible opportunities given to us from God because we cannot (or refuse to!) PAY ATTENTION. God's presence is all around us, in us, and through us, at all times. It is at our peril if we choose not to listen and discover this presence in our lives. God wants to bless us, speak to us, and guide our lives every day -- but we are so "cluttered" with busyness, distractions, and sensory overload that we often times fail to hear, see, experience, or worse, even seek God. It is time for all of us to recognize this and make changes in our lives. Ford provides excellent commentary on how to do this and the consequences if we do not; as he says early in the book, "Lord, show me what I am missing; open my eyes, that I may see."