“A great emphasis in prayer is what God desires to do in us. He desires to get us under His loving authority, dependent on His Spirit, walking in the Light, motivated by His love, and living for His glory. The collective essence of these five truths is an abandonment of one's life to the Lord and a continual openness, dependence, and responsiveness to His loving control.”
William Thrasher is a professor at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School and is the author of many books.
Thrasher received a BS from Auburn University (Auburn, AL) with highest honors. While at Auburn, he won several awards, including the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, given each year to a graduating student at select universities in recognition of scholarship, university involvement and community service, and the President’s Award from the School of Business at Auburn University. He was elected president of the School of Business and president pro tempore of the student senate at Auburn. Also while there, he worked for two years with Campus Crusade for Christ.
Thrasher is a frequent speaker in churches and retreats across the country. He is active in the Spiritual Formation Forum, a nonprofit organization increasing and facilitating collaboration among leaders in Christian ministries worldwide who are committed to biblically defined and Holy Spirit energized spiritual formation within and through their ministries.