WEBVTT - How Daily Prayer Can Change Your Life

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back, friend. You are listening to the Teach Us

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<v Speaker 1>to Pray podcast, where we teach believers practical and real

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<v Speaker 1>life tips on how to grow your faith and relationship

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<v Speaker 1>with God through the power of prayer. I'm Christina Patterson,

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<v Speaker 1>host of the Teach Us to Pray podcast and founder

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<v Speaker 1>of Beloved Women, where I encourage, equip and empower women

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<v Speaker 1>in the love of Jesus Christ and the truth of

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<v Speaker 1>God's Word. I am so excited to share today's episode

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<v Speaker 1>with you because it's an interview with my good friend,

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<v Speaker 1>Heather Dixon. Heather is an author, speaker, and Bible teacher

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<v Speaker 1>who understands living with a story that is not easy.

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<v Speaker 1>Diagnosed with an in curable and terminal genetic disorder that

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<v Speaker 1>she inherited from her mother, she is passionate about encouraging

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<v Speaker 1>and equipping women to trust God, face their greatest fears,

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<v Speaker 1>and live with hope, especially in the midst of difficult circumstances.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have ever wanted to have a stronger prayer life.

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<v Speaker 1>This episode is for you. I know that many of

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<v Speaker 1>you already know the importance of prayer, but maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>desire to grow in this area. In this episode, Heather

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<v Speaker 1>is going to share with you practical steps that she's

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<v Speaker 1>taken and is still taking to grow in the discipline

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<v Speaker 1>of prayer. In this lighthearted and fun conversation with Heather,

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<v Speaker 1>you will learn practical steps to make prayer a daily

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<v Speaker 1>part of your life, how to use the Lord's prayer

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<v Speaker 1>to start your day with God, and how daily prayer

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<v Speaker 1>can drastically change your life. So if you are ready

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<v Speaker 1>to strengthen your prayer life life, enjoy this episode.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me tell you one of the ways that God

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<v Speaker 3>is challenging me with prayer and will I will say,

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<v Speaker 3>of the spiritual disciplines, prayer has probably been the one

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<v Speaker 3>that always needed where I needed more growth in. Like

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<v Speaker 3>I love reading God's word, like love it like that's

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<v Speaker 3>an easy yeah, I know you do, two sisters, so

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<v Speaker 3>eat that's an easy one for us. And worship love it.

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<v Speaker 3>Worship is fun, Worship is encouraging, you know. I love

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<v Speaker 3>spending time you know in worship, whether it's singing or

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<v Speaker 3>just you know, telling God who he is. But like

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<v Speaker 3>actual prayer and like praying for all the people that

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<v Speaker 3>ask for prayer, request and literally praying that one was

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<v Speaker 3>kind of a doozy for me in terms of figuring out,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, Okay, how do I incorporate this into my

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<v Speaker 3>life and actually do it well, I guess, or do

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<v Speaker 3>it in a way that is well. I don't want

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<v Speaker 3>I want to attach values on prayer, but you know

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<v Speaker 3>what I mean. But you know, I just I wanted

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<v Speaker 3>to do it better, you know, But I just really

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<v Speaker 3>felt like that spiritual discipline was probably an area where

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<v Speaker 3>I could grow. So I started this year. In the morning,

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<v Speaker 3>I you know, wake up and my body is very

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<v Speaker 3>cranky because number one, I'm forty five and number two,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I live with a connected tissue disorder, so

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<v Speaker 3>that often means just cranky joints and cranky body in

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<v Speaker 3>the morning. So I roll my joints out and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and I kind of, you know, stretch a little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>And then before I go I've gone to bed at night,

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<v Speaker 3>I placed one of my big pillows right next to

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<v Speaker 3>my bed, and so I get up and I like

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<v Speaker 3>roll over on the side of the bed and I

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<v Speaker 3>land on the floor on my pillow, face down. Okay, Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>so I'm like face down because that's about all I

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<v Speaker 3>got in the mornings, and I'm face down, and I

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<v Speaker 3>started reciting the Lord's Prayer. Most of us, if we

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<v Speaker 3>can recite anything from the Bible, can probably recite that,

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<v Speaker 3>if we've grown up in the church at all. And

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<v Speaker 3>if you can't, it's fine, it's there.

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<v Speaker 1>You can.

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<v Speaker 3>You can learn it. But I start, you know, face down,

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<v Speaker 3>saying that prayer, and as I get through, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>in my mind, I'm just thinking through all the different

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<v Speaker 3>sections of that, like our Father and you just like

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<v Speaker 3>just stop there, and the truths that we can think about,

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<v Speaker 3>like our number one Christina, You and I are sisters

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<v Speaker 3>in Christ. We are a member of the same family

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<v Speaker 3>humanity believers in Christ. We are all one united family.

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<v Speaker 3>We have one united father, our Father. We are a

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<v Speaker 3>part of a royal family who are in Heaven. Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>He's in heaven. He is in control. He is not

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<v Speaker 3>just some dude behind a curtain like the Wizard of Oz,

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<v Speaker 3>like he's you know, he has created the earth. He's

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<v Speaker 3>created the heaven and the earth. He is the creator.

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<v Speaker 3>So anyway, I just I go through each a little

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<v Speaker 3>little piece of that. I let my prayer where it's

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<v Speaker 3>just spin off of whatever, you know, whatever comes to

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<v Speaker 3>mind as I hit those phrases in the Lord's Prayer

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<v Speaker 3>and I get up and get some coffee because another

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<v Speaker 3>reason why I'm reciting the Lord's prayers because I have

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<v Speaker 3>zero words and the first thing in the morning, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>but those you know, easily roll off my mind and

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<v Speaker 3>it is changing my day.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, here's why. Number one. I mean, I've seen God

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<v Speaker 3>moving in situations that I have prayed for or I've

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<v Speaker 3>just done like little small prayers. But like in this prayer,

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<v Speaker 3>something we had a family member, something was going on

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<v Speaker 3>with her and it was, you know, we needed medical attention,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, very quickly. And I remember the caregiver calling

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<v Speaker 3>me and she was like, I don't know how this

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<v Speaker 3>happened so quickly. And you know, my husband looked at me,

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<v Speaker 3>he says, because you started your day because you were

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<v Speaker 3>face down, And I was like, thank you Jesus. I'm seeing,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, God moved throughout my day. I'm recognizing he's moving.

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<v Speaker 3>And because I have started my day giving him glory,

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<v Speaker 3>it reminds me to give him that glory as things

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<v Speaker 3>go go, you know well throughout the day or I

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<v Speaker 3>see answered prayers, it also is convicting me. So when

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<v Speaker 3>I start to worry or get anxious, I can remember,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what I give us this day in my

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<v Speaker 3>daily bread, you will give me what I need to

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<v Speaker 3>get through this moment. And so, you know, my brain

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<v Speaker 3>is starting to connect the you know, the circumstances of

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<v Speaker 3>my day with the words that I've prayed in the morning.

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<v Speaker 3>And I don't know God is I mean, I haven't

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<v Speaker 3>come to a lot of conclusions yet. I can just

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<v Speaker 3>say that God is really teaching me a lot through

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<v Speaker 3>that practice right now, and it's really changing the way

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<v Speaker 3>I'm walking through my day. So what would you say

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<v Speaker 3>about prayer?

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<v Speaker 1>One thing that I always like to say is to

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<v Speaker 1>start with you have you know, because I know when

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<v Speaker 1>you're always like really busy and you know, tired and

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<v Speaker 1>things like that. But like any other spiritual discipline, it's

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<v Speaker 1>something it's a spiritual muscle that you can build up,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, So you might not be praying hour every

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<v Speaker 1>morning like your grandma did you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, I'm not me either, but she sure did, didn't she?

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<v Speaker 1>And so but maybe you can still with two minutes

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<v Speaker 1>and then maybe five minutes, and not even like you

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<v Speaker 1>need to be like timing yourself like we were talking

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<v Speaker 1>about before, as as far as like putting a grade

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<v Speaker 1>on it, like a longer prayer is necessarily a better prayer.

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<v Speaker 1>Like no, there's so many like just quick, short prayers

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<v Speaker 1>in the Bible as well that God answered, that God heard,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, And so just encouraging women to look at

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<v Speaker 1>prayer as not an obligation or something that we need

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<v Speaker 1>to check off, but like I'm connecting with my father

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<v Speaker 1>and he's hearing me, and I'm hearing him, just like

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<v Speaker 1>you would be excited to talk to your girlfriends, you

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<v Speaker 1>know and having a conversation with them, and so really

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<v Speaker 1>just trying to shift that mindset on prayer. And for me,

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<v Speaker 1>it's I have my set times where I pray, particularly

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<v Speaker 1>trying to pray before I go to sleep at night,

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<v Speaker 1>before and then maybe before I do my devotions in

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<v Speaker 1>the morning, but then also just like little prayers throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the day, you know, as I'm driving, Lord, let us

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<v Speaker 1>get to school safe, let the kids have a good

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<v Speaker 1>day at school, or even before we're doing an interview,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm like, oh God, let it go, well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and I'm just kind of like just a

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<v Speaker 1>little quick prayer in my head, you know, just acknowledging

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<v Speaker 1>that like God is here with me in this moment

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<v Speaker 1>as well, you know, and he's he hears and he sees,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm not alone in this moment. And when we

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<v Speaker 1>just pray little prayers throughout the day, it reminds us

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<v Speaker 1>of that. What a power packed episode with practical tips

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<v Speaker 1>that we can implement today to strengthen our prayer lives.

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<v Speaker 1>It is my hope that today's episode has provided you

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<v Speaker 1>with insight and helpful tips on how you can pray.

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<v Speaker 1>We have so much more to talk about when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to prayer, so I hope that if you are

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<v Speaker 1>encouraged by today's episode, you will share it with a

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<v Speaker 1>friend and subscribe so you don't miss any future episodes

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<v Speaker 1>of the Teach Us to Pray Podcast, where we will

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<v Speaker 1>continue to learn how, just like breathing, prayer can become

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<v Speaker 1>a natural, consistent, and life giving part of our everyday lives.

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<v Speaker 1>Until then, be sure to connect with me at Belovedwomen

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<v Speaker 1>dot org and check out the show notes to download

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<v Speaker 1>my free five day prayer guide. I also want to

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<v Speaker 1>much for taking time to listen today. God bless you

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll talk to you in the next episode.

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