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Speaker 1: I've shared it multiple times on the podcast, and today
Speaker 1: I want to take an entire episode to talk about
Speaker 1: how God has made us beautifully different even in the
Speaker 1: way that we pray. In today's show, we're going to
Speaker 1: talk about the three different prayer personality types, so you
Speaker 1: can discover your type and learn how you can most
Speaker 1: clearly hear from God and to overcome any obstacles in
Speaker 1: your communication with Him in prayer. Welcome back, friend. You
Speaker 1: are listening to the Teach Us to Pray podcast, where
Speaker 1: we teach believers practical, in real life tips on how
Speaker 1: to grow your faith and relationship with God through the
Speaker 1: power of prayer. I'm Christina Patterson, host of the Teach
Speaker 1: Us to Pray podcast and founder of Beloved Women, where
Speaker 1: I encourage, equip and empower women in the love of
Speaker 1: Jesus Christ and the truth of God's Word. Welcome back
Speaker 1: to another episode. I missed you all last week. I
Speaker 1: was out traveling. I had a conference that a business
Speaker 1: conference that I was going to learning different strategies and
Speaker 1: tactics on how we can continue to better our ministry
Speaker 1: to help and serve you, and it was a wonderful trip.
Speaker 1: The conference was actually in Austin, Texas, so as a
Speaker 1: win win for me because I also got to see
Speaker 1: my father who lives there, and have dinner with him
Speaker 1: and just spend some good quality one on one time
Speaker 1: with him. Normally, when I see my father, my kids
Speaker 1: are with me and he's so excited to see his grandkids,
Speaker 1: so it's very rare that we get just some one
Speaker 1: on one time, so it was really special for me.
Speaker 1: And just with all the travel and the time that
Speaker 1: the conference took up, I was unable to get a
Speaker 1: podcast episode out that week, but I am so glad
Speaker 1: to be back with you. I'm kind of in a
Speaker 1: transition season right now, as probably many of you are.
Speaker 1: School is out and summer break has officially started, and
Speaker 1: it's always kind of that nervous feeling that I have
Speaker 1: when I'm transitioning between seasons, and that's kind of how
Speaker 1: I'm feeling today because today is actually the first official
Speaker 1: day of spring break, and I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 1: I'm excited to create some more memories with my kids
Speaker 1: and my family this summer, But it's going to be
Speaker 1: a different change of pace, and so I'm adjusting to
Speaker 1: that as far as work and creating content and things
Speaker 1: like that. But this is the day that the Lord
Speaker 1: has made, and I will rejoice and be glad in it.
Speaker 1: One thing the Lord has really just been placing it
Speaker 1: all my heart to do, most recently is to be
Speaker 1: present where I am, and I would encourage you to
Speaker 1: do the same thing. Whatever season that you find yourself,
Speaker 1: be present there. It's so easy to look back and say, oh,
Speaker 1: I wish things were the way they used to be,
Speaker 1: or oh they were so good then, and kind of
Speaker 1: feel sad. But it's also easy to look forward and
Speaker 1: be like, oh, I wish things were this way, and
Speaker 1: I can't wait till they get this way or worse,
Speaker 1: you know, with anxiety, Oh what if things change and
Speaker 1: it goes bad? You know? And so a lot of
Speaker 1: our mental struggles can be resolved by just being right
Speaker 1: where we are, just being in the season where we are,
Speaker 1: and just embracing that season with contentment and thankfulness for
Speaker 1: the good that's in that season, and trusting God for
Speaker 1: the challenges that are in that season as well. So
Speaker 1: in all seasons, you all know we should be pray
Speaker 1: and I've shared it so many times on this podcast,
Speaker 1: but there isn't just one way to pray. I actually
Speaker 1: have a two part series on the podcast. You can
Speaker 1: check it out. If you go to lifeaudio dot com
Speaker 1: and find my podcast Teach Us to Pray, you will
Speaker 1: find an episode called the Eight Types of Prayer. And so,
Speaker 1: I think a lot of people struggle when it comes
Speaker 1: to prayer because they feel like there's just this one
Speaker 1: right way to do it, and that is so not true.
Speaker 1: The Bible actually speaks about praying in all types of prayers,
Speaker 1: and so I break down eight types of prayers that
Speaker 1: you can pray in those two episodes. I'll put it
Speaker 1: in the show notes for this episode so that you
Speaker 1: can check that out as well. But not only are
Speaker 1: there different types of prayer, there are different prayer personalities
Speaker 1: when it comes to ourselves and how we best hear
Speaker 1: from God and communicate with Him in prayer. And so
Speaker 1: I I have come up with three prayer personality types.
Speaker 1: This is in no way an exhaustive list. You might
Speaker 1: have some ideas and some other types that I may
Speaker 1: have missed, but I want to share with you the
Speaker 1: three prayer personality types that you could potentially be. And
Speaker 1: you don't have to be just one, you could be
Speaker 1: more than one. But if you really want to get
Speaker 1: an assessment of your personality to learn which type you're
Speaker 1: most like, you can go to prayquiz dot com and
Speaker 1: take my Prayer Personality quiz. But I want to and
Speaker 1: it'll tell you what prayer personality you are. But for
Speaker 1: this episode, I really want to take some time and
Speaker 1: go over all three of them so you can get
Speaker 1: a comprehensive understanding of all of the prayer personality types.
Speaker 1: And so the first prayer personality type is the spiritual
Speaker 1: prayer personality type. And this is someone that's very sensitive
Speaker 1: to the Holy Spirit and most likely will hear from
Speaker 1: God during their quiet time or during their prayer time
Speaker 1: with Him. So signs that you might have a spiritual
Speaker 1: prayer personality is that you will hear from Him during
Speaker 1: quiet times of prayer. You will frequently be moved by
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit. Walking with this spirit and being in
Speaker 1: step with this spirit comes very naturally to you. You
Speaker 1: may experience God through miracles or conviction in your heart.
Speaker 1: Conviction of the Holy Spirit. You're very sensitive to that.
Speaker 1: And so, you know, the Apostle Paul in Ephesians talks
Speaker 1: about have the blessings that we have in heavenly places.
Speaker 1: He talks about spiritual warfare, and he says that you know,
Speaker 1: our battles not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces.
Speaker 1: And so in the Book of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul
Speaker 1: presents this idea to believers that listen what we see
Speaker 1: he on earth in the physical. There's more than that.
Speaker 1: There is this spiritual realm that we actually have the
Speaker 1: ability to tap into because God's spirit dwells in us,
Speaker 1: and we actually are spiritual beings. We're both physical and
Speaker 1: spiritual beings. And so someone with a spiritual personality type
Speaker 1: will find it natural to be able to tap into
Speaker 1: that spiritual realm, to be able to sense things, hear things,
Speaker 1: see things in the spirit. And so this type of
Speaker 1: for this type of person it's it's probably relatively easy
Speaker 1: for you to hear from God. But what that also
Speaker 1: means is that because you're tapped into that spiritual realm,
Speaker 1: you can also hear from Satan as well. And so
Speaker 1: someone that has a spiritual personality type. It's going to
Speaker 1: be really important for them to use discernment when receiving
Speaker 1: messages in the spirit and to keep up the practice
Speaker 1: of making uninterrupted time with God because remember, this person
Speaker 1: hears God most during quiet prayer time. But the good
Speaker 1: news is that the more time that you spend with God,
Speaker 1: the more you will be able to discern His voice
Speaker 1: from all the others. The second type of prayer personality
Speaker 1: is the empathetic prayer personality, and this is someone that
Speaker 1: is easily moved by their emotions to hear from God.
Speaker 1: God can easily move your heart and sway your desires
Speaker 1: to where He wants you to go. You probably can
Speaker 1: easily discern what God wants you to do and you
Speaker 1: feel it in your heart. Signs that you have an
Speaker 1: empathetic prayer personality is that you are a feeler. You
Speaker 1: feel all the feelings and why While some people think
Speaker 1: this is a bad thing, it's really not like feelings
Speaker 1: in and of themselves are not bad, and actually God
Speaker 1: will use your feelings to speak to you if you're
Speaker 1: operating in the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Now, of course,
Speaker 1: we can get in over our heads and we can
Speaker 1: allow our feelings to control our lives. That is exactly
Speaker 1: what we do not want to do. We want God
Speaker 1: to be able to tap into our desires, tap into
Speaker 1: our heart, tap into our feelings, to be able to
Speaker 1: move us and speak to us in the way that
Speaker 1: He desires so that we can actually hear from Him.
Speaker 1: And so this prayer personality will most likely hear from
Speaker 1: God as they're studying the Word. As they're studying the Word,
Speaker 1: they might just feel God move in their heart at
Speaker 1: a particular word or particular verse. Again, your feelings and
Speaker 1: your emotions can be heightened at particular times to be
Speaker 1: able to hear from God. Confirmation is a big way
Speaker 1: that an empathetic prayer personality will hear from God. And dreams,
Speaker 1: this type of prayer personality can sometimes most likely hear
Speaker 1: from God through dreams that they have. And I actually
Speaker 1: I want you to go ahead and subscribe to the
Speaker 1: podcast because I have a plan to do an entire
Speaker 1: episode on how to hear God through your dreams and
Speaker 1: to know is God really speaking to me through this
Speaker 1: dream or did I just eat too many tacos the
Speaker 1: night before? So stay tuned for that. But if you
Speaker 1: have an empathetic prayer personality. It is going to be
Speaker 1: so important for you to stay in God's word to
Speaker 1: ensure that your emotions are being directed by Him and
Speaker 1: that your emotions aren't directing your life, but they are
Speaker 1: just indicators to how God is speaking to you and
Speaker 1: directing your footsteps. The next prayer personality type is the
Speaker 1: natural prayer personality, and this person has the unique ability
Speaker 1: to learn from the past and current circumstances in their
Speaker 1: life to know which direction God is leading them. And
Speaker 1: so this prayer personality will most likely hear from God
Speaker 1: through actual experiences that they've had, like I said again,
Speaker 1: in the pastor or current circumstances in their relationships and
Speaker 1: communication with other people. I also call this one the
Speaker 1: physical prayer personality because they really are hearing from God
Speaker 1: in the physical. So this person will also really be
Speaker 1: moved and hear from God and since his presence greatly
Speaker 1: when they are in nature, when they are out in creation.
Speaker 1: And so if you're one of those people that when
Speaker 1: you are just outside or you're at the beach and
Speaker 1: your feet or in the sand, it just heightens your
Speaker 1: senses to be able to just sense God's presence and
Speaker 1: hear from him you could very well have a natural
Speaker 1: prayer personality type, and that is completely okay. A lot
Speaker 1: of people feel like prayer is spiritual and I'm only
Speaker 1: gonna hear from God in this spiritual encounter, and that's
Speaker 1: just not true. Like I said, God speaks to us
Speaker 1: in multiple ways. He speaks to us through other people,
Speaker 1: he speaks to us through our circumstances, he speaks to
Speaker 1: us through dreams, through his word. And not only that,
Speaker 1: how we hear from him is greatly impacted based on
Speaker 1: our individual personalities. And because God knows that he's not
Speaker 1: going to speak to everybody the same way. He wants
Speaker 1: to get his message through to you, one that he
Speaker 1: loves you and two that he saved your soul. And
Speaker 1: so he's not going to rely on one way to
Speaker 1: speak to everybody because he knows that he made everybody different.
Speaker 1: So there are multiple ways that He speaks to us,
Speaker 1: and there are multiple ways that we hear from him
Speaker 1: based on our personality types. And so if you have
Speaker 1: a natural prayer personality type, my encouragement to you is
Speaker 1: to continue the practice of making time to get outside
Speaker 1: and spend time with God in nature. And I hope
Speaker 1: that today's episode really encouraged you. Again, want to encourage
Speaker 1: you to take my prayer Personality quiz at preyquiz dot
Speaker 1: com to learn if you are most likely a spiritual,
Speaker 1: empathetic or natural prayer personality type. When you take that
Speaker 1: quiz and submit the result, you'll receive feedback for me
Speaker 1: on how you can really hear from God more based
Speaker 1: on that prayer personality type, and just some more resources
Speaker 1: for you to tap into the power of prayer. So again,
Speaker 1: you can take that quiz at preyquiz dot com. It
Speaker 1: is my hope that today's episode has provided you with
Speaker 1: insight and helpful tips on how you can pray. As
Speaker 1: a gain to you, be sure to download my free
Speaker 1: five day Prayer guide and again take my prayer personality
Speaker 1: quiz to learn how you best here and connect with God.
Speaker 1: You may find all links in today's show notes. We
Speaker 1: have so much more to talk about when it comes
Speaker 1: to prayer, so I hope that if you were encouraged
Speaker 1: by today's episode, you will share it with a friend
Speaker 1: and subscribe so you don't miss any future episodes of
Speaker 1: the Teach Us to Prayer podcast, where we will continue
Speaker 1: to learn how just like breathing prayer can become a natural, consistent,
Speaker 1: and life giving part of our everyday lives. Until then,
Speaker 1: be sure to connect with me at Belovedwomen dot org,
Speaker 1: where we are currently in a Bible study series called
Speaker 1: Crazy or called where we are learning how we can
Speaker 1: discover and confidently answer God's call and purpose on our lives.
Speaker 1: So again, if you visit belovedomen dot org, you can
Speaker 1: join that free online Bible studies and you can join
Speaker 1: me in the Beloved Women app At Belovewomen dot tv.
Speaker 1: The Bible study is there as well. Thank you so
Speaker 1: much for taking time to listen today. God bless you,
Speaker 1: and I'll talk to you in the next episode. Te
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