1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: Teach Us to Praise brought to you by Life Audio 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: and is a part of our Faith Toolkit series. For 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: more inspirational faith affirming podcasts, visit lifeaudio dot com. 4 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 2: Hello friend, you are listening to the Teach Us to 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 2: Pray podcast with me Christina Patterson, where we teach believers 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 2: practical and real life tips on how to grow your 7 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 2: faith in relationship with God through the power of prayer. 8 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 2: You know, as a busy mom and ministry leader, I 9 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 2: often received the question how do you make time for God? 10 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 2: Often I receive this question from other believers with full 11 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 2: lives who are desperate for time with God but seemingly 12 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 2: little time to seek him, and this struggle for many 13 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 2: believers has developed feelings of guilt, overwhelm, and condemnation, which 14 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 2: further hinders our spiritual growth. We know that we need 15 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 2: to spend time with God in prayer, but we also 16 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 2: have real life responsibilities for which we are accountable because 17 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 2: kids get sick, spouses work nights, deadlines are due, bills 18 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 2: need to be paid, people need to be fed. All 19 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 2: kinds of things that were responsible for addressing on a 20 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 2: daily basis that fills up our schedules. And if this 21 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 2: sounds familiar. You may have caught yourself saying or thinking 22 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 2: any of the following. I feel so bad today because 23 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 2: I miss my devotional time with God. Every time I 24 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 2: make time to pray, I find myself falling asleep because 25 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 2: I'm so tired. God is probably mad at me. I 26 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 2: don't think I'm spending enough time with him. I'm so 27 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 2: anxious with everything that's going on in my life. I'm 28 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 2: having a difficult time enjoying my time with God. If 29 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: this is you, I want to let you know that 30 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 2: I completely understand. When I became a mom of two, 31 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 2: time became a luxury and I felt the pressure of 32 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 2: trying to keep up with all the things and still 33 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 2: spend time with God when I needed him the most. 34 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 2: I get it, and since then, I've learned so much 35 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: about approaching busy seasons in our lives graciously, with wisdom 36 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 2: to still find time for God in a way that 37 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 2: doesn't leave us feeling overwhelmed. You know, Jesus says in 38 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: John chapter fourteen, verse twenty seven. Peace, I leave with 39 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 2: you my peace. I give you not as the world gives, 40 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:24,679 Speaker 2: do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, 41 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: neither let it be afraid. Peace. I leave with you 42 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 2: my peace. I give you not as the world gives. 43 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 2: Do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, 44 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 2: neither let it be afraid. I want to start with 45 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 2: this truth. The stress, pressure and overwhelm we feel in 46 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 2: seasons of busyness of our lives does not come from God. 47 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 2: Jesus gives us peace no matter how busy life may get. 48 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 2: With that in mind, I want to offer you some 49 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 2: practical ways that we can still make time for God, 50 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 2: especially when our life life is busy. First, I want 51 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:13,119 Speaker 2: you to know that God understands your situation. I want 52 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 2: to start by setting you free today. I think a 53 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 2: lot of people ask me about my time with God 54 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:19,679 Speaker 2: and how I studied the Bible. That's probably one of 55 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 2: the most popular questions that I receive, because I do 56 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 2: that for my ministry, beloved women. I do write a 57 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 2: lot of Bible studies and I do have to be 58 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 2: in my word a lot. But when it comes to 59 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 2: my personal time with the Lord, I honestly have not 60 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 2: always had a specific structure that's worked every time. And 61 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 2: guess what, God understands that, and he's not mad about it. 62 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 2: As a young mom, there were days where I just 63 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,119 Speaker 2: didn't have any kind of scheduled prayer time because both 64 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 2: the kids got sick this week and then I got 65 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 2: sick and had deadlines and other responsibilities. And still God 66 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 2: was with me, and he empowered me to do it, 67 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 2: and he understands. We can't compartmentalize our relationship with God 68 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 2: and feel like the only time that He's pleased with 69 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: us is when we're praying. God is pleased with you 70 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 2: when you were doing what he called you to do. 71 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 2: And sometimes that calling looks like changing diapers and cleaning 72 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 2: up throw up, and getting the car serviced or the 73 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 2: oil change, or listening to your spouse bent about the 74 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 2: issues that they had on their job, or calling a 75 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 2: friend and checking up on them. It doesn't always look 76 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 2: like praying for three hours every single morning. Now that's 77 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 2: great if you do that, there's no judgment here. But 78 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 2: what I'm saying, if you don't do that, that's okay too. 79 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,600 Speaker 2: When it comes to my prayer time with God, it's 80 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 2: changed over the years, So sometimes maybe it will look 81 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 2: like that three hours in the closet, and sometimes it'll 82 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 2: look like praying on your way to work. You know, 83 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 2: when I was in college. I did have a structure, 84 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 2: I did have a schedule, and I was really good 85 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 2: at keeping up with it. But that's only because I 86 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 2: made my schedule to where I didn't have classes until lunchtime. 87 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 2: But then as a young mom, my prayer time with 88 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 2: scattered in somewhat here and there. It never looked the same. 89 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 2: And now my prayer time is actually moving to look 90 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,919 Speaker 2: a little bit more structured because I've grown wiser and 91 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,039 Speaker 2: life has become less demanding of my time in that way. 92 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 2: And through all of those changes in seasons, God understood 93 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 2: and he met me wherever I was. So that's what 94 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 2: I want you to understand first when it comes to 95 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 2: making time for God in your busy schedule. First, know 96 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 2: that God understands, which leads me to my next point. 97 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 2: You need to discover what works for you. Take time 98 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 2: to assess the season you are in and figure out 99 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 2: what your prayer time with God is going to look like. 100 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 2: It's not necessarily always going to be a whole hour 101 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 2: long prayer every morning. Maybe it's listening to some worship music. 102 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 2: Maybe it's journaling. Maybe it's reading a scripture to base 103 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 2: your prayer time on. Maybe it's reading a scripture and 104 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 2: writing your prayers about it. There are so many ways 105 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 2: we can connect with God in prayer and hear from him. 106 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 2: I don't want you to feel like you have to 107 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 2: be pigeonholed. It's just one particular way in what that 108 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 2: looks like for you. You know, sometimes my prayer is 109 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 2: a structured prayer in the morning, and when I say structured, 110 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 2: I mean I was intentional about setting aside that time 111 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 2: specifically for prayer. But then other times my prayer might 112 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 2: be impromptu. I may be walking in my bedroom carrying 113 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 2: a load of laundry and since the Holy Spirit to 114 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 2: sit down and pray right then and there. Or maybe 115 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 2: I'm at the kitchen sink while washing dishes. Although I 116 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 2: don't always keep a perfect prayer schedule, God is faithful 117 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 2: to meet me where I am, and he will do 118 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 2: the same for you. He is so gracious and he 119 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 2: knows where you are right now in this season of 120 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 2: your life. So it's important that in all the busyness 121 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 2: of our lives, that we keep our hearts open as 122 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 2: to how God is speaking to us through it all, 123 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 2: whether it's on our morning commute, on our morning run, 124 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 2: or at night when the kids have finally fallen asleep. 125 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 2: So just be sure you're open to being led by 126 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to what way that God is speaking 127 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 2: to you. I mean, y'all, the Lord has spoken to 128 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 2: me while washing the dishes, doing the laundry, and taking 129 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 2: a walk. I think we have to realize we can 130 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 2: open our lives up so that God can enter every 131 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:16,679 Speaker 2: single area and speak to us wherever we are, whether 132 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 2: we're in the playroom or the boardroom. God is here 133 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 2: to meet you where you are. That's what I love 134 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 2: about Jesus. He came to us. It's not about our 135 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 2: trying to work up and strive to meet God's standard 136 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 2: with this perfect prayer life. He's already come to us. 137 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 2: Jesus met the standard for us. We don't have to 138 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 2: worry about if we're doing enough for God. If we're 139 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 2: praying enough to God, God has already decided that you 140 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 2: are worthy and that He loves you. When we rid 141 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 2: ourselves of guilt and stop questioning if God is mad 142 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 2: at us or if we're spending enough time with him, 143 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 2: we make space to see the truth about God and 144 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 2: how much He loves us, no matter how full our 145 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 2: lives are. And when we get to this point of 146 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 2: seeing God in this way, making time for a prayer 147 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 2: won't be a problem because we will be so motivated 148 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 2: and inspired to want to pray and come to Him 149 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 2: in the first place, to want to take our request 150 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 2: to the God of the universe who loves us so much. 151 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 2: When our prayer time becomes less about checking one more 152 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,559 Speaker 2: thing off of our to do list and more about 153 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 2: connecting with the God who loves us, the more we 154 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 2: will pray no matter how busy we are. With that 155 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 2: in mind, my last tip when it comes to making 156 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 2: time for prayer when life is busy is to make 157 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 2: it happen. Now. I know you may be thinking, what 158 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 2: do you mean, make it happen? If it were that easy, 159 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 2: I wouldn't be listening to this podcast, and I get it, 160 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 2: but please hear me out. Your prayer time may not 161 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 2: always look the same, and that's okay and God understands, 162 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 2: but we also do still need to pray. Prayer being 163 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 2: a priority for you doesn't mean it has to look 164 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 2: like someone else or that it needs to follow some 165 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 2: elaborate prescription. But you do need to pray whatever that 166 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 2: looks like for you, and however that fits into your schedule. Now, 167 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 2: I hope that at this point you feel free enough 168 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 2: to do that. What I mean is you feel free 169 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 2: enough to receive the grace to not look at your 170 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 2: prayer time with God as an obligation. Because here's the thing. 171 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 2: You don't have to pray, and God will still love you. 172 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 2: The Bible is clear about his unconditional love for us. 173 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 2: Two Timothy, Chapter two, verse thirteen tells us that even 174 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,680 Speaker 2: when we are faithless, God is still going to be faithful. 175 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 2: He's still going to faithfully love you. He's still going 176 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 2: to take care of you. He's going to fulfill his 177 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 2: promise to you, regardless if you make time to pray 178 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 2: or not. But you want to pray because prayer is 179 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 2: not about impressing God. It's about you receiving the strength 180 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 2: you need from Him when life is busy. God is 181 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 2: not going to be less powerful if we don't spend 182 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 2: time praying to him today. We will be less powerful 183 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 2: if we do not spend time praying to Him today. 184 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 2: Sometimes this means when you would rather watch Netflix after 185 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 2: putting the kids to bed, you take fifteen minutes to 186 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 2: pray instead and really hear from the Lord. Maybe you 187 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 2: wake up twenty minutes earlier, or you pick a day 188 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 2: out of the week on your lunch break to take 189 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 2: a walk and pray. Trust me, the sacrifice of time 190 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 2: and energy to pray will always be worth the reward. 191 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 2: Just go back to episode one to learn about all 192 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 2: the benefits of prayer if you need a reminder as 193 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 2: to why we can spend so much time pouring our 194 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,439 Speaker 2: lives out to everyone us around us, and we need 195 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 2: to make sure we make time for God to pour 196 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 2: back into us through prayer so we can wake up 197 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 2: the next day and do it all over again. It's 198 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 2: good to rest and work and be with friends and 199 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 2: do stuff you want to do, but there is nothing 200 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 2: that's going to fill you up like God can. So 201 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 2: I want us to look at our prayer time with 202 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 2: God as completely and utterly valuable and necessary. If I 203 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:53,439 Speaker 2: spend time with God or not, is the difference between 204 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 2: if I'm going to be an angry mama all day 205 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 2: or if I'm going to be a peaceful, calm mommy 206 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 2: today to be kind to my coworkers or not. If 207 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 2: I'm going to let stress get the best of me 208 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:09,839 Speaker 2: or choose faith. If I can manage this full life 209 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 2: with grace and peace or frustration and worry when life 210 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 2: is busy, prayer makes all the difference. I want you 211 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 2: to be free and know that you don't have to 212 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 2: feel condemned and guilty in this area. But spending time 213 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 2: with God and prayer is a gift to us. It 214 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 2: is a precious gift, and I hope that these tips 215 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 2: encourage you to receive God's grace so that you can 216 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 2: get creative and that you're motivated to pray no matter 217 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 2: how busy life gets. Listen, we have so much more 218 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 2: to talk about when it comes to prayer, so I 219 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 2: hope that if you were encouraged by today's episode, you 220 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 2: will share it with a friend and subscribe so that 221 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 2: you don't miss any future episodes of the Teach Us 222 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 2: to Pray Podcasts, where will continue to learn how, just 223 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 2: like breathing, prayer can become a natural, consistent, and life 224 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 2: giving part of our everyday lives. Un till then, be 225 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 2: sure to connect with me Christina Patterson at Beloved Women 226 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 2: dot org and check out the show notes in today's 227 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,680 Speaker 2: episode to download my free five day prayer guide to 228 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 2: help you put into practice the powerful habit of prayer. 229 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for taking time to listen today, 230 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:16,959 Speaker 2: God bless you, and I'll talk to you in the 231 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 2: next episode. 232 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: Teach Us to Pray is a production of Life Audio 233 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: and the Salem Web Network. 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