WEBVTT - Making Time for Prayer When Life is Busy

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<v Speaker 2>Hello friend, you are listening to the Teach Us to

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<v Speaker 2>Pray podcast with me Christina Patterson, where we teach believers

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<v Speaker 2>practical and real life tips on how to grow your

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<v Speaker 2>faith in relationship with God through the power of prayer.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, as a busy mom and ministry leader, I

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<v Speaker 2>often received the question how do you make time for God?

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<v Speaker 2>Often I receive this question from other believers with full

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<v Speaker 2>lives who are desperate for time with God but seemingly

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<v Speaker 2>little time to seek him, and this struggle for many

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<v Speaker 2>believers has developed feelings of guilt, overwhelm, and condemnation, which

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<v Speaker 2>further hinders our spiritual growth. We know that we need

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<v Speaker 2>to spend time with God in prayer, but we also

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<v Speaker 2>have real life responsibilities for which we are accountable because

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<v Speaker 2>kids get sick, spouses work nights, deadlines are due, bills

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<v Speaker 2>need to be paid, people need to be fed. All

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<v Speaker 2>kinds of things that were responsible for addressing on a

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<v Speaker 2>daily basis that fills up our schedules. And if this

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<v Speaker 2>sounds familiar. You may have caught yourself saying or thinking

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<v Speaker 2>any of the following. I feel so bad today because

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<v Speaker 2>I miss my devotional time with God. Every time I

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<v Speaker 2>make time to pray, I find myself falling asleep because

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<v Speaker 2>I'm so tired. God is probably mad at me. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think I'm spending enough time with him. I'm so

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<v Speaker 2>anxious with everything that's going on in my life. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>having a difficult time enjoying my time with God. If

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<v Speaker 2>this is you, I want to let you know that

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<v Speaker 2>I completely understand. When I became a mom of two,

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<v Speaker 2>time became a luxury and I felt the pressure of

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<v Speaker 2>trying to keep up with all the things and still

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<v Speaker 2>spend time with God when I needed him the most.

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<v Speaker 2>I get it, and since then, I've learned so much

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<v Speaker 2>about approaching busy seasons in our lives graciously, with wisdom

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<v Speaker 2>to still find time for God in a way that

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't leave us feeling overwhelmed. You know, Jesus says in

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<v Speaker 2>John chapter fourteen, verse twenty seven. Peace, I leave with

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<v Speaker 2>you my peace. I give you not as the world gives,

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<v Speaker 2>do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled,

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<v Speaker 2>neither let it be afraid. Peace. I leave with you

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<v Speaker 2>my peace. I give you not as the world gives.

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<v Speaker 2>Do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled,

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<v Speaker 2>neither let it be afraid. I want to start with

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<v Speaker 2>this truth. The stress, pressure and overwhelm we feel in

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<v Speaker 2>seasons of busyness of our lives does not come from God.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus gives us peace no matter how busy life may get.

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<v Speaker 2>With that in mind, I want to offer you some

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<v Speaker 2>practical ways that we can still make time for God,

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<v Speaker 2>especially when our life life is busy. First, I want

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<v Speaker 2>you to know that God understands your situation. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to start by setting you free today. I think a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people ask me about my time with God

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<v Speaker 2>and how I studied the Bible. That's probably one of

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<v Speaker 2>the most popular questions that I receive, because I do

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<v Speaker 2>that for my ministry, beloved women. I do write a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of Bible studies and I do have to be

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<v Speaker 2>in my word a lot. But when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>my personal time with the Lord, I honestly have not

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<v Speaker 2>always had a specific structure that's worked every time. And

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<v Speaker 2>guess what, God understands that, and he's not mad about it.

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<v Speaker 2>As a young mom, there were days where I just

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<v Speaker 2>didn't have any kind of scheduled prayer time because both

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<v Speaker 2>the kids got sick this week and then I got

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<v Speaker 2>sick and had deadlines and other responsibilities. And still God

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<v Speaker 2>was with me, and he empowered me to do it,

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<v Speaker 2>and he understands. We can't compartmentalize our relationship with God

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<v Speaker 2>and feel like the only time that He's pleased with

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<v Speaker 2>us is when we're praying. God is pleased with you

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<v Speaker 2>when you were doing what he called you to do.

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<v Speaker 2>And sometimes that calling looks like changing diapers and cleaning

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<v Speaker 2>up throw up, and getting the car serviced or the

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<v Speaker 2>oil change, or listening to your spouse bent about the

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<v Speaker 2>issues that they had on their job, or calling a

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<v Speaker 2>friend and checking up on them. It doesn't always look

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<v Speaker 2>like praying for three hours every single morning. Now that's

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<v Speaker 2>great if you do that, there's no judgment here. But

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying, if you don't do that, that's okay too.

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<v Speaker 2>When it comes to my prayer time with God, it's

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<v Speaker 2>changed over the years, So sometimes maybe it will look

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<v Speaker 2>like that three hours in the closet, and sometimes it'll

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<v Speaker 2>look like praying on your way to work. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>when I was in college. I did have a structure,

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<v Speaker 2>I did have a schedule, and I was really good

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<v Speaker 2>at keeping up with it. But that's only because I

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<v Speaker 2>made my schedule to where I didn't have classes until lunchtime.

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<v Speaker 2>But then as a young mom, my prayer time with

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<v Speaker 2>scattered in somewhat here and there. It never looked the same.

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<v Speaker 2>And now my prayer time is actually moving to look

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more structured because I've grown wiser and

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<v Speaker 2>life has become less demanding of my time in that way.

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<v Speaker 2>And through all of those changes in seasons, God understood

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<v Speaker 2>and he met me wherever I was. So that's what

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to understand first when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>making time for God in your busy schedule. First, know

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<v Speaker 2>that God understands, which leads me to my next point.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to discover what works for you. Take time

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<v Speaker 2>to assess the season you are in and figure out

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<v Speaker 2>what your prayer time with God is going to look like.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not necessarily always going to be a whole hour

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<v Speaker 2>long prayer every morning. Maybe it's listening to some worship music.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe it's journaling. Maybe it's reading a scripture to base

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<v Speaker 2>your prayer time on. Maybe it's reading a scripture and

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<v Speaker 2>writing your prayers about it. There are so many ways

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<v Speaker 2>we can connect with God in prayer and hear from him.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want you to feel like you have to

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<v Speaker 2>be pigeonholed. It's just one particular way in what that

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<v Speaker 2>looks like for you. You know, sometimes my prayer is

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<v Speaker 2>a structured prayer in the morning, and when I say structured,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I was intentional about setting aside that time

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<v Speaker 2>specifically for prayer. But then other times my prayer might

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<v Speaker 2>be impromptu. I may be walking in my bedroom carrying

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<v Speaker 2>a load of laundry and since the Holy Spirit to

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<v Speaker 2>sit down and pray right then and there. Or maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I'm at the kitchen sink while washing dishes. Although I

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<v Speaker 2>don't always keep a perfect prayer schedule, God is faithful

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<v Speaker 2>to meet me where I am, and he will do

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<v Speaker 2>the same for you. He is so gracious and he

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<v Speaker 2>knows where you are right now in this season of

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<v Speaker 2>your life. So it's important that in all the busyness

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<v Speaker 2>of our lives, that we keep our hearts open as

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<v Speaker 2>to how God is speaking to us through it all,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's on our morning commute, on our morning run,

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<v Speaker 2>or at night when the kids have finally fallen asleep.

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<v Speaker 2>So just be sure you're open to being led by

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<v Speaker 2>the Holy Spirit to what way that God is speaking

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<v Speaker 2>to you. I mean, y'all, the Lord has spoken to

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<v Speaker 2>me while washing the dishes, doing the laundry, and taking

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<v Speaker 2>a walk. I think we have to realize we can

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<v Speaker 2>open our lives up so that God can enter every

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<v Speaker 2>single area and speak to us wherever we are, whether

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<v Speaker 2>we're in the playroom or the boardroom. God is here

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<v Speaker 2>to meet you where you are. That's what I love

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<v Speaker 2>about Jesus. He came to us. It's not about our

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<v Speaker 2>trying to work up and strive to meet God's standard

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<v Speaker 2>with this perfect prayer life. He's already come to us.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus met the standard for us. We don't have to

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<v Speaker 2>worry about if we're doing enough for God. If we're

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<v Speaker 2>praying enough to God, God has already decided that you

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<v Speaker 2>are worthy and that He loves you. When we rid

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<v Speaker 2>ourselves of guilt and stop questioning if God is mad

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<v Speaker 2>at us or if we're spending enough time with him,

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<v Speaker 2>we make space to see the truth about God and

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<v Speaker 2>how much He loves us, no matter how full our

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<v Speaker 2>lives are. And when we get to this point of

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<v Speaker 2>seeing God in this way, making time for a prayer

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<v Speaker 2>won't be a problem because we will be so motivated

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<v Speaker 2>and inspired to want to pray and come to Him

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<v Speaker 2>in the first place, to want to take our request

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<v Speaker 2>to the God of the universe who loves us so much.

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<v Speaker 2>When our prayer time becomes less about checking one more

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<v Speaker 2>thing off of our to do list and more about

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<v Speaker 2>connecting with the God who loves us, the more we

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<v Speaker 2>will pray no matter how busy we are. With that

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<v Speaker 2>in mind, my last tip when it comes to making

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<v Speaker 2>time for prayer when life is busy is to make

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<v Speaker 2>it happen. Now. I know you may be thinking, what

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<v Speaker 2>do you mean, make it happen? If it were that easy,

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't be listening to this podcast, and I get it,

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<v Speaker 2>but please hear me out. Your prayer time may not

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<v Speaker 2>always look the same, and that's okay and God understands,

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<v Speaker 2>but we also do still need to pray. Prayer being

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<v Speaker 2>a priority for you doesn't mean it has to look

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<v Speaker 2>like someone else or that it needs to follow some

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<v Speaker 2>elaborate prescription. But you do need to pray whatever that

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<v Speaker 2>looks like for you, and however that fits into your schedule. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I hope that at this point you feel free enough

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<v Speaker 2>to do that. What I mean is you feel free

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<v Speaker 2>enough to receive the grace to not look at your

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<v Speaker 2>prayer time with God as an obligation. Because here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't have to pray, and God will still love you.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible is clear about his unconditional love for us.

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<v Speaker 2>Two Timothy, Chapter two, verse thirteen tells us that even

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<v Speaker 2>when we are faithless, God is still going to be faithful.

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<v Speaker 2>He's still going to faithfully love you. He's still going

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<v Speaker 2>to take care of you. He's going to fulfill his

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<v Speaker 2>promise to you, regardless if you make time to pray

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<v Speaker 2>or not. But you want to pray because prayer is

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<v Speaker 2>not about impressing God. It's about you receiving the strength

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<v Speaker 2>you need from Him when life is busy. God is

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<v Speaker 2>not going to be less powerful if we don't spend

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<v Speaker 2>time praying to him today. We will be less powerful

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<v Speaker 2>if we do not spend time praying to Him today.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes this means when you would rather watch Netflix after

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<v Speaker 2>putting the kids to bed, you take fifteen minutes to

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<v Speaker 2>pray instead and really hear from the Lord. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 2>wake up twenty minutes earlier, or you pick a day

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<v Speaker 2>out of the week on your lunch break to take

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<v Speaker 2>a walk and pray. Trust me, the sacrifice of time

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<v Speaker 2>and energy to pray will always be worth the reward.

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<v Speaker 2>Just go back to episode one to learn about all

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<v Speaker 2>the benefits of prayer if you need a reminder as

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<v Speaker 2>to why we can spend so much time pouring our

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<v Speaker 2>lives out to everyone us around us, and we need

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<v Speaker 2>to make sure we make time for God to pour

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<v Speaker 2>back into us through prayer so we can wake up

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<v Speaker 2>the next day and do it all over again. It's

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<v Speaker 2>good to rest and work and be with friends and

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<v Speaker 2>do stuff you want to do, but there is nothing

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<v Speaker 2>that's going to fill you up like God can. So

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<v Speaker 2>I want us to look at our prayer time with

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<v Speaker 2>God as completely and utterly valuable and necessary. If I

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<v Speaker 2>spend time with God or not, is the difference between

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm going to be an angry mama all day

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<v Speaker 2>or if I'm going to be a peaceful, calm mommy

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<v Speaker 2>today to be kind to my coworkers or not. If

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to let stress get the best of me

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<v Speaker 2>or choose faith. If I can manage this full life

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<v Speaker 2>with grace and peace or frustration and worry when life

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<v Speaker 2>is busy, prayer makes all the difference. I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to be free and know that you don't have to

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<v Speaker 2>feel condemned and guilty in this area. But spending time

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<v Speaker 2>with God and prayer is a gift to us. It

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<v Speaker 2>is a precious gift, and I hope that these tips

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<v Speaker 2>encourage you to receive God's grace so that you can

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<v Speaker 2>get creative and that you're motivated to pray no matter

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<v Speaker 2>how busy life gets. Listen, we have so much more

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about when it comes to prayer, so I

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<v Speaker 2>hope that if you were encouraged by today's episode, you

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<v Speaker 2>will share it with a friend and subscribe so that

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<v Speaker 2>you don't miss any future episodes of the Teach Us

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<v Speaker 2>to Pray Podcasts, where will continue to learn how, just

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<v Speaker 2>like breathing, prayer can become a natural, consistent, and life

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<v Speaker 2>giving part of our everyday lives. Un till then, be

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<v Speaker 2>sure to connect with me Christina Patterson at Beloved Women

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<v Speaker 2>dot org and check out the show notes in today's

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<v Speaker 2>episode to download my free five day prayer guide to

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<v Speaker 2>help you put into practice the powerful habit of prayer.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much for taking time to listen today,

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<v Speaker 2>God bless you, and I'll talk to you in the

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