1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Hey there, and welcome to the Praying Christian 2 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: Women podcast. I'm Jamie and I am so thrilled to 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: have you here today for a trip down memory lane. 4 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: You may or may not have noticed that the Praying 5 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: Christian Women podcast begins with episode five, so if you're 6 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: listening on Apple or Spotify or wherever you listen to 7 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: your podcasts, you will not find episodes one through four. 8 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: At some point when we migrated podcasts a few years back, really, 9 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: for the last two podcast hosts that we've had, we 10 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 1: haven't had the first four episodes, and so you haven't 11 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: been able to listen to them. But we have a 12 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: treat for you today. We have rescued episode one, and 13 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: we've also rescued episode two. I'm not sure yet where 14 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: three and four are, but we're looking for them. But 15 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: the next two weeks we're going to be airing episodes 16 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: from the archives. So episode one that we're going to 17 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 1: air today is called what does it Mean to be 18 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: a Praying Christian Woman in the twenty first Century? This 19 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: first aired in October of twenty eighteen, So I'm just 20 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: thinking where was I in twenty eighteen? What was I doing? 21 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: What was the world like in twenty eighteen, it was 22 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: a lot different. It's not been that many years, but 23 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: a lot has changed. So for the next few weeks, 24 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: you're going to be seeing some kind of blasts from 25 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: the past being aired on the podcast. Some of that 26 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: is because we have gotten behind with recording because Alana 27 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: has been battling influenza a. I think it's going on 28 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: a month. It's been weeks since she's been able to record, 29 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: and it just has thrown her for a loop. We 30 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: laugh a lot on this show, and when she starts laughing, 31 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: she goes into coughing fits and sometimes wheezing. So we 32 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: decided to go in a different direction and instead of 33 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: inducing injurious things to her health, we decided we're going 34 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: to just air some back episodes. So please keep Alana 35 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,079 Speaker 1: and her family in your prayers this week and over 36 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: the next few weeks. We are planning to get back 37 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: to recording fairly soon. She is progressing little by little, 38 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: day by day, but keep her in your prayers for 39 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: a total and quick recovery in the meantime. This is 40 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: episode one of the Praying Christian Women podcast and we 41 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: hope you'll enjoy it. 42 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 2: Hi, I am Alana and I am here with my 43 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 2: co host Jamie Hampton. We are so excited to welcome 44 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 2: you to our very first episode of the Praying Christian 45 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 2: Women podcast. This is a show we have been thinking 46 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 2: about for a long time and we are just so 47 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 2: thrilled and grateful to be live with you now. And 48 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 2: we are going to open our show. 49 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: With a word of prayer. God, we just thank you 50 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: so much for bringing us to this place and for 51 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: this post podcast, and just for everyone listening. God, we 52 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: just lift this up to you and pray that we 53 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 1: would all be hearing from you and just learning about 54 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: prayer and deepening our relationships as we walk together along 55 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: this prayer journey in Jesus' name. Amen. 56 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 2: Amen. 57 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: Well. Our verse of the day comes from Proverbs thirty one, 58 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: verse seventeen, and it's, as many of you might know, 59 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: this is kind of like the Proverbs thirty one woman. 60 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: She sets about her work vigorously, her arms are strong 61 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: for her tasks. And as Alana and I were talking 62 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: about this, Alana, what do you think about when you 63 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: hear this? 64 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 2: Yeah? I like this first because when I think about it, 65 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 2: when it says her arms are strong for her tasks, 66 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 2: I just picture like a mother's hands folded in prayer. 67 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 2: And I've had this image of my head since my 68 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: first born, who's now twelve, I was a baby, and 69 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 2: I think God has used it to just remind me 70 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 2: that prayer is the real work of a Christian woman, 71 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 2: you know, of any Christian the prayers of a mother, 72 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 2: the prayers of a wife, of a friend. I think 73 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: you're just so powerful. 74 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's really neat. I'll never read that verse without 75 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: thinking about that. Again, That's that's really neat. So our 76 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: just for fun question today is just kind of a 77 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: chance to get to know each other, get to know 78 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: you all that are listening, and it is if you 79 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: could describe the prayer life you want in one word? 80 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: What would it be hard to narrow it down to 81 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: just one word. 82 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 2: Isn't it? 83 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: Yes, I've got a couple in mind. 84 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 2: But really with you okay, Well, you know, I think 85 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 2: impact for sure, Like I want to know that my 86 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 2: prayers are making a difference, that it's not just something 87 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 2: I'm doing for my own spiritual wellbeing or my own 88 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 2: mental health. Like I want the conviction to know that 89 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 2: my prayers truly are making a difference in the world. 90 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 2: You know, that's the one probably that if I had 91 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 2: to narrow it down to just one, I would pick 92 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 2: what about you. 93 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 1: Yeah, the word powerful came to mind, just that, you know, 94 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: having this picture of being a conduit of God's power 95 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: in the world, that I wouldn't be praying in a 96 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: way that would just be either just nothing that I 97 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: would pray would be like hindering God's power, that I 98 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: wouldn't just be so tied up in my own agenda 99 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: that I miss God's bigger picture and actually participating in 100 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 1: these realms of prayer where he just wants to unleash 101 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: power through prayer and intercession. 102 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 2: That's awesome. I think for me a close second word 103 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 2: would be something to just convey the relationship. You know, 104 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 2: I want my prayers to be conversational, you know, maybe passion, 105 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 2: to have a passion to pray, to have it not 106 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 2: just be something I'm doing. 107 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: Out of discipline. Mm hmm. Yeah. And in one of 108 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: Ann vos Camp's books, I don't remember which one it was, 109 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: I think it was in ten Yeah, ten thousand Gifts, 110 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: one thousand Gifts, I don't remember anyway, I think it's 111 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: one thousand Gifts, and she talks about prayer. And so 112 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 1: the word that I had recently thought of that came 113 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: to my mind too was eucharistic. And so she brings 114 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: up this word, the Greek word yukari steale, and it 115 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: means it's the root of thankfulness or thanksgiving. And she 116 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: talks in the book about how the miracle is always 117 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: preceded by thanksgiving, and she talks about Jesus giving thanks 118 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: and then breaking the bread, you know. And so I 119 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: just love that idea that in our prayers, that no 120 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: matter what our prayers are, if it's done in a 121 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: spirit of thanksgiving for who God is and what he 122 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: can do and what he is doing, that's powerful. I 123 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: like that that is really neat. So, you know, like 124 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: we've already said, this podcast is called the Praying Christian 125 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: Women Podcast, and so what we wanted to do in 126 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: our very first episode is just really break that down. 127 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: What does it mean to be a praying Christian woman? 128 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: And how do you know if this is the podcast 129 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: for you? 130 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 2: Because we know that there are lots of choices out there, 131 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 2: and we both love podcasts. They're so convenience to take 132 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 2: with you to be you know, having on the background 133 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 2: when you're driving or doing housework or out on wox. 134 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 2: But we also know that there are plenty to choose from, 135 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 2: so we came down with just a fun little list 136 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 2: that might help you know right from the beginning if 137 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 2: this is a show it's going to be a blessing 138 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 2: for you specifically. So how do you know if this 139 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 2: podcast is meant for you? 140 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: So I think one of the ways that you know 141 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: that you're a praying Christian woman is if you're not perfect. 142 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: And I think that's something that you and I Elena, 143 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: we really our desire is to project realness and transparency. 144 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: I mean, we don't want to come up here and 145 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: act like we're on our little soapbox and we've got 146 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: it all together, because we are so not. In this podcast, 147 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: it was born from our own prayer struggles, and we struggle, 148 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: and that's the founding. So if you're not perfect, you're 149 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: in the right place. That's one way to. 150 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 2: Know exactly, which leads us really well into point too, 151 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 2: and that is this is a show for you if 152 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 2: sometimes you struggle with prayer. And I think Jamie, you 153 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 2: hit the nail on the head that we wouldn't be 154 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 2: doing this show if we didn't have questions and struggles. 155 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 2: And since we have these questions and struggles about prayer, 156 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 2: we kind of assumed that other people might too. 157 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, and so if you find that it's hard to 158 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: focus when you pray, or that you just struggle with 159 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: even being able to carve out time to pray, you're 160 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: not alone. And that's why we're here, is our hope 161 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 1: is you know, we've gotten a lot from podcasts and 162 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: being able to take podcasts with us where we go, 163 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: you know, doing dishes in the car, running errands, things 164 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: like that. And so if we can provide you with 165 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: an opportunity and opportunities to incorporate prayer into your crazy, 166 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: busy world and make it less of a struggle, then 167 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 1: that's why we want to be here. So if you 168 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: do struggle, that's why we're here. So you're in the 169 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: right place. 170 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, and you know, the issue about finding time to 171 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,199 Speaker 2: pray kind of leads us into the third point, right. 172 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, So I kind of tend to do a spoiler 173 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: before the next one, and sorry about that. 174 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 2: Head, No, it's not a spoiler. 175 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: It's a segue, That's what I meant, Yeah, a segue. So, yeah, 176 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: number three is that if there don't seem to be 177 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 1: enough hours in the day to cover all of the 178 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: things and the people that you'd love to pray about. 179 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: You're in the right place because that means that you 180 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: are a prayer and that God has already called you 181 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: into a life of prayer. I think he's called all 182 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: of us into a life of prayer. But if you 183 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: have a heart for people and prayer is something that's 184 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: even in your mind, which you know if you're listening now, 185 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: then that's you. And so if there doesn't seem to 186 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 1: be enough time to cover all the things that you 187 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: want to be praying about, then one thing we would 188 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: love to do is to incorporate some tricks that we've 189 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: learned or tips for how to organize your prayer life, 190 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:08,199 Speaker 1: tips for how to take prayer possible in the twenty 191 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: four hours a day that we're each given. 192 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and this kind of goes back to the name 193 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 2: of today's episode, how to be a Praying Christian Woman 194 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 2: or what does it mean to be a praying Christian 195 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:22,679 Speaker 2: woman in the twenty fifth century? We absolutely recognize that 196 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 2: women today have very busy schedules. You know, whether you're 197 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 2: an employee or you work from home, or you're a 198 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 2: full time mom or you're you know, super involved in 199 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 2: ministry or volunteer work. Women are busy and that can 200 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 2: make it hard to find the time to pray. And 201 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 2: I think also as women were often riddled by guilt, 202 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 2: and we want to find ways to inspire our prayer 203 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 2: lives without relying on the guilt tactics. 204 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: So I think we have enough guilt in most cases. Yes, 205 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:54,959 Speaker 1: I would agree with that for sure. And you know, 206 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 1: you've got guilt coming from other people. And then like, 207 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: if you're like me, there's just this inner critic that's 208 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: constantly telling you the things that you're doing wrong or 209 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: that you're not doing and that's the voice of the enemy. 210 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,439 Speaker 1: And so we want to focus on who you are 211 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: in God's eyes and moving forward with a bunch of 212 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,719 Speaker 1: people that share the same struggles and want to move 213 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: forward in that same path. 214 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're not here to shame you into praying a 215 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 2: certain number of minutes a day or anything like that. 216 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 2: We just want to offer some tools and inspiration that 217 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 2: can help you from wherever you are right now. We 218 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 2: fully recognize that some of our listeners are going to 219 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 2: be way more mature in their prayer lives than we are. 220 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 2: And you know, some people are going to be just beginning. 221 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 2: And our goal isn't to make every single praying Christian 222 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 2: woman listener a cookie cutter from us, you know, because 223 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 2: that would be kind of stupid. The goal is to 224 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 2: just really give you some inspiration so that wherever you 225 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,839 Speaker 2: are in your prayer life, you can find just some 226 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 2: tips and useful suggestions that can help you become even 227 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 2: more effective or more passionate about your prayers. 228 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: And I think another way that you can know if 229 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 1: this podcast is for you is if you're hungry for 230 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: more in your walk with God and in your prayer life, 231 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: Like if you just have this sense that the way 232 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: that you've been praying that there just has to be more, 233 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: because that means that you're ready to move into the 234 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 1: next level and that God is calling you into a 235 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: more intimate relationship with Him. And that isn't to say 236 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: that you're lower down on the level than someone else. 237 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: It's all of us have room to grow. And so 238 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: if you have a desire to grow in your prayer life, 239 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,559 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter where you are in your walk with God, 240 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: You're in the right place because that's where we are. 241 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 1: We want more and we just in our process of 242 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: searching for how to get more out of our prayer 243 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 1: lives in our own prayer partnership. Alana and I are 244 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:56,680 Speaker 1: our prayer partners outside of the podcast. We actually talk 245 00:12:56,840 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: in real life too, and you know, so through our 246 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: own desire to get more and to discover the blocks 247 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: that keep us from praying more powerfully and effectively. That's 248 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 1: how you know you're in the right place, is if 249 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: you want that to. 250 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, which leads us into the last way to know 251 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 2: if this is the podcast for you, which is I'll 252 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 2: let you take this one. 253 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:24,680 Speaker 1: You showed up, you're here today, Welcome. I've possibly come 254 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: across the Praying Christian Women podcast if you didn't either 255 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: look for it or see it and think, hey, I 256 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: want to see what that's about. So if you're here, 257 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: this is probably the podcast for you, because if you're 258 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 1: interested in prayer, if you're a praying Christian woman in 259 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: any way at any level, and this is for you, 260 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 1: and we are so glad you're here, like we are 261 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:48,679 Speaker 1: so excited to be able to have you as part 262 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: of this community because this isn't just a podcast or 263 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: a show. We really want this to be a community 264 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: where we can connect with you and share this journey 265 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 1: with you and have a two way conversation. 266 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 2: And absolutely so. In talking about what it means to 267 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 2: be a praying Christian woman in the twenty first century, 268 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 2: we kind of came up with just a list of 269 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 2: a few descriptions of when Jamie and I think of 270 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 2: what it means to be a praying Christian woman in 271 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 2: the twenty first century, just. 272 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: What does that look like? 273 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 2: And sort of like the Proverbs thirty one woman, these 274 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 2: are probably ideals that nobody is going to perfectly reach 275 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 2: all of them, you know, all at one time, But 276 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 2: these are what we sort of feel are the ideals 277 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 2: that we want to strive for in our own prayer 278 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 2: lives and that we want to help encourage our listeners 279 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 2: to strive for. So the praying Christian woman believes fervently 280 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 2: in the power and efficacy of our prayers. Did I 281 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 2: say that right? 282 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: Efficacy? Yes? I liked that. 283 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 2: That is a weird word. It's one that you see 284 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 2: written and you don't like. Here, No, I think that 285 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 2: was very efficacy. But you know, I find it so 286 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 2: people pray just out of guilt or duty, or maybe 287 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 2: even they just feel like God's already going to do 288 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 2: what God's going to do, but He's told me to pray, 289 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 2: so I'm just going to do it out of obedience. 290 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 2: But I really feel like what we're about here on 291 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 2: this podcast is encouraging everyone to grow in their faith 292 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 2: of what God can do through the power of prayer, 293 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 2: and to recognize God does use prayer to change the world. 294 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 2: He's used prayer in the past to change history. He 295 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 2: can use prayer in ways that are mightier than most 296 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 2: of us would dare imagine. 297 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely, And again, if you have struggles in believing 298 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: in the power of prayer, if you're wondering how God works, 299 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: that doesn't mean that you're not in the right place. 300 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: This is what we strive for and what we really 301 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: want to get to through these discussions and through these 302 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: you know, looking into scripture and these resources that we'd 303 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: like to get you to get you there. Yeah. 304 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 2: Absolutely. This is no longer the list of how to 305 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 2: know if this podcast is for you. This is the 306 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 2: list of is this where you. 307 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: Want to be? Is this where you want to go? 308 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 2: Yeah? Our next topic or bullet point on here is 309 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 2: the praying Christian women knows that her prayers are the 310 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 2: real work sort of like what we talked about in 311 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 2: our versu of the day. Yes, we are called to 312 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 2: be engaged in a wide number of ministries and jobs 313 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 2: and businesses and family obligations, but prayer truly is the 314 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 2: real work. And I think the praying Christian woman realizes 315 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 2: that without the power of prayer, the work itself has 316 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 2: less meaning and less just power behind it. 317 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 1: Yeah. And there's actually a quote SD. Gordon and it's 318 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: prayer strikes the winning blow, and service is picking up 319 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: the pieces. And I just love that picture of you know, 320 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: the prayer is the work. And there's so many times 321 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:05,440 Speaker 1: that I myself think, oh, I'm just I'm too busy. 322 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,239 Speaker 1: I can't pray about that. But you know, let's get 323 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 1: to work doing stuff. And that's one of my big 324 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:14,359 Speaker 1: blocks is being a Martha and not a Mary, and 325 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: I really want to strive to become more and more 326 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: like that, you know, having that attitude of prayer is 327 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 1: the work. Prayer is big work. 328 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah. Another aspect of the praying Christian woman is 329 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 2: that the praying Christian woman has a disciplined prayer life, 330 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:35,639 Speaker 2: but she isn't compelled by guilt. So sometimes yes, she 331 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 2: knows that she needs to show up to pray, whether 332 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 2: she's feeling particularly inspired to do sorta, she knows that 333 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 2: she needs to show up to pray, but she's not 334 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 2: doing it because she feels guilty if she doesn't, or 335 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 2: she's superstitious that if she misses a few minutes with 336 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 2: God that he's going to curse her day. She is 337 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 2: driven by a passion. 338 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: To be at a relationship with the Lord, you know. 339 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: I think that is a struggle for all of us, 340 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,680 Speaker 1: you know, and for me, the discipline part is can 341 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: be difficult having discipline in prayer life, but having that 342 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: balance of the discipline and the relationship and not being 343 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 1: compelled by guilt but just by a desire to talk 344 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 1: with God more and to deepen that relationship. 345 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I feel like they have to go hand 346 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 2: in hand, That discipline and devotion have to go hand 347 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 2: in hand. And yeah, sometimes you might be relying more 348 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 2: on the discipline side of things. I think, you know, 349 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 2: new parents who have to work to find time to 350 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:53,439 Speaker 2: just connect with each other, whereas you know, an engaged 351 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 2: couple probably isn't going to need you know, They're going 352 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 2: to want to spend all the time in the world 353 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:00,199 Speaker 2: that they have every free minutes together. You know, go 354 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 2: through different seasons where maybe we do need to rely 355 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,399 Speaker 2: on discipline more, but dedication and devotion should always be 356 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:07,160 Speaker 2: part of that too. 357 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: It should, And I think one of our goals at 358 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 1: Praying Christian Women is to make you excited about prayer, 359 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: to kind of stoke the fires and get you excited 360 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: about prayers so that it is something that you're excited 361 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 1: to do and not something that it's just like, I've 362 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 1: got to do this again. 363 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 2: Absolutely, yeah. And that's another aspect of the praying Christian 364 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 2: woman is that she knows that every day her prayers 365 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 2: don't have to look the same. And this took me 366 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,679 Speaker 2: a long time to learn. I had this notion in 367 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 2: my head that if it was good for my prayer life, 368 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:38,959 Speaker 2: that I needed to do it every single day, and 369 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 2: so I created a routine that got so complicated I 370 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 2: was just exhausted by. 371 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: The end of it. 372 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 2: You know, it would be like the wife who wants 373 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,119 Speaker 2: to enjoy more time with her husband, so she says, Okay, 374 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:53,920 Speaker 2: every day when you come home from work, we're gonna 375 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,160 Speaker 2: sit for fifteen minutes and talk about why we love 376 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 2: each other. And then after that we're going to hold 377 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 2: hands and look to each other's eyes for at least 378 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 2: five minutes, and then we're going to go on a 379 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 2: walk and we're going to use that time to talk 380 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 2: about what we want to do tonight. And then you know, like, 381 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 2: those are all good things, but you don't have to 382 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 2: do them all at once and all every day. 383 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: I wonder if anyone out there has actually done that. 384 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 1: We want to hear from you. Have you ever made 385 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: a list like that for your loved one? Yeah, that's 386 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,880 Speaker 1: a really good analogy. I love that. That's totally relevant. 387 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, and the praying Christian women, she will engage her emotions, 388 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 2: her imagination, and her intuition when she prays. So this 389 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 2: is not a woman who is just praying mindlessly. She 390 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 2: is fully engaged, fully mentally and spiritually alert. And I 391 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 2: like that mentions the intuition too, because I think as 392 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 2: women in general, we're getting into stereotypes here, but I 393 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,640 Speaker 2: feel like we do have a heightened sense of discernment 394 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 2: about certain things and that's a gift we can use 395 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 2: and God can use to shape our prayers in a 396 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 2: really special, unique way. 397 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, that is definite not fighting against who we are 398 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,439 Speaker 1: and who God has created us. To be and the 399 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: way you know, and I think operating within our unique 400 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: gifting and not fighting against it is another kind of 401 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: facet of that is if your imagination does wander when 402 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 1: you're praying, you know, harness that and we hope that 403 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: we'll be able to give you tools to be able 404 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 1: to do things like that, operating in who God has 405 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 1: made you to be and using those individual qualities to 406 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: launch you into a more fruitful prayer life. And I 407 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,879 Speaker 1: think for both of us, you know, we recognize that 408 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:42,360 Speaker 1: even Alana and I have really different prayer lives because 409 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: we're very different people. And I've learned so much from 410 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: her and the way that she prays and the systems 411 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: that she has in place, And it's just it's really 412 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: neat to be in a community like this, because I 413 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:55,159 Speaker 1: think that's one of the big benefits is that we 414 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: can learn from each other and we can not be 415 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 1: cookie cutter clones and still just really grow together. 416 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I think one aspect of prayer that we 417 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 2: want to emphasize over and over in this podcast is 418 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 2: it prayer really is a lifestyle. Prayer isn't something that 419 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,959 Speaker 2: you do for fifteen or twenty minutes in the morning 420 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 2: and forget about the rest of the time. Prayer is 421 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 2: something that should infuse every aspect of our day. And 422 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 2: we'll be talking about things later on in the show 423 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 2: and upcoming episodes, like what does Paul mean when he 424 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 2: says to pray continually? How does that work in this 425 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,879 Speaker 2: busy day and age, when we're so bombarded by so 426 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 2: many distractions. How can we even use those distractions as 427 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 2: springboards for prayer? So in addition to talking about prayer, 428 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 2: which is a timeless Christian act, we want to talk 429 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 2: about prayer in the context of a busy, tech savvy 430 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 2: world and just what that means. 431 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 1: Another kind of ideal of the praying Christian woman is 432 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: that she doesn't just pray defensively, that she is a 433 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: prayer warrior. And you know, Alana and I have both 434 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 1: talked before about how, you know, you can kind of 435 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 1: get into praying as a last resort and it's so 436 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: easy to do, and we do it also, and we 437 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:15,159 Speaker 1: can look back and think, ah, man, I should have 438 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: been on the offense. I should have been covering this 439 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 1: topic in prayer before it became an issue. And that 440 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 1: is something that we are excited about learning more about 441 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: ourselves and kind of walking through with you and offering 442 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:33,160 Speaker 1: on this podcast just how to be a prayer warrior 443 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 1: because the battle is not against flesh and blood, and 444 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 1: it kind of goes back to being you know, prayer 445 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: is the real work. There's a very real battle, and 446 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: just becoming getting a heightened awareness of the fact that 447 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 1: what we see around us is not all that there is, 448 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 1: that there's an even deeper and more real reality beyond 449 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:56,199 Speaker 1: that veil that's going on, and so kind of you know, 450 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: peeking behind the curtain and seeing being more sensitive to 451 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 1: what's going on there and hearing from God and praying 452 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: with power and using scripture and taking authority that's been 453 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: given to us. 454 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 2: For sure. Yeah, I found that as a mom, I 455 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 2: was doing a lot of reactive prayers. So you know, 456 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 2: like I noticed, Okay, one of my kids has, you know, 457 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 2: is struggling in this area, so I'm going to start 458 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 2: praying for it. And I would feel guilty because I'm like, 459 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 2: it's I told one of my boys he's been struggling 460 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 2: with foot pain because he joined the cross country team 461 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 2: and his feet hurt and sometimes I have to get 462 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,160 Speaker 2: on him to do his stretches because he's like, well, 463 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 2: they don't hurt right now. And I always tell him, 464 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 2: I said, well, prevention is so much easier than curing, 465 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 2: you know, like you could stretch preventatively for two minutes, 466 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 2: or you might have to stretch for twenty minutes a 467 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 2: day just for a week to make it feel better. 468 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 2: And I feel like I need that reminder in my 469 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 2: prayer life that praying defensively for my children is so 470 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 2: much more effective than just reacting to things as they 471 00:24:59,280 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 2: come up. 472 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And I think just training your mind to think 473 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 1: that way is half the battle, and then getting into 474 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: that realm of just thinking, thinking forward and thinking ahead. 475 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,040 Speaker 2: Absolutely. So now we want to hear from you guys. 476 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 2: We would love if you left us a comment and 477 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 2: just let us know what's the one word that you 478 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 2: would want to describe your ideal prayer life. And also 479 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:27,359 Speaker 2: if you have questions about prayer or topics that you 480 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 2: want to make sure to see covered in future episodes. 481 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 2: We would really love to hear from you, So please 482 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 2: leave us a comment hit subscribe. We have quite a 483 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 2: few shows coming out for you that you can listen 484 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 2: to and check us out to see what we're all about. 485 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 2: And in all of our shows we like to leave 486 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 2: you with our blessing and benediction. So today's blessing says, 487 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 2: May God bless you by making you strong and courageous. 488 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,360 Speaker 2: May fear and terror be far removed, and may all 489 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,920 Speaker 2: the spiritual forces that oppose you turn back in shame. 490 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 2: May the Lord delight to grant you victory so that 491 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 2: no weapon will prevail again to you. May you're so 492 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 2: rejoiced in the victory he gives I. May you look 493 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 2: in triumph over all powers of evil. 494 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 1: And our benediction is from Tewod Corinthians nine, verses eight 495 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 1: to eleven. And God is able to bless you abundantly, 496 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:15,640 Speaker 1: so that in all things, at all times, having all 497 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: that you need, you will abound in every good work. 498 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 1: As it is written, they have freely scattered their gifts 499 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: to the poor. Their righteousness endures forever. Now, he who 500 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,880 Speaker 1: supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will 501 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,880 Speaker 1: also supply and increase your store of seed, and will 502 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:33,080 Speaker 1: enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 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