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How to Talk to God in Prayer · Arise Women of God

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  Have you ever sat down to pray and suddenly felt a wave of anxiety wondering if you were doing it right?
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  Maybe you're worried that there's a secret sequence of words or a specific posture required to make your prayers effective?
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  Today we're answering the question how to Talk to God in Prayer and by the end of today's episode, you will have a simple four step pattern for getting started again.
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  But you'll also understand why a desperate three word prayer can be just as powerful as a formal petition.
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  We're going to help you solve spiritual performance anxiety by moving from checking boxes to building a real relationship and bond with your heavenly Father so that you can cast off getting it right and realize that getting it close
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  is just as effective.
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  Stay tuned.
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  Ordinary Women Extraordinary Faith When God calls, we say yes.
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  The Arise Women of God Podcast hello and welcome to another episode of the Arise Women of God Podcast.
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  I'm your host Tamara K.
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  Andersen, and joining me today is the absolutely amazing Wendy Christensen.
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  She happens to be my co founder of Women warriors of Light and a wonderful Christian counselor.
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  And today we're exploring the beautiful simplicity of divine communication.
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  First, we're going to break down the master pattern found in Matthew Chapter six, the simple mechanics that Jesus Christ gave us to set us up for success in prayer.
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  Second, we're going to look at the Peter Principle and why his simple prayer Lord save me is perfect and complete for those moments when you feel you are sinking.
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  And finally, I'll share my finger faith hack for mature prayer and why I always bring a pen and a piece of paper to my conversations with God.
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  But let's kick it off by having Wendy share with us this beautiful pattern of prayer outlined for us by the Savior.
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  Is there a right way that makes prayer more effective?
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  Christ actually set a pattern for us.
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  I think sometimes though, we have to not think of I have to pray right in order to be heard or to get an answer.
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  But there is a way that will help me to have a pattern for praying and I love in the Scriptures we call it the Lord's Prayer and it's found of course in Matthew 6, verses 9 through 13.
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  Should be very familiar to most of us as Christians.
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  Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
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  Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.
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  Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
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  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
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  For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
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  Amen.
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  So he starts off in the prayer, addressing him.
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  Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
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  So it's easy when we're starting a prayer to address him and we can say, heavenly Father, Our Father in heaven, God.
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  Just addressing him to let him know, hey, I'm speaking to you, right?
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  And then the second thing that Christ does is he thanks him.
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  Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
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  So he's.
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  He's gratefully thanking him for everything that's in his kingdom that's here.
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  And then the third thing is we ask him and he's like, give us this day our daily bread.
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  Forgive us, lead us not into temptation.
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  And then he simply closes.
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  Now we close in Jesus name.
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  He just closed, but he's closing, giving power to the Father.
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  And I feel like when I close a prayer in Jesus name, Jesus is advocating for me and pleading on my behalf to Heavenly Father for the prayer that I've just uttered.
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  So pretty simple, not really complicated.
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  We address God, we thank him for the things we're grateful for, we ask for the things that we're needing.
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  And then we close in Jesus name, simple mechanics.
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  It's a simple starting point to give us confidence.
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  But life isn't always orderly.
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  There are times when the waves feel like they're crashing over our head and we don't have time for a formal sequence.
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  In those moments, God is looking for the heart of a prayer, not the mechanics.
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  I love another example of a prayer, even shorter than that one in the New Testament, where Peter has been invited by Jesus to walk on the water.
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  You know, he's like, lord, bid me come to you.
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  He steps out onto the water, he starts walking on the water towards the Savior, and all of a sudden he gets nervous.
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  He looks around at the waves and sees the wind blowing, and he starts being fearful.
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  He looks away from the Savior and starts sinking.
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  And there's a short prayer in there that I think we often miss, and it's three words long, and it says, lord, save me.
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  That was the prayer, that was all he said.
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  And I think it speaks to those moments when we too, feel like we are sinking and drowning, and all we have strength to utter is lord, save me.
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  I think talking to God in prayer has more to do with where we are coming from, a place of begging for mercy and humility more than it has to do with saying things and checking boxes to do things
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  in the right order.
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  Right?
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  There's a time for those prayers, and there's a time when this is all I'VE got three words.
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  He hears the heart.
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  But as you grow in that relationship, your prayers will naturally evolve.
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  Wendy is now going to share how.
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  Although we start with the mechanics and basics of prayer, when we're children, the goal is to move into that deep personal bond.
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  The mechanics are there because we do need to have a place to start.
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  I remember when my kids were little, I would teach them how to pray, or if I.
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  I've taught people who have never prayed before, and they don't know where to start.
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  And so I love having those mechanics for a place to start, to simplify it.
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  And then once you have the basics, then you can make it whatever you need it to be.
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  But the mechanics are there for a purpose and a reason to start.
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  I remember teaching my little girl, my oldest daughter, you know, when she was little, this is how we pray.
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  This is what we do.
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  This.
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  You know, we asked, we talked to Heavenly Father, and we thank him for the things in our day.
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  And then we get to ask him for things that we might need or for others that we're concerned or worried about.
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  Then we end it in the name of Jesus Christ.
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  I mean, it was really simple, but yet it was really powerful.
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  And what it's done for her is it's taught her how to pray and now have her own personal relationship with God.
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  But we had to start somewhere.
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  So I think the mechanics are really important because it gives you an opportunity to start somewhere and to figure out, how do I start this prayer thing and this relationship thing, so it can be a simple yet beautiful
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  thing to set you up for success in prayer for the rest of your life.
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  It's a progression.
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  My prayers today look very different than they did 50 years ago.
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  One of my biggest shifts was realizing that when I ask a question, I should probably be ready to catch the answer.
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  It's just going to grow a little bit at a time.
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  Just like talking to a new friend.
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  Your relationship is going to progress one conversation at a time.
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  And the more raw and open you get, and the more raw and open they get, the closer you get and you bond, start bonding over things.
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  The same thing can be said of God, right?
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  That that relationship is getting stronger and stronger the more we talk and commune and communicate with another.
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  My prayers when I was a little girl are very different from the prayers I have now.
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  And I often pray now with a piece of paper in front of me so that when I ask a question or am thinking about someone and a thought pops into my head, I write it down immediately because I
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  know he's going to answer me.
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  And so part of my act of faith is praying with a piece of paper in front of me like, okay, I'm expecting some kind of answer now.
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  You know, if you tell me to do it, I'll write it down in my planner on my to do list and I'll get it done anyway.
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  So it's, it's a progression.
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  And you're not going to jump from year one to year 50 in one year.
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  You know, I, I've had to grow little by little, just like anybody would.
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  So, my friend, whether you're offering a formal prayer of gratitude or a three word cry for help, your heavenly Father is listening.
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  You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be present and trying.
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  If you're ready to move from checking boxes to truly hearing his response and communing with him, we have a great tool for you.
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  You can download our Roadmap to Revelation 6 steps to hearing God in your daily life.
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  This PDF is free, along with an audio meditation by Wende to help you prepare to receive light and revelation.
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  And that bundle is available by clicking the link below.
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  In our download, we talk about starting where you are, learning to ask questions about how God speaks to you, moving line upon line and being patient with yourself.
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  So go grab that free downloadable bundle today.
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  So my friends, we conclude with the same question we started with.
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  How do you talk to God in prayer?
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  Whether you use a formal outline or a simple prayer, he is waiting there for for you.
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  He knows you.
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  He loves you.
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  You are his child and he will teach you how to communicate with Him.
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  Keep going.
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  Don't give up.
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  And until next time, may you arise.
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  Do it God's way.
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  God.