WEBVTT 00:00:14.849 --> 00:00:18.149 Hey girl! We're your hosts, Iz and Zi 00:00:18.149 --> 00:00:20.589 and welcome or welcome back to the forever. God girl podcast 00:00:20.589 --> 00:00:23.629 in today's episode. We will talk about how to 00:00:23.629 --> 00:00:27.250 pray Have you ever wondered how to pray? Well, 00:00:27.510 --> 00:00:30.690 in Matthew chapter 6 verses 9 through 13, Jesus 00:00:30.690 --> 00:00:51.659 gives us a model for our prayer. It says, When 00:00:51.659 --> 00:00:54.679 we pray, we don't need to say the same thing 00:00:54.679 --> 00:00:57.780 every time. This is the order in which we should 00:00:57.780 --> 00:01:01.659 pray. Firstly, we praise the Lord, as it says 00:01:01.659 --> 00:01:05.180 in the first part, our Father in heaven, hallowed 00:01:05.180 --> 00:01:09.000 be your name. Secondly, we pray for His will. 00:01:09.620 --> 00:01:12.319 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth 00:01:12.319 --> 00:01:16.879 as it is in heaven. Next, ask God for what you 00:01:16.879 --> 00:01:19.959 need, but don't make it the main part of your 00:01:19.959 --> 00:01:23.950 prayer. Also, confess and repent of any sins. 00:01:24.489 --> 00:01:27.590 And remember, repentance just means confessing 00:01:27.590 --> 00:01:30.430 and turning away from the sin. Second to last, 00:01:30.750 --> 00:01:35.390 pray for others. Lastly, ask for God's wisdom 00:01:35.390 --> 00:01:38.629 and guidance. If this is a little bit too difficult 00:01:38.629 --> 00:01:42.170 for you to remember, then don't worry, we got 00:01:42.170 --> 00:01:46.209 you. A simple acronym to help you pray is PRAY. 00:01:46.609 --> 00:01:51.849 P for praise. R for repent, A ask for others, 00:01:52.310 --> 00:01:57.010 and Y yield to God's will or accept God's will. 00:01:57.290 --> 00:01:59.849 But now that we know how to pray, now we have 00:01:59.849 --> 00:02:02.450 to talk about praying regularly and according 00:02:02.450 --> 00:02:05.569 to the will of God. Oh, praying according to 00:02:05.569 --> 00:02:08.129 the will of God? That reminds me of James chapter 00:02:08.129 --> 00:02:11.430 four, verse three. You ask, but you do not receive. 00:02:12.270 --> 00:02:16.509 Because you ask with the wrong motive. Isn't 00:02:16.509 --> 00:02:20.030 it crazy? We can know how to pray, pray for a 00:02:20.030 --> 00:02:22.909 long time, but not receive what we ask for because 00:02:22.909 --> 00:02:26.090 we're asking with the wrong intentions. For example, 00:02:26.349 --> 00:02:28.409 we can't pray for something bad to happen to 00:02:28.409 --> 00:02:31.030 someone because that doesn't fit in God's nature. 00:02:31.550 --> 00:02:35.430 Besides, God doesn't answer those prayers. So 00:02:35.430 --> 00:02:38.169 with praying regularly, we don't have to pray 00:02:38.169 --> 00:02:41.009 for a long time, but we shouldn't go a long time 00:02:41.009 --> 00:02:43.620 without praying. Because praying is all about 00:02:43.620 --> 00:02:45.699 talking with God and the more we pray and let 00:02:45.699 --> 00:02:48.780 him speak the more we hear his guidance warnings 00:02:48.780 --> 00:02:54.060 and encouragement In fact in first Thessalonians 00:02:54.060 --> 00:02:59.219 5 verse 17 it says pray without ceasing Never 00:02:59.219 --> 00:03:02.939 stop praying If you're doing a math test and 00:03:02.939 --> 00:03:05.479 thinking about the answers you pray if you're 00:03:05.479 --> 00:03:08.020 doing the laundry you pray if you're outside 00:03:08.020 --> 00:03:12.349 having fun You still pray get it, okay? so we 00:03:12.349 --> 00:03:16.629 know how to pray and we know we should pray in 00:03:16.629 --> 00:03:20.830 every circumstance but sometimes it's hard to 00:03:20.830 --> 00:03:23.949 believe that God is listening to me well I used 00:03:23.949 --> 00:03:26.770 to think that too but here are two scriptures 00:03:26.770 --> 00:03:30.310 that really helped me out firstly Mark 11 verse 00:03:30.310 --> 00:03:33.810 24 says therefore I tell you whatever you ask 00:03:33.810 --> 00:03:36.650 in prayer believe that you have received it and 00:03:36.650 --> 00:03:40.379 it will be yours The second one is James chapter 00:03:40.379 --> 00:03:44.199 1 verses 5 and 6 it says if any of you lacks 00:03:44.199 --> 00:03:47.599 wisdom Let him ask God who gives generously to 00:03:47.599 --> 00:03:49.460 all without reproach Which just means turning 00:03:49.460 --> 00:03:52.240 you away and it will be given to him But let 00:03:52.240 --> 00:03:55.740 him ask in faith with no doubting for the one 00:03:55.740 --> 00:03:58.539 who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is 00:03:58.539 --> 00:04:01.659 driven and tossed by the wind So what do these 00:04:01.659 --> 00:04:04.580 scriptures mean? Well now that you've prayed 00:04:04.580 --> 00:04:08.000 have confidence in it Because when we pray according 00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:10.740 to his will, there is no reason to doubt it. 00:04:10.939 --> 00:04:14.400 And remember, God always answers our prayers. 00:04:14.620 --> 00:04:17.240 We just need to tune our ears to listen to him. 00:04:17.399 --> 00:04:20.800 Because sometimes he answers yes. Sometimes he 00:04:20.800 --> 00:04:26.139 answers no. Or simply wait. But no matter how 00:04:26.139 --> 00:04:30.139 God answers, he always hears us, listens, and 00:04:30.139 --> 00:04:34.939 responds to us. Because that is who he is. Now 00:04:34.939 --> 00:04:38.259 it's time for a special segment with Iz and Zy. 00:04:38.759 --> 00:04:42.100 In today's special segment, we are gonna do song 00:04:42.100 --> 00:04:44.759 trivia. You have got to name the song that these 00:04:44.759 --> 00:05:09.300 lyrics come from. Hmm, I think I got this. That's 00:05:09.300 --> 00:05:13.300 Who I Praise by Brandon Lake. You are? Drumroll 00:05:13.300 --> 00:05:16.920 please. Correct! Isn't that such a great song? 00:05:17.379 --> 00:05:20.879 Yes, it most definitely is. But now it's time 00:05:20.879 --> 00:05:22.839 to talk about something a little bit more serious. 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:26.019 Salvation. This episode is great and all, but 00:05:26.019 --> 00:05:28.540 if you don't have salvation, then this can't 00:05:28.540 --> 00:05:33.420 help you. So, if you have a personal relationship 00:05:33.420 --> 00:05:37.660 with Jesus Christ, then this episode will help 00:05:37.660 --> 00:05:42.459 you. But, if you don't have a personal relationship 00:05:42.459 --> 00:05:45.959 with Jesus Christ, then I invite you to give 00:05:45.959 --> 00:05:48.660 your heart to the Lord today. To receive Him 00:05:48.660 --> 00:05:52.939 into your heart, go to Romans 10, 9 -10. It says, 00:05:53.199 --> 00:05:55.620 If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, 00:05:56.060 --> 00:05:58.579 and believe in your heart that God has raised 00:05:58.579 --> 00:06:01.100 him from the dead, you will be saved. For with 00:06:01.100 --> 00:06:04.199 the heart one believes unto righteousness, and 00:06:04.199 --> 00:06:06.800 with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 00:06:07.680 --> 00:06:10.899 If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are 00:06:10.899 --> 00:06:13.319 saved, and now have eternal life with Jesus. 00:06:13.620 --> 00:06:17.540 You are saved from all your sins, past, present, 00:06:18.079 --> 00:06:21.490 and future sins you may commit. Now, this truth 00:06:21.490 --> 00:06:26.050 is not a free pass to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus 00:06:26.050 --> 00:06:29.769 gives you power over all wrong choices and empowers 00:06:29.769 --> 00:06:33.009 you to spread the gospel to others. You are saved 00:06:33.009 --> 00:06:35.829 forever and your name is written in the book 00:06:35.829 --> 00:06:38.209 of life. Did you just give your life to Jesus? 00:06:39.470 --> 00:06:41.970 If you did, give yourself a pat on the back. 00:06:42.149 --> 00:06:45.560 We are so godly proud of you. Thank you so much 00:06:45.560 --> 00:06:48.279 for listening to this podcast episode. We trust 00:06:48.279 --> 00:06:50.759 it helped you and that you learned something. 00:06:51.500 --> 00:06:55.839 And remember, God always listens to our prayers. 00:06:56.399 --> 00:06:58.819 Hey Forever GodGirl, did you like this episode? 00:06:59.399 --> 00:07:02.839 If so, please follow us, rate us five stars on 00:07:02.839 --> 00:07:05.680 Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere you listen 00:07:05.680 --> 00:07:10.639 to podcasts. And visit us on our website at Forever 00:07:10.639 --> 00:07:14.889 God Girl. That's how you help us spread the good 00:07:14.889 --> 00:07:17.589 news. 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