Hey girl! We're your hosts, Iz and Zi
and welcome or welcome back to the forever. God girl podcast
in today's episode. We will talk about how to
pray Have you ever wondered how to pray? Well,
in Matthew chapter 6 verses 9 through 13, Jesus
gives us a model for our prayer. It says, When
we pray, we don't need to say the same thing
every time. This is the order in which we should
pray. Firstly, we praise the Lord, as it says
in the first part, our Father in heaven, hallowed
be your name. Secondly, we pray for His will.
Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth
as it is in heaven. Next, ask God for what you
need, but don't make it the main part of your
prayer. Also, confess and repent of any sins.
And remember, repentance just means confessing
and turning away from the sin. Second to last,
pray for others. Lastly, ask for God's wisdom
and guidance. If this is a little bit too difficult
for you to remember, then don't worry, we got
you. A simple acronym to help you pray is PRAY.
P for praise. R for repent, A ask for others,
and Y yield to God's will or accept God's will.
But now that we know how to pray, now we have
to talk about praying regularly and according
to the will of God. Oh, praying according to
the will of God? That reminds me of James chapter
four, verse three. You ask, but you do not receive.
Because you ask with the wrong motive. Isn't
it crazy? We can know how to pray, pray for a
long time, but not receive what we ask for because
we're asking with the wrong intentions. For example,
we can't pray for something bad to happen to
someone because that doesn't fit in God's nature.
Besides, God doesn't answer those prayers. So
with praying regularly, we don't have to pray
for a long time, but we shouldn't go a long time
without praying. Because praying is all about
talking with God and the more we pray and let
him speak the more we hear his guidance warnings
and encouragement In fact in first Thessalonians
5 verse 17 it says pray without ceasing Never
stop praying If you're doing a math test and
thinking about the answers you pray if you're
doing the laundry you pray if you're outside
having fun You still pray get it, okay? so we
know how to pray and we know we should pray in
every circumstance but sometimes it's hard to
believe that God is listening to me well I used
to think that too but here are two scriptures
that really helped me out firstly Mark 11 verse
24 says therefore I tell you whatever you ask
in prayer believe that you have received it and
it will be yours The second one is James chapter
1 verses 5 and 6 it says if any of you lacks
wisdom Let him ask God who gives generously to
all without reproach Which just means turning
you away and it will be given to him But let
him ask in faith with no doubting for the one
who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is
driven and tossed by the wind So what do these
scriptures mean? Well now that you've prayed
have confidence in it Because when we pray according
to his will, there is no reason to doubt it.
And remember, God always answers our prayers.
We just need to tune our ears to listen to him.
Because sometimes he answers yes. Sometimes he
answers no. Or simply wait. But no matter how
God answers, he always hears us, listens, and
responds to us. Because that is who he is. Now
it's time for a special segment with Iz and Zy.
In today's special segment, we are gonna do song
trivia. You have got to name the song that these
lyrics come from. Hmm, I think I got this. That's
Who I Praise by Brandon Lake. You are? Drumroll
please. Correct! Isn't that such a great song?
Yes, it most definitely is. But now it's time
to talk about something a little bit more serious.
Salvation. This episode is great and all, but
if you don't have salvation, then this can't
help you. So, if you have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ, then this episode will help
you. But, if you don't have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ, then I invite you to give
your heart to the Lord today. To receive Him
into your heart, go to Romans 10, 9 -10. It says,
If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus,
and believe in your heart that God has raised
him from the dead, you will be saved. For with
the heart one believes unto righteousness, and
with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are
saved, and now have eternal life with Jesus.
You are saved from all your sins, past, present,
and future sins you may commit. Now, this truth
is not a free pass to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus
gives you power over all wrong choices and empowers
you to spread the gospel to others. You are saved
forever and your name is written in the book
of life. Did you just give your life to Jesus?
If you did, give yourself a pat on the back.
We are so godly proud of you. Thank you so much
for listening to this podcast episode. We trust
it helped you and that you learned something.
And remember, God always listens to our prayers.
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