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HOW TO PRAY AND TRUST GOD: THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH GOD IN PRAYER
Oct 16, 2024
How to Pray and Trust God: The Best Way to Approach God in Prayer Do you ever wonder how to pray to God in the best way? In this powerful reflection, we explore the true heart of prayer and how you can deepen your connection with God through simple, sincere, and faithful communication. Learn how to stay focused during prayer, trust God when answers seem delayed, and discover why His timing is always perfect. Whether you're new to prayer or have been praying for years, this video will inspire and encourage you to build a deeper relationship with the Lord. Join us in prayer, and let’s grow together in faith. Welcome to our Prayer Channel, your go-to space for powerful, spirit-filled prayers and uplifting Christian reflections. Whether you are seeking peace, healing, strength, or guidance, our prayers are designed to bring you closer to God and help you navigate life’s challenges through faith. On this channel, you will find a variety of prayers, including daily prayers, healing prayers, prayers for protection, and prayers for forgiveness. Our content is grounded in biblical teachings and inspired by the life and words of Jesus Christ. Through heartfelt devotionals and scripture-based prayers, we invite you to experience God’s presence in a deeper and more meaningful way. Join us as we explore the power of prayer, drawing from the Gospels and other books of the Bible, like Psalms, Luke, and Matthew, to guide our journey. Whether you are praying for your family, your health, your work, or your spiritual growth, this channel provides the perfect environment to strengthen your faith and trust in God. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DON'T FORGET TO ENGAGE WITH US: ✅ ✍️ Subscribe to the channel to not miss any of our inspiring content. 👉 https://youtube.com/@FaithFountain?si=WDFsY8tAORbeVNe9 ✅ 👍 Like the videos if they resonate with your heart. ✅ 💬 Comment on your reflections and experiences. We want to hear your voice! ✅ 📲 Share the videos with friends and family who could also benefit from these messages.
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hey dear friends have you ever found
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yourself wondering how do I pray to God
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how can I make sure that my prayers are
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heard these are questions so many of us
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carry especially in moments of deep need
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maybe you've felt distant from God or
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unsure if you're saying the right words
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maybe you've been through Seasons where
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it felt like your prayers were just
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bouncing off the ceiling life is filled
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with so many challenges whether it's
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balancing the demands of work family or
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simply trying to hold everything
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together in those moments we often want
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to reach out to God In Prayer but we
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hesitate because we're unsure of how to
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pray the beautiful thing about prayer is
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that it doesn't require fancy words long
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speeches or rituals it's a heartfelt
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conversation between you and God in
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today's message we'll dive into how to
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pray to God in the best way how to
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connect with him in a meaningful way and
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how to experience the power of His
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presence in your life so stick around
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for this special refle ction and if
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you're ready to grow deeper in your
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prayer life make sure you hit that like
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button subscribe to the channel and turn
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on notification so you won't miss any
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future videos let us take a moment to
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quiet our hearts and come before the
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Lord in prayer Heavenly Father we are
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here before you humbled and seeking your
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presence we ask for your guidance as we
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learn how to pray with sincerity with
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faith and with an Open Heart Lord we
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desire to come before you in a way that
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pleases you not with perfect words but
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with an authentic and honest Spirit
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bless each person who is joining us in
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this moment whether they are seasoned in
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their prayer life or just beginning to
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understand what prayer
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means Lord we ask for your holy spirit
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to guide our hearts and Minds as we
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learn more about how to approach you
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help us to let go of the pressures and
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expectations we often place on ourselves
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when we pray remind us that you see our
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hearts not just our words and that you
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are always listening no matter how we
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feel Lord may your peace surround us as
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we move through this time of reflection
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open our ears to hear what you want to
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teach us about prayer today let this be
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a transformative moment for everyone
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watching or listening as we learn to
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draw nearer to you we ask this in the
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powerful name of Jesus Amen so how do we
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pray to God in the best way I think the
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first thing we need to recognize is that
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there isn't a single right way to pray
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there's no script no perfect formula
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that guarantees a stronger connection
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with God what he desires most is our
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sincerity and our willingness to
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approach him just as we
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are sometimes we get caught up in
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thinking that we need to sound holy or
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have our lives perfectly together before
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we can pray but nothing could be further
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from the
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truth let's start with the
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basics the Bible gives us a model of
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prayer through the words of Jesus in The
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Lord's Prayer Matthew 6:9-13
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this prayer is a perfect starting point
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because it reflects a balanced way of
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coming to God it begins with praise and
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adoration Our Father in heaven Hallowed
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be your
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name when we pray we should always start
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by recognizing who God is the creator of
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all things the one who holds the
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universe together it helps us focus on
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his greatness and reminds us that we are
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speaking to a powerful loving and
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Sovereign God but prayer is also
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personal God is Not distant he is our
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father this means we can come to him
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with the intimacy of a child speaking to
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a loving parent when we acknowledge Him
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as father we're recognizing that he
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cares for us that he's deeply invested
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in our
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well-being this sets the tone for a
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conversation not a
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performance after we acknowledge who God
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is the next step is
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Surrender Your Kingdom Come your will be
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done on Earth as it is in heaven this is
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one of the the hardest parts of prayer
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for many of us we're used to asking God
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for what we want our desires our plans
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our needs but Jesus teaches us to First
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seek God's will above all when we pray
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we should be willing to trust that his
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plan is greater than our own even when
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we don't fully understand it
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surrendering our will to God means we're
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placing our lives in his hands trusting
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that he knows what's best one of the
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most encouraging parts of prayer is the
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assurance that God hears us no matter
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how small or large our requests after
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surrendering to his will we are invited
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to bring our needs to him give us today
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our daily
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bread this line reminds us that God
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cares about our day-to-day lives from
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the basic necessities to the deeper
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emotional and spiritual needs we carry
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nothing is too small for God whether you
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are praying for strength to get through
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a tough day at work healing for a loved
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one or guidance in a life-changing
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decision God is attentive to every word
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an important aspect of prayer is also
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repentance forgive us our debts as we
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also have forgiven our
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debtors this reminds us of our need to
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come before God with a humble heart
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seeking his forgiveness for our sins no
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one is perfect and God doesn't expect us
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to be but he does want us to come to him
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with a spirit of repentance knowing that
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his grace is sufficient to cover all our
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mistakes and
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shortcomings in the same way we are
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called to extend that Grace to others
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forgiving those who have wronged us
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finally we pray for protection lead us
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not into temptation but Deliver Us from
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Evil life is full of challenges and we
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all face moments of weakness but through
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prayer we can ask for God's strength to
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stand firm against the things that seek
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to pull us away from him it's a reminder
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that we're not in this alone God is our
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shield and our protector but beyond
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structured prayers like the Lord's
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Prayer what's most important is that you
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speak to God from your heart prayer can
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be as simple as saying Lord I'm scared
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God I need your help or father thank you
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for this day it doesn't have to be long
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or filled with flowery language it just
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has to be real God is more concerned
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with the sincerity of your prayer than
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the eloquence of your words he knows
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what you're feeling even before you
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speak so don't be afraid to bring your
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honest self before him one of the most
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powerful ways to improve your prayer
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life is by making it a regular PR
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practice just like any relationship
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communication with God grows stronger
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with time set aside moments each day to
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talk to him maybe it's in the morning
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before you start your day or at night
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when the house is quiet you can also
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pray throughout the day keeping an
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ongoing conversation with God as you go
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about your
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tasks God is always near and he's always
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ready to listen now that we've explored
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the foundation of how to pray one of the
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most common struggles we face in our
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prayer life is staying focused let's be
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honest we've all been there you sit down
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to pray determined to spend quality time
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with God but almost immediately your
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mind starts to wander you think about
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the laundry that needs to be done the
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text message you forgot to respond to or
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the meeting you have later in the day
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before you know it your heart and mind
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are far from where they need to be
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staying focused in prayer can be a
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challenge especially in a world filled
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with constant distractions but the good
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news is you're not alone in this
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struggle and there are practical ways to
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help center your heart and mind as you
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come before god let's walk through some
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of these key practices that can help you
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deepen your focus and make your prayer
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time more
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intentional one prepare your heart and
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mind before you even begin praying it's
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important to set aside a moment to
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prepare yourself take a few deep breaths
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quiet your thoughts and remind yourself
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of who you're about to speak with the
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creator of the universe your loving
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father it can be helpful to start with a
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short simple prayer like Lord help me
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focus on you right now remove any
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distractions and calm my mind this small
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step can make a big difference in
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setting the tone for your time in prayer
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you can also create a specific space for
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prayer whether it's a quiet room a
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corner of your home or even a peaceful
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spot Outdoors having a dedicated place
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for prayer can help signal to your mind
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that it's time to focus it's kind of
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like how athletes have a warm-up routine
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before a game in the same way preparing
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yourself mentally and physically for
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prayer can help you engage more
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fully two start with
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gratitude one of the best ways to shift
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your focus to God Is by starting your
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prayers with
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gratitude before you ask for anything or
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begin pouring out your heart take a
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moment to thank God for what he's
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already done in your life gratitude
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helps to clear away the noise of worry
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anxiety and stress and it brings you
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into the presence of God with a heart
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full of
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Praise even on the hardest days there's
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always something to be thankful for you
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can thank God for the simple things the
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breath in your lungs the beauty of
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nature the kindness of a friend or the
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comfort of knowing that he is always
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with you when you start your prayers
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with gratitude you begin to shift your
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focus from the problems in front of you
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to the goodness of God this change in
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perspective can make it easier to stay
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focused throughout your
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prayer three use scripture to guide your
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prayers another powerful tool to help
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you stay focused in prayer is
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incorporating scripture the Bible is
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filled with prayers promises and words
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of encouragement that can guide your
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thoughts and keep you grounded in God's
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truth you can start by reading a passage
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of scripture and then use it as a
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springboard for your prayer for example
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if you're reading Psalm 23 you might
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pray Lord thank you for being my
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shepherd I trust that you will lead me
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through this difficult season help me to
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find rest in you knowing that you are
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always by my
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side praying through scripture not only
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keeps you focused but it also aligns
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your prayers with God's word it's a way
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of letting the Bible shape your desires
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your thoughts and your heart it can also
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be comforting to know that you're
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praying God's will when you base your
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prayers on the promises he's given us in
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his word but be honest and
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vulnerable one reason we sometimes lose
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focus in prayer is because we feel the
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need to filter our thoughts we think we
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have to come to God with polished
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perfect prayers and in trying to get it
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right we end up distracted but God
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doesn't need us to have everything
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together before we come to him he wants
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us to come just as we are mess broken
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and real When you pray don't be afraid
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to be completely honest with God tell
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him about your frustrations your doubts
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your fears and your struggles if your
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mind is wandering tell him that too you
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might pray something like God I'm really
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struggling to focus right now my mind is
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racing and I feel distracted but I want
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to hear from you help me to Center my
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heart on
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you God can handle your honesty and he's
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more interested in your heart than in
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perfectly composed prayers being
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vulnerable in prayer not only helps you
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connect more deeply with God but it also
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takes away the pressure of trying to
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perform the more real and authentic you
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are in your prayers the more meaningful
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and focused your time with God will
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become
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five keep it simple and
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conversational sometimes we over
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complicate Prayer by thinking it has to
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be long or fil filled with theological
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words but prayer is simply a
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conversation with god you don't have to
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impress him with your vocabulary or
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length of time spent in prayer some of
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the most powerful prayers are the
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simplest ones help me Lord thank you
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Jesus I trust you when you pray speak to
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God as you would a close friend use your
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own words and keep it
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conversational if you feel your mind
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wandering gently bring it back by
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speaking to God about what's on your
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heart in that moment
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prayer doesn't have to follow a strict
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formula it's about building a
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relationship with God and relationships
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grow through honest open
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conversations
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six use a prayer
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Journal writing out your prayers can be
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another helpful way to stay focused when
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you write it forces your mind to slow
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down and stay on track with what you're
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communicating to God a prayer Journal
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can also serve is a record of your
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prayers over time allowing you to see
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how God has answered and worked in your
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life you don't need to write lengthy
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paragraphs sometimes just jotting down a
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few sentences about what's on your heart
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can help you stay present in the moment
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if you're feeling distracted you can
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also write out your distractions and
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then pray through them for example if
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you're worried about a project at work
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write it down and then pray Lord I'm
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feeling anxious about this project help
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me to trust you with the outcome
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seven set aside dedicated time for
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prayer life gets busy and it's easy for
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prayer to become an afterthought
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squeezed into the cracks of our day but
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when we don't make prayer a priority
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it's easy to lose focus or rush through
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it setting aside a specific time each
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day to pray can help create a rhythm
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that keeps you grounded it doesn't have
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to be a long period of time but choosing
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a consistent time whether in the morning
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during your lunch break or before bed
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can help you make prayer a regular part
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of your life over time it becomes less
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about checking off a task and more about
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looking forward to a moment of
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connection with God eight pray in the
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spirit finally one of the most powerful
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ways to stay focused in prayer is by
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praying in the spirit the Bible tells us
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in Romans 8:26 that the spirit helps us
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in our weakness we do not know what we
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ought to pray for but the spirit himself
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intercedes for us through wordless groan
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sometimes when you don't have the words
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or when you're feeling especially
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distracted ask the holy spirit to guide
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your prayer he knows exactly what you
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need and can help bring your mind back
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to the presence of God praying in the
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spirit doesn't always mean using words
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sometimes it's sitting in silence
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allowing the Holy Spirit to move in your
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heart it's a reminder that prayer isn't
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just about what we say to God but about
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what he speaks to us as well one of the
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most challenging aspects of prayer is
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waiting we live in a world of instant
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gratification where we expect quick
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results but prayer doesn't always work
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that way sometimes we pray and pray yet
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it feels like God is silent like our
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requests are being ignored or delayed in
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those moments it's easy to feel
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frustrated discouraged or even doubt
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God's love and care for us but learning
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to trust God during seasons of
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unanswered prayers is a vital part of
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our spiritual journey
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so how do we trust God when our prayers
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aren't answered right away how do we
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keep Faith alive when the waiting feels
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unbearable let's explore this together
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and find Hope in God's promises even
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when the answers seem far
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away one remember that God's timing is
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perfect the first truth we need to cling
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to is that God's timing is perfect this
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can be difficult to accept because we
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often want things to happen now when we
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pray we want immediate relief instant
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answers and quick resolutions to our
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problems but the Bible reminds us in
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Isaiah 55
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8-9 for my thoughts are not your
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thoughts neither are your ways my ways
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declares the Lord as the heavens are
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higher than the earth so are my ways
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higher than your ways and my thoughts
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than your
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thoughts God sees the bigger picture he
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knows the beginning the middle and the
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end of our story his timing though it
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may may seem slow to us is never
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wrong often the delay in answered prayer
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is not a no but a not yet in these
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moments we have to trust that God is
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working behind the scenes in ways we
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can't see he might be orchestrating
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circumstances that will bring about an
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answer in a better more profound way
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than we could ever
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imagine think about the story of Abraham
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and Sarah God promised them a son but
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they had to wait years decades even
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before that promise was fulfilled during
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that time they struggled with doubt and
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at one point they even tried to take
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matters into their own hands but God's
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timing was perfect at just the right
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moment Isaac was born and God's promise
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was fulfilled when we trust God's timing
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we can rest in the assurance that he
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knows what he's doing even when we don't
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two trust that God is always
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good one of the hardest things to
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wrestle with when our prayers aren't
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answered right away is the fear that
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maybe God doesn't care about us we
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wonder if God loves me why isn't he
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helping me but scripture is clear that
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God is always good and his love for us
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never wavers in Romans 8:28 we are told
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and we know that in all things God works
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for the good of those who love him who
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have been called according to his
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purpose this means that even in seasons
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of w waiting even when things aren't
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going the way we hoped God is still
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working for our good his plans for us
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are always for our ultimate benefit even
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when we can't see it in the moment but
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let's be honest this can be incredibly
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hard to believe when you're in the
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middle of pain or uncertainty it's hard
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to see how unanswered prayers could
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possibly be part of God's good plan
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that's where faith comes in faith is
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trusting in God's goodness even when our
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circumstances seem to say otherwise it's
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belev that God's character doesn't
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change even when our situation does take
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the story of Joseph Dar for example he
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was sold into slavery by his brothers
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wrongly imprisoned and spent years
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waiting for God's promise to be
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fulfilled from Joseph's perspective it
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must have seemed like everything was
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going wrong but all along God was
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working behind the scenes positioning
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Joseph for a greater purpose in the end
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Joseph became a powerful leader in Egypt
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saving countless lives including his own
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family Joseph later said to his brothers
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in Genesis
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50:20 you intended to harm me but God
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intended it for good to accomplish what
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is now being done the saving of many
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lives Joseph's story is a reminder that
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even when our prayers aren't answered
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right away God is still working for our
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good his goodness is not dependent on
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our immediate
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circumstances it's woven into every
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aspect of Our Lives even the parts that
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seem confusing or
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painful
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three understand that God's know or wait
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can be for our
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protection sometimes the reason our
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prayers go unanswered or are delayed is
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because God is protecting us from
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something we can't see we often pray
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with a limited view of our situation
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asking for things that we believe are
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best for us but God In His Infinite
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Wisdom knows what is truly best
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sometimes the things we ask for could
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harm us or they might not align with
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God's greater plan for our lives think
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about it this way if you're a parent and
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your child asks to play with something
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dangerous like a sharp knife you
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wouldn't give it to them no matter how
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much they beg why because you know that
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it could hurt them in the same way God
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sometimes withholds things from us not
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because he doesn't care but because he
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loves us enough to protect us from
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potential harm we see this kind of
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protection in the Bible with the Apostle
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Paul in 2 Corinthians 12: 7-9 Paul talks
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about a thorn in the flesh that he asked
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God to remove he prayed three times for
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it to be taken away but God said no
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instead God told Paul my grace is
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sufficient for you for my power is made
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perfect in
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weakness Paul came to understand that
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God's refusal to remove the thorn was
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actually for his benefit it kept him
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humble and dependent on God there are
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times when God's know or wait is the
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most loving answer he can give it may
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not make sense to us in the moment but
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we can trust that God knows what he's
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doing his protection is another
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expression of his goodness and care for
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us four keep praying in
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faith one of the most important things
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we can do while we wait for answers to
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our prayers is to keep praying Jesus
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encouraged us to be persistent in prayer
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telling the parable of the persistent
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Widow in Luke 1818
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in the story a widow continually came to
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an unjust judge asking for justice the
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judge eventually gave in not because he
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cared but because the Widow was
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persistent Jesus uses this story to
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illustrate how we should approach prayer
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never giving up continually bringing our
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requests to God trusting that he hears
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us it's important to understand that
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persistence in prayer isn't about trying
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to change God's mind it's about growing
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our faith and dependence on him when we
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keep praying even when we don't see
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immediate results we're saying God I
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trust you I believe that you are good
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and I know you will answer in your
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perfect
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time prayer isn't just about asking for
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things it's about building a
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relationship with God the more we pray
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the more we grow in our understanding of
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who he is even if the answer is delayed
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our persistence in prayer strengthens
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our faith and keeps us connected to God
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fig trust that God's silence is not
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absence one of the hardest things to
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endure is the Silence of God we pray and
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we hear nothing no clear Direction no
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obvious
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answers but silence does not mean God is
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absent just because we can't see what
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he's doing doesn't mean he's not working
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in seasons of Silence God may be
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teaching us to rely on him more deeply
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he may be using the quiet to build our
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character to teach us patience or to
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help us grow in trust the silence is not
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a punishment it's often a time of
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preparation God is drawing us closer to
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him even when it feels like he's far
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away Psalm 27:14 encourages us with
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these words wait for the Lord be strong
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and take heart and wait for the
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Lord waiting is hard but it's in the
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waiting that our faith is refined God is
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always with us even when we don't hear
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him as clearly as we'd like he hasn't
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forgotten us and he hasn't abandoned us
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in fact it's in the silence that we
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often experience his presence in a
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deeper
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way six surround yourself with community
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and
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support finally during seasons of
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unanswered prayer it's crucial to
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surround yourself with a community of
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believers who can support you pray with
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you and encourage you
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when you're feeling discouraged or weary
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having others lift you up in prayer can
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be a powerful source of strength the
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church was designed to be a family A
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place where we bear each other's burdens
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and walk alongside one another in faith
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if you're struggling with unanswered
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prayers don't carry the weight alone
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reach out to trusted friends pastors or
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prayer Partners who can stand with you
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in faith and remind you of God's
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goodness trusting God when our prayers
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aren't answered right away is not easy
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but it is possible it's about choosing
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to believe that God is good even when we
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don't understand what he's doing it's
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about trusting his timing his protection
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and his love for us when we keep praying
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keep believing and keep trusting we'll
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find that God is faithful he always
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comes through even if the answer looks
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different than what we
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expected second prayer
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block let us now come before the Lord
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once again lifting up our hearts as we
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seek his guidance and how to trust him
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even when our prayers seem to go
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unanswered Heavenly Father we stand in
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your presence today humbled and in need
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of your strength Lord we confess that
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waiting on you can be hard we admit that
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there are times when we struggle to
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understand why our prayers aren't
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answered in the way or the time we
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expect but today Lord we choose to trust
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you father we ask that you fill our
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hearts with peace as we wait on you
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remind us that your timing is always
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perfect even when it feels slow to us
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help us to rest in the truth that you
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see the bigger picture and you are
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always working for our good even when we
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can't see it give us the patience and
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the faith to trust in your plan knowing
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that you are in control and that your
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ways are higher than our ways Lord we
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know that your silence is never a sign
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of your absence in The Quiet Moments
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help us to draw closer to you to seek
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you more earnestly and to hear your
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voice in new and deeper ways ways we ask
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for the grace to remain faithful in
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prayer even when the answers seem
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delayed teach us to be persistent like
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the Widow in your Parable trusting that
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you hear us and that you are always
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working on our behalf we lift up to you
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every prayer request that has been
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offered in faith but has not yet been
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answered for those who are praying for
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healing Lord we ask for your Divine
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Touch for those seeking Direction grant
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them Clarity for those in financial need
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provide in way that only you can and for
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those who are carrying the weight of
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unanswered prayers in their hearts we
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pray for strength and endurance to
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continue trusting in you father we thank
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you for the times you say no or wait
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because we know that you are protecting
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us even from things we don't understand
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we trust that your love for us never
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fails and that even in the waiting you
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are doing a good work in us give us the
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grace to surrender our will to yours
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knowing that your plans are always for
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our ultimate good
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Lord as we continue in our walk with you
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help us to never lose sight of your
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goodness let our faith be strengthened
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by your promises and let our hearts be
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filled with hope as we wait on you we
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pray for our families that they too
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would experience your peace and Trust in
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your perfect timing and for everyone
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joining us today Lord we ask that you
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renew their faith uplift their spirits
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and give them the confidence to know
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that you are always with them in all
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things father we give you praise
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we thank you for hearing our prayers for
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your love that never fails and for your
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faithfulness that endures through every
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season of Life help us to walk in trust
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and obedience even when the answers
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aren't clear in Jesus mighty name we
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pray amen conclusion and call to
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action my dear friends thank you for
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joining me today I hope that this time
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of reflection has helped you find peace
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and encouragement especially if you've
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been rest Ling with unanswered prayers
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trusting God in the waiting is not
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always easy but it is always worth it
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remember his timing is perfect his love
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for you is constant and he is working
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all things for your good even when the
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path ahead seems unclear I encourage you
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to leave your prayer requests in the
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comment section below whether you're
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trust in him amen