4 of 8 - Understanding Who It Is You Are Praying To

Marriage After God

Aaron & Jennifer Smith

Christianity, Parenting, Kids & Family, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This episode explores principles we can apply from Jesus' teaching on prayer in Matthew 6:9-13. We discuss how starting our prayers by acknowledging God as our heavenly Father affects our heart posture. We also touch on coming to God freely as His children to share all parts of our life, while still revering His holiness. This episode aims to encourage listeners to strengthen their intimacy with God the Father in prayer. Topics Discussed: Praying to God as a good heavenly Father Approaching God with the intimacy of a child but reverence for His holiness Trusting God knows what our marriage needs Letting our view of God impact how we pray Connect with us: Instagram | @marriageaftergod Instagram | @UnveiledWife Instagram | @HusbandRevolution Check out our marriage resources! Sponsors: This episode is sponsored by The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers For Our Marriage. This is a production of Smith Family Resources, Inc & Marriage After God © 2023 Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!

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0:00.0	Prayer is spiritual communication between man and God, a two-way relationship in which
0:09.6	man should not only talk to God, but also listen to him.
0:13.5	Prayer to God is like a child's conversation with his father.
0:16.6	It's natural for a child to ask his father for the things he needs.
0:20.2	Billy Graham.
0:21.2	Hey, we're Aaron and Jennifer Smith, your host of the Marriage After God podcast.
0:25.4	Before we jump into part four of our eight-part series, we want to read a review that someone
0:29.4	has left recently.
0:31.5	His name is Jake.
0:32.5	It says, finally, I was so excited this morning when I found out you guys were still active.
0:37.3	I found your YouTube channel a few years back and loved the content.
0:40.6	I never saw any new videos come up and figured you all had stepped away from any kind of
0:45.0	content creation and was, I was legit bummed.
0:48.3	I never thought to check any other platforms, but now I have a lot of podcasts to catch up
0:52.7	on.
0:53.7	God bless you too.
0:54.8	Your videos helped me break through the awkwardness of being a man steeped in sin, making
0:59.6	the about face and becoming a godly leader in my family.
1:02.7	I always felt so awkward praying in front of my wife or talking about God or reading
1:06.8	scripture aloud with her.
1:08.3	You all helped me see that it was possible and it is better.
1:11.6	Thank you a million times.
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