Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Jesus Calling Podcast featuring multiple guests

who have appeared in their own episodes of the Jesus Calling Podcast speaking to the

power of prayer.

We hope you find inspiration from their stories of how a simple act of prayer brings hope,

peace, and a deeper relationship with God to people from all walks of life.

We'll start with a thought from the wife of country music star Thomas Red, author Lauren

Acans.

I can see looking back where the Lord has shut doors and open doors and I tried to have

the motto of where he opens a door.

I'll walk through it regardless of what I can see on the other side.

There were a few times where I can vividly remember just crying and feeling so weak in

my faith and doubtful and just like I didn't know how much longer I could keep going and

I was just honest with God about those feelings that you know I was angry at times I was doubtful

at times and I did stay close to the Lord that didn't mean that I always had a good attitude

about things.

I'll be quite honest but what I did have was a faith-based community surrounding me and

praying for me and checking in on me on a daily basis and they were constantly encouraging

me having honest conversations with me praying for me and through it all I know why God wants

us to have community because there were times where I felt like I just couldn't pray

another prayer or when I felt the weakest in those moments truly that is where I could

just feel Jesus was just carrying me on the backs of my friends spiritually and on his

back obviously and it's amazing to me how Jesus is just in every detail and in my faith

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