"If God Knows What’s Going To Happen, Why Should I Pray?" With Lysa TerKeurst and Dr. Joel Muddamalle

Therapy and Theology

Proverbs 31 Ministries

Mental Health, Therapy, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Theology

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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This bonus episode of Therapy & Theology was recorded to help you process questions like "Since God is sovereign and knows what’s going to happen, why should I pray?" and "Can our prayers change God's mind?"

Join Lysa TerKeurst and Proverbs 31 Ministries' Director of Theological Research, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, for this thought-provoking, scripture-filled conversation. It may be tempting to think about prayer in a defeated way or question if God will even respond, but, friend, take heart. The power of prayer can change things.

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0:00.0	This is Lisa Tarkerst, and you're listening to Therapy and Theology.
0:07.3	Hi, friend. Thanks so much for tuning into this special episode of Therapy and Theology.
0:12.2	If I had to guess, I would assume you clicked on this episode for one of two reasons.
0:16.8	First, maybe you're curious, and you're asking, does prayer really change,
0:20.8	God's mind, or second, you're urgently praying for God to move and come through
0:25.2	in a specific situation in your life? We know as Christians that prayer is powerful,
0:30.5	and we believe God hears us, but when His response time is slower than we would desire,
0:35.5	or He gives an entirely different answer than we would have hoped for, it's tempting to wonder.
0:40.4	Does God love us? Does He care for us? On today's episode of Therapy and Theology,
0:45.1	you'll hear Lisa Tarkerst, and Proverbs 31 Ministries Director of Theological Research,
0:49.8	Dr. Joel Minimali unpack the complicated questions we all have about prayer,
0:54.8	pack it to a biblical wisdom so we can walk away with a new perspective to consider.
0:59.2	But for now, let's turn it over to the experts. The reason that we're here today is because
1:03.8	we're talking about the topic, does prayer change God's mind? Which I think is something that
1:08.9	every believer asked, but if you're like me, you ask the question, but you're like,
1:12.8	how do I find the answer? I don't know. Are there things that God has already made
1:16.4	up as mind about, or where is there room for me to ask for something to change? And so I'm
1:20.4	excited to hear from you guys on this topic. And to kick us off, I would love to know,
1:25.7	like, why did you start studying this, and like, why tackle this topic right now?
1:30.7	Well, I think that there are a lot of questions around this topic, because, you know,
1:38.0	and I understand it, people are praying and asking God to do something in their life,
1:47.0	and it feels very urgent. It feels like the need is very immediate, and it can feel almost like
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