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Praying: Men Who Struggle: John Yates

FamilyLife Today®

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4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Many men struggle with praying. John Yates discusses why men struggle, steps to help, and how it can affect their whole lives. Show Notes and Resources You can find John's book on our shop: How a Man Prays for His Family Receive 52 Weeks in The Word by gi...

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Hey there, David Robbins here, president of family life.

0:03.2

Have you ever noticed that some of your favorite memories as a married couple

0:07.4

are when you struggle together?

0:09.6

Maybe it was in the early years, or maybe in the empty nest, or maybe it's in the early years or maybe in the empty nest or maybe it's in the phase

0:15.1

Meg and I are in right in the thick of teenagers and all the challenges that come and

0:20.1

it seems like there's hardly any time to process it.

0:23.0

You likely have endured some really tough times.

0:26.0

And Megg and I agree that some of our best times

0:30.0

have occurred when we are sitting in the middle of a crucible, when the flames are rising and the

0:35.3

heat is turning up and we just wanted to get out. But yet oddly enough, God shapes us in those

0:42.4

moments and it's the memories we cherish the most.

0:46.3

But here's the thing, in those tough days, God was faithful. And we love him for it. And make no mistake, he is faithful to you even when the heat feels unbearable.

0:56.8

You know for countless people around the world family life today has become a trusted

1:01.7

ally in their effort to establish a God-fearing home.

1:06.0

And I pray and hope that is your home included.

1:09.2

As we approach the end of another year together, I'm asking you to empower us to continue with boldness in the

1:16.0

new year of reaching and engaging more homes with the timeless truth of God's word for marriages

1:22.2

and families.

1:23.7

You've heard us talk about the exciting matching challenge.

1:26.6

Now's the time to leverage your year and gift.

1:29.4

This incredible matching challenge means that your donation no matter the size will be

1:34.6

automatically doubled and every gift counts. And here's the best part. God will

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