Everyone wonders, how do I know God's will?

Holly Elif says when you're deciding whether to go forward with some decision, start with the Bible.

If it violates His word, it was not God's will for your life at that moment.

And I think women are very confused on how we get to know God's will. And I think that's a real critical question is as a woman, how do I even know if I'm really hearing from the Lord about what his will is?

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast for Tuesday, August 23, 2016.

Thank you. Heart's podcast for Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Over the last few weeks, Nancy's been teaching us line by line through the Lord's Prayer.

We'll take a pause on that teaching to hear a discussion on how to live this prayer

out in real life. Some friends of Nancy heard her teach on the Lord's Prayer and got together to

discuss it. Those friends included Kim Wagner, Maria Johnson, and Holly Ellive. And Kathy Helvey

was part of that conversation. She later went home to be with the Lord after a battle with cancer.

We'll hear Kathy's thoughts first.

One thing that hit me yesterday, but more today, was the Our Father, who art in heaven, holy or hallowed, be thy name, starting there, to start there.

That hit me yesterday.

And I've been trying to kind of weave that into my prayer life.

What hit me today was if we really do that every time or more often than not,

by the time we get to what we really are wanting to petition God for, ask him for, it probably won't be that

significant. Now, I don't know. I have just begun. It sure puts things in perspective and proportion.

It should. It should. And our needs certainly wouldn't seem quite as overwhelming if we could

see them in the context of God's glory.

A sovereign, wise, loving, God, omniscient, omnipresent, all powerful. If we went there first by the time we get to,

and I really heard about this, do you know, are really having a hard time forgiving?

In light of what we just recognized who God is and who we're talking to, right,

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