“When You Don’t Know What To Pray — And You’re Wondering if God Is Near” With Lysa TerKeurst, Kaley Olson, and Cailah Garcia
The Proverbs 31 Ministries Podcast
Proverbs 31 Ministries
4.7 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
If you’ve ever sat down to pray and felt unsure of what to say — or wondered whether God is actually listening — this episode is for you.
In this honest and hope-filled conversation, Kaley Olson and Cailah Garcia sit down with Lysa TerKeurst to talk about what prayer really is: not a performance, not perfect words, but daily dependence on a God who is already near.
Together, they explore how to pray when you’re spiritually tired, how to discern whether you’re hearing God or just your own thoughts, and why asking for “daily bread” might be the most grounding prayer you can pray. If you’ve been wrestling with big unanswered prayers or quiet doubts, this episode gently reminds you that Jesus already came close to you — and He is not waiting for you to have it all together before you come to Him.
You’ll learn:
- Why prayer is meant to be a conversation — not a performance.
- How praying Scripture helps you align your heart with God’s will.
- A simple daily prayer Lysa prays before her feet hit the floor.
- How to discern whether a thought is consistent with God’s Word and His ways.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Sometimes prayer feels natural, and sometimes it feels like the first thing to slip when life gets heavy. |
| 0:07.1 | Not because you don't love God, but because your thoughts are racing. |
| 0:10.9 | Your heart is overwhelmed and you don't even know where to begin. |
| 0:15.4 | But the beautiful thing about Jesus is that he doesn't ask us to have the perfect words. |
| 0:20.6 | He just invites us to come close. |
| 0:23.2 | That's why we're so excited to share, come close to Jesus, a brand new prayer book from Lisa |
| 0:27.9 | Terkurst, created to help you pray when you feel anxious, distracted, or unsure of what to say. |
| 0:34.0 | And when you give a gift of any amount to Proverbs 31 ministries, you'll help more women receive biblical encouragement right when they need it most. |
| 0:41.3 | And as a special thank you, we'll send you a copy of Come Close to Jesus. |
| 0:45.3 | You can find more information using the link in the show notes below. |
| 0:48.5 | Now on to today's episode. |
| 1:06.2 | Thank you. episode. Well, Kayla, we're so excited to be here with the one. |
| 1:10.6 | The only Lisa Turk is always fun to get to hang out with you in this podcast setting. It's like a work thing, but not a work thing. |
| 1:13.2 | Right. It's for the girls hanging out. It's not behind the scenes. That's right. Here we are today. This is a conversation that we would have just here at the office. I know. Genuinely. I almost said sitting around the office, but we never sit around. We never sit around the office with podcast mics in front of us, |
| 1:27.7 | although that kind of has like the office show vibes. |
| 1:31.1 | It's not scary. We never sit around the office with podcast mics in front of us, although that kind of has |
| 1:29.4 | like the office show vibes. |
| 1:31.2 | It does. |
| 1:31.6 | It feels like if we were to do that, but maybe it's an idea. |
| 1:34.5 | We'll tuck away for later and probably actually won't ever do. |
| 1:37.4 | But we are here today because this little prayer book that you've worked so hard on titled |
| 1:44.0 | Come Close to Jesus is out for the world now. |
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