Prayer: The Discipline We All Suck At
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- Опубліковано 7 гру 2022
- Ask any healthy couple and they’ll tell you that communication is key for a strong relationship. The same goes for your relationship with God, which is why prayer is essential. In this episode, we’re chatting about the enemy of prayer, why prayer feels inconvenient, and how we can suck less at it.
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i've found that journaling my prayers is the best way for me. i tend to struggle with getting distracted so when i would just pray in my head or pray out loud to myself, my thoughts would wander and I'd no longer be praying. I journal my prayers for the same reason I journal when I'm listening to a sermon; if i don't, i struggle to focus. the beauty of journaling my prayers is that I also get to look back on past prayers and say "oh look how God answered that prayer."
I've found that this works best for me as well for all the reasons you gave. I find I can get everything out this way too. The next problem is just waiting after the writing to hear Him speak. I get distracted in the moments. Help us Jesus!
Same here the struggle is real. I am also so glad that the Holy Spirit is able to decipher my groaning and Jesus intercedes on my behalf.
I’m going to try this method
I journal my prayers as well.
I journal as well. I prefer journaling when praying. I will speak as well but my prefer choice is to journal
On prayer: "If you love someone you will find time"- Preston Perry
You don't find time to pray, you make time because of what prayer with God is and what it means.
This just hits DIFFERENT when we're talking about God! 🙌🏿
Heavy on when you love someone you find a way to communicate...think cuz we take God to be invisible we forget this principle
Should really be “make” time tbh. But yes to this quote
“Praying for people is a way to cultivate love for people”
Jackie is the most serious funniest goofiest smartest combination of a human being and I love it !! All glory to God for our sister 🙌🏽😂💛
Lmao foreal she’s like “you was gossiping with God” that’s me !! 😂😂
“The answers are found at God’s feet, not your doing” goodness🔥
When Jackie said one of the enemies of prayer is that we don't know how to be still, I felt that in my soul cause that's exactly what I'm struggling. God bless you both fr, tell are a blessing to me
Felt the same way giving myself a break from socials and everything I wanna go on it imma pray and spend time wit God so I can have so stillness in my life
My struggle is concentrating when praying like praying and a lot of thoughts come to min 😢.. it hurts me soo much
@@chrisegyin9564 I use to struggle with that a lot as well but one thing that I've learnt overtime and helped is to mean what I say, to be sincere and intentional about the words I say, to talk to God like I would pour out my heart to a friend. It engages your mind. You can try it. Good luck
You guys are so wise! 🙌 I'm 50 and I've been walking with God for 28 years and I don't remember being this wise in my 30's. 😀 May God continue to bless your family with prosperity, provision, protection and wisdom in His Name! 🙏😍
Amen, God is so faithful!
Amen. They are blessed.
The mentorship and community I believe has been a strong factor but each of them were and remain hungry for the things of God. They are a great example to imitate in this way.
So true
When Jackie said “I just wanna go to sleep, it’s 5am” 😂😂😂so relatable
Yup😂😂😂
The intros, theeeeseee introsss are everything!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
They too funny!🤣
Everything!!!
#FACTS😂
lol 😂
"Writer's block is a thing, but sometimes it is the Lord humbling you..."
Amen!
Good morning,
I want to share something that I learned today in my prayer time the Holy Spirit. He said make sure you are pr(a)ying and not pr(e)ying. Praying always will get our hearts to become one with Christ. A religious spirit is always preying is to satisfy flesh to say "I prayed about it" but there is no real exchange. Sometimes we prey out of fear or anxiety. And our heart is cold and hard as stone. We even sometimes have an attitude when we approach His throne of Grace. But we should not leave His presence that way. The preying doesn't bring clarity, peace or truth. In preying, it is very grieving to the Holy spirit. He showed me that praying for others or ourselves is about going to God to get his heart on the matter. It is for us to die to ourselves and thus allowing Christ to live. But preying is fruitless you end up leaving your prayer time more frustrated and you don't allow Christ's heart purposes to connect to your heart. This is preying, it causes your heart to be dead to the will of God. The goal in prayer should always be to find God's heart, this will always produces life!! Amen be blessed in Christ Jesus.. Abba up!✨🎚 I Thank God for sharing this!! Repentance of legalism and a religious spirit!! And trusting God to keep my prayers authentic and submit to His way. Hallelujah!!
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How do I find God's heart?
This was beautiful. I have to share❤
When Jackie says part of the problem is that we don't know how to sit still, and we know how to l keep ourselves entertained... Like how I'm watching this episode during my prayer time. I know it's time for me to pray, but I rather watch a podcast on prayer... Stillness is really a problem we have
These podcasts episode needs to be longer. 1-hour with The Perry’s please! 👏🏿🙌🏿
I tell you!!!!
That would be revelation overload, my friend.
This spoke to my soul😭🙏🏾. Jackie: "When you pray good for people that have done you wrong, it forces your heart to move in a different way"🔥
Love and blessings to the Perry's ❤️
When you said that's how Muslims pray I just broke down because I was raised Muslim, and I brought over so much of that baggage to my walk with Christ. And a part of me knows that He already knows and loves me, but I also struggle so much with getting wrapped up in the salvation through works and being legalistic
@AllThat I’m curious. If you’re Muslim, why are you under a Christian video lol? It’s a genuine question
@AllThat Can't answer for the poster above but the Quran does call Muslim to hate and kill Christians. Satan is keeping you from the truth, salvation through Jesus Christ. allah doesn't exist which is why you've never heard from him, neither has any muslim. But Jesus Christ is alive and speaks to his saints everyday, ask the one true God to reveal himself to you. There is no salvation in Islam, please seek the truth. Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the grave. He paid the penalty for your sins. God requires perfection to enter heaven, all of us has failed which is why Jesus lived the perfect life we couldn't. Don't die in your sins, turn to Jesus Christ.
Surah 3:151: "We shall cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve (all non-Muslims)
Surah 2:191: "And kill them (non-Muslims) wherever you find them … kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers (non-Muslims)."
Surah 9:5: "Then kill the disbelievers (non-Muslims) wherever you find them, capture them and besiege them, and lie in wait for them in each and every ambush
@AllThat it's okay that you're here. I'm happy that you're curious and even open to watching content from another faith!
I will tell you part of the baggage that I brought. As you know there are five pillars in Islam, which are required for Muslims to follow in order to please Allah. I'm not sure what you meant when you said you know Muslims who pray differently because my family was very strict. Also the Quran doesn't give room to do whatever you want, you must live as Muhammed did in order to hopefully enter jannah.
That meant I constantly sought perfection and there was never room for mistakes. Allah could change his mind even at any moment if my good deeds did not outweigh my bad deeds when i died. So i was in constant fear of where I would go when i died.
In Christ, I know I'm not enough and that's okay! But because of Islam I still sometimes feel the pressure to prove myself to God.
@AllThat Well, I asked that, because it makes no sense to be under a Christian video and then respond to a Christian’s comment speaking to her about your beliefs because she expressed that she wasn’t edified being a Muslim. There’s nothing wrong with you watching the video. Your response just came off dismissive and as though you’re trying to get her to believe that she may not be on the correct path, which she is. Jesus is the only way to salvation.
Christians raised in legalism actually struggle with the same. I know I do. I hope this podcast spoke to your heart. You are dear to the Lord and you are His child. Come to Him as one. He will always see you as His little girl, yet with a blossoming life in His Son on the inside.
Nigerians REALLLY pray like that a lot 😅 it’s the culture we’re raised in. And then God opens our eyes to see more and have a deeper understanding
'I feel like Nigerians pray like that'😂😂😂 No Jackie, a good percent of Africans pray like that🙌🏽 I am so blessed by this episode. Be blessed y'all
I thought I needed the prayer closet too lol and it was so awkward and I felt like I was a different person when I did that. But when I would write in my journal, letters to God, it felt so natural and I could go back and read and remember things in our relationship and the things he's done for me
Totally with you on that!
this just shows how relationship with God is important because you get to know what really works for YOUR work with Christ
It is so important to find the time. It has been helpful to me to start my morning with devotion and prayer. I am usually up around 5:30 am, and as much as I love that snooze button, waking up and starting the day with the Lord really starts my day well. Even if the day ends up hectic, staying connected with God helps me through. He is so faithful. Prayer is such a gift.
Beautiful!
I think what I struggle with is the “don’t bother dad” mentality. Like sometimes I feel like what could I possibly say that is of substance to the Almighty? I journal everyday and sometimes when I journal I write my prayers. Like I had a great journaling experience this morning where I wrote down what was on my heart and it was like I could “hear” God. If that makes sense.
On prayer: It is so under rated and yet we have the power to initiate a time/place where divinity meets humanity. What!!!??? This is absolutely amazing and yet the flesh and the enemy of our soul will fight.
I'm currently in a season where God is calling my attention to prayer. This episode has really address my challenges and other issues that come up when it comes to my prayer life.
“I feel like Nigerians be praying like that” so true🤣😩
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I was so waiting for this comment😅😂
I'm like.scrollinhg through looking for these comments cause I can't be the only Nigerian to have heard that😂😂😂❤❤
@@euniceeno3834 😂🤣🤣🤍🤍 it’s giving Mountain of fire😅😂
Our people can PRAY down fire!
No caps 😂🇳🇬🇳🇬
I totally agree! That's why I invite the Holy Spirit in even tho it's already there but to take over. Prayer is literally a honest conversation!
"he", not "it"
Hello from Barbados 🇧🇧 I've said it before, but I really really enjoy seeing y'all laughing together. Thanks
PLEASE READ PLEASE READ! This Podcast caused me to pray for an individual differently.TO NOT focus on what they were doing to me BUT for their heart and hurt that they may have been experiencing. Mr. Perry thank you for sharing your testimony of how you USTED to see people it helped me so much! My testimony is that we had a contractor that wouldn't pay us for work that we completed on one of his projects. Well I changed how I was praying about the matter and he paid the same day! Praise God and again thank you
“When you love someone you find time”
This is good
The point about prayer not feeling “productive” like the reading the Bible - can totally relate to that. Thank God I am seeing fruit from conviction surrounding that wrongful thinking. Prayer is incredibly productive.
I love prayer Every day I call it Jesus and daughter time Be Blessed the Perry's
Can relate with feeling like reading the word is better than praying because it feels like you are doing something. This is so good
I love you Jesus! Without you I would never know the fulness of God’s love. My soul is troubled but I know you will continue to lift me up. Jesus you are my strength whenever I am weak. As a single mother I’m overwhelmed at times because both of my children are autistic. I’m desperately struggling trying to support them and myself because like so many others. I lost my job as a social worker at Forsyth hospital because I declined the vaccine. I declined because of my pre existing health condition lupus and heart disease. I was denied my medical/religious exemption. I wish I could go back to the hospital but the mandate is still in place for hospitals that participate in Medicare and Medicaid. I’m waitressing and I’m so thankful to be working again, but I’m not making nearly enough to make ends meet. But God continues to help me. Jesus is my only salvation. I get harassed and called names for simply asking for prayers, but prayers are all we need to get by, and when you’re a real christian people will always crucify you. Thankfully, God gives me strength to keep going. I have faith God will provide. He HAS THIS FAR. Please pray for me and my children.
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I'm praying for you and your children. 🙏
I am praying for you, your children, & all these circumstances…
I feel the beauty of your heart and spirit. Thank you.
One of the most helpful things I’ve done is prayer journaling. It is something that is an easy habit to start and you can look back at your past prayers and see how much God has provided and changed you and how much you’ve grown in your faith. But just in the past few weeks/days I’ve started writing down the time that I start a prayer in my journal and what I’ve realized is that because I’ve grown this habit and I truly enjoy getting to sit down and write it all out and in a way externally process my thoughts so I don’t get lost in my prayer, I have learned to slow down. I’m not timing my prayers or anything but I now have a habit of writing prayers to God and I enjoy it so much that I will sacrifice time and other activities to get to do it. I guess I used to think that the best way to pray or sacrifice my time would be in a way that was contrary to my enjoyment, but I think that there are ways that we can enjoy spending time with God.
“He is transcendent yet personal” HALLELUJAH!! I already commented but this is TOO TRUE had to jump in again 🤚🏽!
Thank you so much for this episode. I have fallen away from spending time with God, praying and reading the Word. All that was said in this podcast is things I know but it came to me in a new and fresh way. I want to rekindle that relationship with God again and start TALKING to God, because at the end of the day that is what prayer is. As a newly married man there are many pressures but they have been even heavier because I have not been bringing them to God in prayer. I realize life is so much harder when I don't pray, but consistency has been my downfall. But I am starting afresh because I want that intimate relationship with God again because I know how that feels. God Bless you guys ❤️🙌🏽
Super Proud of You! It's so good to hear a man being vulnerable and host as it pertains to his relationship with God. It's been a month how's it going for you so far??
I recently watched a video about a young woman who used to be in a satanic worship group and she was used to attack Christians. She said she would be in the spirit and seeking out Christians to attack but some would have a dome over them that could not be penetrated because they were praying! She said they realized they could not attack while we pray! She has since given her life to Christ and she said that is the most reassuring part of this walk, to know without a doubt that she is protected in prayer! Wow, right?!
So relieving to hear I'm not the only one who prays in the shower!
10 mins in and so many jewels of wisdom being shared. The Spirit is always moving and ocnnecting us. I've been working on being more fluid with my prayer time with the Lord. Giving him my undivided attention. I'm already blessed by this, Thank Yall!
It's definitely a challenge to wait and be still, having confidence in God's provisions . But I agree, the more I understand his attributes and read the word, the more it's easier to pray and trust him in whatever season. Great encouragement! "Help my unbelief"
‘Praying for people is a way of cultivating Love for people, especially our enemies because Jesus told us to pray for our enemies.’ ~Jackie Hill Perry.
That’s so good!❤
Praying and reading the word of God is key!
I didn't even realize, but I think this sparked a realization for me several hours after I watched this. I was in the middle of mom duties when I started to think about my art. I draw and am severely out of practice, but I want to create things that honor the Lord, like short animations and graphic novels geared towards Christians. I know I need to practice to get better but I struggle with things not coming out the way I imagined them. Even during practice, it's super frustrating for me, even when I try not to have rigid standards. But as I was doing those mom things and had on kids worship music (which really has been wrecking me lately 😂), I realized I haven't been bringing God into my practice. I haven't been praying before I start or even really thinking about surrendering my talent to Him unless I was thinking "God, why is this so hard/why is this obstacle so difficult to overcome so I can focus on practicing?" I realized that I need to pray before I start and recognize I'm not drawing to better myself, perse, but to honor Him. I will definitely be keeping God first on my art and surrender my mistakes and growth to Him.
I get it, I produce & compose music and an aspiring entrepreneur. Things have never been easy in progressing though I get the job done, it's different when it comes from God then when I rely on my talent. Stay blessed ☺️🙏🏽 & continue to honor God in art
Amen when you talk to God always you don't have to find time. The best time is in the morning before you get out of bed.
Psalms 5:3 👑
"My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up"
Psalms 55:17 🙏
"Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice."
Wowwwww this such a timely word for me. I have been "struggling" to pray for myself recently (but can easily pray for others and with others). The struggle is in some of things you discussed including "busyness" masked as idolatry, distractions and unable to just be still. But admittedly the struggle is in this false belief that God is ready and willing to answer everyone else's prayers EXCEPT mine. I love how God moved me to pause while watching to pray to address these issues and pray for the people I have personal issues with. Thank you Perrys for this topic, the realness and the wisdom. May God continue to bless you and use you for such a time (and generation) like this ♥
"When you pray good for someone who has done you wrong it forces your heart to move in a different way." Yes, true Jackie true! I experienced this when God had me pray for the salvation of the person(s) who murdered my brother 🙏🏿
“Don’t neglect the butt” 😂 y’all are hilarious.
thank you all for this podcast topic. “It’s not busyness, it’s idolatry” whew. That was big. What are we making bigger than God? I love shower prayers until my 1 year old bust in the bathroom. 🙃😂
Happy new year, Perry family! Thank you for teaching us!
When she said “it’s getting neglected” I lost it 😂😂😂😂
Y’all have profound conversations and it’s a privilege to hear the wisdom and spiritual intimacy you share.
Minister Jackie, it's almost creepy how much we have in common even down to some demeanor, mannerisms, vernacular, and testimony. I have to look up many times when I'm listening to make sure it's not me talking 😆.
The covenant, partnership, best friendship, collaboration, ministry, transparency, supplication, and Faith Walk between you and your husband Minister Preston is so encouraging, powerful, magnetic, edifying, and PHENOMENAL in The Lord! Minister Preston has a kindness and gentleness in his delivery of GOD'S WORD that oozes into your united effectiveness for CHRIST!
Thank you both for laboring in The Lord to see all mankind saved and delivered into The Kingdom of Our Lord Jesus Christ! ❤
If you haven’t already, can you do episodes on 1) manipulation and 2) how to/what it means to be in the world but not of if 3) how joy (i.e. enjoying life and enjoying things in life brings honor and or glory to God)
Man.This was so so good.Thank you for this.I related so much
This was truly amazing!
This was awesome! You guys are awesome!! God bless!!!!
Really loved this video! Thank you so much, helped me so much.
I've been a Christian for 30 years and am not sure what a typical "prayer life" looks like but I know I always am praying as I go throughout the day..I guess there are different kinds of prayer...I personally decided to stop my regular things that keep me too busy to pray this year and spend that time for God.🙏
Thank you for this. God bless you both.
I 👏🏾 needed 👏🏾 this 👏🏾 word!!!!!!
I just found your channel and I love it!! So much great content over here. God is so amazing!! 🙌🏽🙏🏾🥰
Wow, so much blessing 🔥 God bless you!
You both are on point with this.
I ain’t even watched yet and this the one I need!!! 🙌🏾
This is super helpful and insightful! That last minute and a half... ❤🔥 and 🤣 at the same time!
Thank you for this Word! And for Preston's sermon at the end, because it helped ME!!!
“They are praying to a God they don’t even read about”!!!!
The framework!! Wow, that was good Jackie!!!
I just love it, the way you explain. I will try harder.
Man, I really needed to hear this today. Thank y'all so much for your vulnerability
One of the best podcasts I’ve ever heard on prayer!! Thank y’all so much for this!
You guys made really great points to consider, thank you for this important conversation!
This was so profound and a great perspective to prayer
This was so good. Thank you for this! God used you to speak to me, I needed this! 🙌
Jackie I always appreciate that you say things about letting go of old church idols..ex. Growing up in church thinking that god is only in the four walls of church.
God bless you guys, this video was such a blessing to me!🤗💥
I have been waiting for thisssssss.
I'm so happy I stumbled upon this. God bless you guys
This was so timely for me! Every single word!
Thank you ❤
I love my time with the Perrys, truly educational… y’all be serving.
Thank you for putting into words the struggles I didn’t know how to voice! God bless you both!
Yes!!! Our gifts and talents are not ours. Hint: the gift. We must stay close, thankful and humble.
Ooof what a word!! I loved every minute of this podcast, thank you for this. I absolutely loved the breakdown of The Lord's prayer.
So good!! So freeing. “We cannot separate praying from reading the Bible”. Whew
This was sooooo good and confirmation for me right now. I’ve been perfecting my prayer life, so I know it’s not by coincidence that this video popped up on my timeline. Thank y’all for this conversation! ✊🏽❤️🙏🏽
I so love and appreciate this couple ❤️
Y'all are such a blessing to many generations and thank you for keeping it 30 minutes!
Amen, Preston… I needed to hear that. I need to look at the person and pray that way
Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Amen, thank you! ❤
I LOVE YOU BOTH! THANK YOU GOD FOR THE PERRYS!
u said everything I needed to hear
This 🙏🏾!! Was needed every time I listen to this podcast I feel so edified and filled ! This was a blessing I needed to hear this & I agree about not being able to sit still ❤
I can listen to you guys the whole day!🙏 May God bless you guys and this ministry.
This has blessed me!!! Take everything to God in prayer.
This episode was SOOOOO GOOD!!
Soooooooooooo good. Plan on rewatching this with a notepad and pen🫶🏿
So many awesome points here. Praise God 🙌🏽
This is my struggle...this is topic is sooo good.
As always soooo encouraged by this conversation! I've been praying about this 😄your comment Jackie about how even reading your Bible can feel more productive is so true and yeah I get bored and my mind wanders too! I looking forward to the rest of the convo...
Amen! Love what God is doing for you guys! Continued Blessings! 👍🥰
Wow. This video changed my perspective on prayer. Mind blowing. Thank you so much and May God continue to bless your ministry 🙏🏽
That praying before and during the time I write is a must! Thanks for the reminder! I lean on my own ability and I definitely get writers block. Smh this was definitely needed.
Lol that ending was epic!! Y’all, I loved this topic. We really are all in this race together & God has no favorites. We all have to die daily. 🔥
This has helped me so much and not just about prayer but my relationship with God in general. Thank you!
Wow this is so well said and relatable .... I always remember there’s something I haven’t done yet while praying ....need to learn to be still in prayer tbh