Teach Us to Pray

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How to Stay Focused When You Pray Jul 13, 2026

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While praying, has your mind ever drifted off to your to-do list? Have you been distracted by notifications on your phone, or just lost your place and forgot what you were praying? If so, in today's episode, I want to offer you some practical tips that you can implement to stay focused when you pray.
Key Takeaways:
• If you're finding yourself distracted and losing focus as you pray, ask for God to help you. If anybody is going to be able to help you, it's Him.
• Any prayer is better than no prayer at all.
• Start small, be patient with yourself, and you will get there. God doesn't need much to do much. So if five minutes of focused prayer is all you have, give it to God and know that He treasures every minute.
Resources Mentions in This Podcast
Download Christina's Free 5 Day Prayer Guide at www.belovedwomen.org/prayer-guide to help you put into practice the powerful habit of prayer.
Connect with Christina Paterson
Website: https://www.belovedwomen.org
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BelovedWomenTV
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BelovedWomen
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BelovedWomen
Scriptures in the Podcast are from NIV, ESV or NKJV
Episode Image Credit: Getty/Ajijchan

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How to Prayerfully Discover God's Purpose for Your Life Jul 06, 2026

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7 Ways to Prayerfully Discover Your Purpose

Our God is purposeful and intentional. That means He has a reason for everything He does, including why He created you. He gives us all purpose and places a specific call on our lives. In this episode, I’m sharing 7 important ways to seek the Lord in prayer to clearly discover your purpose and confidently answer God's call on your life.

Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:

Join my upcoming Bible Study, "Crazy or Called," to learn how to clearly discover and confidently answer God's call on your life: https://www.belovedwomen.org/biblestudy

Download Christina's Free 5-Day Prayer Guide to help you put into practice the powerful habit of prayer.

Take the Prayer Personality Quiz to learn how you best hear from God and communicate with Him: https://www.prayquiz.com.
CONNECT WITH CHRISTINA:
Go to her site, www.belovedwomen.org, and study the Bible with her in the Beloved Women app available in the Apple and Google Play stores, where she invites busy women to fill up on God’s love and truth through online Bible study, practical Christian living, and authentic womanhood. https://www.belovedwomen.org/join/

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Break the Grip of Anxiety & Worry! (Introducing: Breathe: The Stress Less Podcast with Bonnie Gray) Jun 29, 2026

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Today is a bonus episode from a LifeAudio podcast we think you'll enjoy: "Breathe: The Stress Less Podcast."

What type of mindset makes us vulnerable to chronic stress, anxiety & depression? When you are stressed, what automatic coping mechanisms have you adopted that don’t help, but diminish your wellness? What holds you back from getting the rest that you need when you’re stressed?

In this episode from Breathe: The Stress Less Podcast (another free show from LifeAudio), soul care coach Bonnie shares how to ditch mindsets that keep you stuck in anxiety, worry, and stress and what you can do to stop the stress, when you need it most.

This episode will help you let go of unhealthy thinking patterns and replace them with a healthy biblical mindset to create a new rhythm to stop the stress cycle.

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Is Self-Care or Soul-Care Selfish or Unspiritual? - https://apple.co/40lhHxb / https://spoti.fi/3FIg305
How to Stop Numbing Your Emotions & Stop Negative Self-Talk with Jesus - https://apple.co/405mcvz / https://spoti.fi/3Z2b0hP
Feeling Anxious? Cast Your Cares on God Because He Cares For You - https://apple.co/3FHsQA5 / https://spoti.fi/3ZWQb8R

LINKS & RESOURCES:

Take the Soul Care Quiz at soulcarequiz.com– your FREE personal wellness assessment – to learn which areas of wellness you’re missing most to flourish with God’s peace and joy in your life.
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Join the FREE Breathe Wellness Book Club to tackle for areas of wellbeing: emotional, physical, spiritual, and social wellness athttp://thebonniegray.com/breathe.Get 4 LIVE sessions + community support!
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Jesus' Prayer Recipe with Dr. Norman Peart Jun 22, 2026

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Most of us know that we should pray but struggle with how to pray. In this conversation with Christina and her pastor, Dr. Norman Peart you learn about the recipe for prayer that Jesus gives His followers and why each step is essential to a well-balanced prayer life.
Connect with Dr. Norman Peart: https://normanpeart.com/
Find his book "Jesus' Prayer Recipe:: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Prayer-Recipe-R-C-H/dp/1611534453
Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:
DOWNLOAD CHRISTINA’S FREE PRAYER GUIDE:
Download Christina's Free 5 Day Prayer Guide to help you put into practice the powerful habit of prayer: https://www.subscribepage.com/prayerguide
CONNECT WITH CHRISTINA:
https://www.belovedwomen.org
https://www.youtube.com/c/BelovedwomenOrg
BECOME A BELOVED WOMEN MEMBER:
Join Christina for weekly video Bible studies, access to the complete Beloved Women video library of Bible study series, and exclusive content and bonuses. Ready to ignite your passion for God’s truth, stay consistent in His Word, and experience the spiritual growth you need to maintain your full but blessed life? Become a Beloved Women member today!: https://www.belovedwomen.org/join/

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How God Confirms His Word Jun 15, 2026

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Have you ever felt like you heard from God but weren't really sure if it was Him? In this episode, we learn how God confirms His word to us so that we can confidently know we are hearing from Him when we pray.

Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:

Download Christina's Free 5 Day Prayer Guide to help you put into practice the powerful habit of prayer.

Take the Prayer Personality Quiz to learn how you best Hear from God and communicate with Him: https://www.prayquiz.com.
CONNECT WITH CHRISTINA:
Go to her site, www.belovedwomen.org, and study the Bible with her in the Beloved Women app available in the Apple and Google Play stores, where she invites busy women to fill up on God’s love and truth through online Bible study, practical Christian living, and authentic womanhood. https://www.belovedwomen.org/join/

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How to Pray Against a Hard Heart Jun 08, 2026

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We live in a world that is in the business of creating hard hearts. Yet the Bible warns against this type of heart. In today’s episode, learn what a hard heart is, and five ways to practically use prayer to soften your heart.
5 Practical Ways to Pray Against a Hard Heart:
1. Pray for humility
2. Pray for an understanding heart
3. Pray for repentance
4. Pray for a compassionate heart
5. Pray for a forgiving heart
Resources Mentions in This Podcast:
Download Christina's Free 5 Day Prayer Guide to help you put into practice the powerful habit of prayer.
Connect with Christina Paterson: https://www.belovedwomen.org
Study the Bible with Christina and Beloved Women at https://www.belovedwomen.org/join
Scriptures in the Podcast are from ESV and NIV.

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How to Keep Praying When God Is Silent Jun 01, 2026

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When it comes to prayer, we understand the importance of marking time to speak to God, but what if we don’t hear Him speak back? In this episode, we look at Psalm 42 to learn 3 simple steps to take when we feel God is silent to our prayers.
Resources Mentioned In This Podcast:
Take the Prayer Personality Quiz to learn how you best Hear from God and communicate with Him: https://www.prayquiz.com.
Connect with Christina Paterson!
Go to her site, www.belovedwomen.org, and study the Bible with her in the Beloved Women app available in the Apple and Google Play stores, where she invites busy women to fill up on God’s love and truth through online Bible study, practical Christian living, and authentic womanhood. https://www.belovedwomen.org/join/
Scriptures in the podcast are from ESV.

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How to Turn Your Worries into Prayers May 18, 2026

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Why worry when we can pray? In fact, the Bible shares that instead of worrying we should be praying because it’s then that we are protected from the torment of anxiety and receive the peace of God. In today’s episode learn 3 important steps to take to turn your worries into prayers.

Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:

Download Christina's Free 5-Day Prayer Guide to help you put into practice the powerful habit of prayer.

Take the Prayer Personality Quiz to learn how you best hear from God and communicate with Him: https://www.prayquiz.com.
CONNECT WITH CHRISTINA:
Go to her site, www.belovedwomen.org, and study the Bible with her in the Beloved Women app available in the Apple and Google Play stores, where she invites busy women to fill up on God’s love and truth through online Bible study, practical Christian living, and authentic womanhood. https://www.belovedwomen.org/join/

Scripture from ESV.

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Why Pray If God Already Knows and Has Already Decided Everything? May 11, 2026

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f you have ever wondered, why should I even pray if God already knows everything today's episode is for you. Today's episode offers three reasons why we should continue to pray, even though God already knows what's going to happen.

Editor's Note - We're sharing some of Christina's most popular episodes from the archives. This episode first aired in August 2020.

Key Takeaways:
• Prayer is not only about asking for what we want but about growing and developing our relationship with God.
• God is everything that we need, even when he doesn't give us everything that we want.
• Our prayer requires faith because we don't know the outcomes, but it ushers us into the presence of the one who does.
Download Christina's Free 5 Day Prayer Guide at www.belovedwomen.org/prayer-guide to help you put into practice the powerful habit of prayer.
Connect with Christina Paterson
Website: www.belovedwomen.org
YouTube: www.youtube.com/BelovedWomenTV
Instagram: www.instagram.com/BelovedWomen
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BelovedWomen
Scriptures in the Podcast are from NIV, ESV or NKJV
Episode Image Credit: Getty/Aleksei Morozov

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How to Pray Against a Hard Heart May 04, 2026

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