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00:01 Have you ever felt like
00:02 something was lacking in your life? 00:04 Well, stay tuned to discover the missing piece. 00:06 My name is Jason Bradley, 00:08 and you're watching Urban Report. 00:32 Hello, and welcome to Urban Report. 00:34 My guest today is Dr. Nadine Collins, 00:37 author, international speaker, spiritual wellness coach, 00:40 and host of Dare to Dreams' program 00:43 The Missing Piece. 00:44 Welcome to Urban Report, Dr. Collins. 00:48 Hi, it's a pleasure to be here. 00:51 It's a pleasure to have you here. 00:53 You know, we wrapped up 00:55 recording season two of The Missing Piece, 00:59 and ventured a little bit into season three 01:03 and this was definitely a different season. 01:07 I kind of threw something at you, 01:09 I threw a little curveball at you 01:10 at the last minute 01:12 and let you know that 01:13 you'd be hosting it by yourself 01:15 and the timing of it would change. 01:19 But, thank you for moving forward, 01:22 pressing forward with that, 01:23 I think that these two seasons 01:25 are going to be extremely powerful for sure. 01:28 Amen. 01:30 It was a big curveball, but I mean, we made it. 01:33 God really came through and so I'm so thankful for that. 01:37 Amen. Amen. 01:38 Before we start talking about The Missing Piece 01:41 in a little bit more detail. 01:43 Why don't you tell us 01:44 what a spiritual wellness coach is? 01:48 Okay. 01:50 So, I know that sometimes when people hear, 01:52 you know, spiritual, 01:54 you know, especially in the world 01:55 that we're living, 01:57 everybody's always talking 01:58 about some kind of spiritual something 02:00 because truly we live in a spirit world. 02:02 And, I know sometimes, 02:03 you know, we may have our little kind of qualms 02:06 or ideas or even discomfort around 02:09 maybe the word spiritual wellness, 02:11 but I just want to just comfort you 02:12 and our viewers 02:14 because the truth is, 02:15 I had no idea what that was myself. 02:17 I never intended to ever be in a space like that, 02:20 but it was through prayer. 02:22 One day I was working on 02:24 my certified prayer counselor class. 02:26 I was preparing to launch that in 2018. 02:29 And while I was praying for clarity on it, 02:32 I heard a whisper like spiritual wellness coach, 02:36 like two, three times. 02:37 And I was like, what am I doing with that? 02:39 I simply wrote down that name. 02:42 I didn't know what to do with it for a few days. 02:44 I was on my way to Kenya, 02:46 and that was like two days before that. 02:48 And so I was getting ready for the airport 02:50 and I was having a meeting with one of my coaches, 02:53 and I said to her, you know, 02:54 the Holy Spirit actually told me 02:55 spiritual wellness coach 02:57 and I don't know what to do with that. 02:58 And so, and she said, 03:00 "Why don't you check out the domains?" 03:01 And so I checked out the domain, 03:03 spiritualwellnesscoach.com, 03:05 spiritual wellnesscoaching.com, 03:07 and both domains were available and a whole, 03:10 you know, array of domains with either .net 03:13 or anything around that. 03:14 And I was shocked 03:16 because I thought we live in such a spiritual kind of world, 03:19 how it was possible that 03:21 that domain could have actually been available. 03:23 And so, of course, I had to go back to God 03:25 to help me define what that is. 03:28 And, so what I can say is 03:30 based on the work that I'm doing with women 03:32 for the past few years, 03:34 as a spiritual wellness coach is helping women 03:37 to really uncover what their true purpose is. 03:40 But we're using biblical principles. 03:42 We're using prayer as the avenue 03:45 through which we can uncover our true purpose 03:48 and also the avenue 03:50 through which we can work around 03:51 creating successful ministries brands, 03:54 even businesses around 03:56 what our true purpose is. 03:57 So it's really coaching women, 03:59 but using prayer as the foundation, 04:02 using biblical principles as the foundation, 04:06 the foundation that gives us strategies 04:09 to be able to set up these businesses, 04:11 to be able to launch these brands 04:13 and ministries and so on. 04:14 So, it's, coaching, 04:15 that's rooted in the Word of God 04:18 and coaching rooted 04:19 in a deeply spiritual and effective 04:22 and meaningful prayer life. 04:23 Amen. Amen. 04:26 It's definitely very powerful. 04:28 And, I believe that you share principles 04:30 that also go beyond the realm. 04:33 I know that you, you seek to reach women with this, 04:36 but the principles that you share 04:39 are applicable to anybody's life as well. 04:42 Correct? 04:43 Totally, totally, totally, 04:44 it's just that I am focusing on women 04:47 in corporate 04:48 because that is where God led me. 04:50 Ironically this year, 04:51 He's also leading me to do certain things with men 04:54 and I will fall in line in terms of being obedient, 04:57 but definitely the principles are for both male and female 05:01 because they're biblical principles for us 05:03 to experience success in this life, you know? 05:06 And so, because there's so much coaching 05:08 available out there 05:09 and a lot of it are not aligned with our Christian values. 05:13 And so I guess God just kind of raised me up 05:16 to be able to create something 05:18 that could really help to align many more of us, 05:21 His children in our true purpose, 05:24 doing things that are aligned with the gift 05:26 that we were brought into the world to actually use. 05:29 But we are using the principles of God. 05:32 We're using the Word of God to be able to create success, 05:35 so that we can be true examples 05:37 that we can live a life aligned with the will of God. 05:40 We can continue to be faithful Christians 05:44 honoring God, 05:45 by while still experiencing success. 05:47 And that's basically 05:48 what the spiritual wellness coaching movement, 05:50 or what God has called me to do with it is about. 05:53 Yes. Got you. 05:55 So how did you know 05:57 that it was your purpose to teach people 05:59 on the topic of prayer? 06:00 Because you've been teaching people 06:02 on the topic of prayer for a while now, 06:04 and that was even, I think if I'm correct, 06:06 correct me if I'm wrong 06:08 even before the spiritual wellness coaching? 06:11 Oh, yes, 06:12 the way before that 06:14 I started right after I finished off my PhD, 06:18 I believe in the year 2014, 06:20 that was the direction that God was leading me, 06:22 and it's ironic. 06:24 You just ask how, 06:25 how did I even know that 06:27 that is what God has called me to do? 06:28 But what I didn't realize is I was being prepared to do this 06:33 maybe for my entire life. 06:35 I just didn't know it yet. 06:36 You know, it happened that, for example, 06:39 I was in the UK on vacation 06:42 after I finished off my PhD 06:44 and after I had chilled out in Asia for a little bit, 06:47 and now I was on vacation 06:49 and a pastor calls and says to me, 06:50 Nadine, I heard you're in town. 06:53 Can you speak on Sabbath for communion? 06:56 And I thought to myself, what? 06:58 I'm like, I just finished a PhD in education 07:01 and not theology. 07:02 Yeah. 07:03 And so, I had to go through my little struggle with God, 07:06 but he eventually answered and said, 07:08 "No problem." 07:09 I had no idea 07:10 what I was going to speak about. 07:12 Did you have a Moses' moment? 07:15 Oh, my goodness I think, 07:16 I have most like maybe exponential Moses' moment 07:21 because I'm like, what am I going to do? 07:23 How do I write that summit for communion? 07:25 It's not even a Wednesday night, 07:27 it's communion. 07:28 And so I had, what's a God 07:30 and I had to of course respond first, 07:32 then go to him 07:34 and get instructions on what to do. 07:35 And that happened. 07:36 And the following week 07:38 I went to another church to sing. 07:40 While I was at that church, 07:42 a lady came up to me after 07:44 and she said we were having 07:46 our women's ministries weekend next month, 07:48 I would like you to sing for us. 07:50 So, I said, I'm actually on vacation 07:53 heading to the US next week. 07:55 She took my details and she said, 07:56 "I'll get in touch with you. I have to leave." 07:58 And that lady began to call me and email me and text me. 08:02 And she said, 08:03 "Nadine, God said, it's your time to speak." 08:05 So we're talking about how did I know that 08:06 he asked me to really focus on prayer. 08:08 So it so happened at that church 08:10 that I sang at in London, 08:11 the following year 08:13 they asked me to come and do attendees of prayer. 08:15 I'm like, what? 08:17 So, that was the beginning of me 08:19 going into that direction 08:21 as if God was directly leading me 08:24 to actually get into that space of prayer 08:26 and everything that I'd been learning over the years 08:29 and all of the principles 08:30 that I was learning through my own personal prayer life. 08:33 When I went off to college, when I took God at His Word, 08:36 when I began to trust Him. 08:38 And when I didn't know what was happening, 08:40 every single principle that I now teach on prayer 08:42 comes from my personal experience 08:44 and my relationship with God over the years, 08:47 how it has been developing. 08:49 And so then God said, 08:50 I want you to write books on prayer. 08:52 And he told me the names of the books 08:53 that he wanted me to write on prayer. 08:55 It was through his direction 08:56 also that I reach out to your mom when I did, 08:59 because all of that was part of his instruction for me. 09:03 One year when I was fasting and praying, he said, 09:05 "I want you to focus on prayer. 09:07 I need you to write books on prayer. 09:08 And I also want you to contact Yvonne, 09:11 and you ask about a program on prayer." 09:13 All of that came through the instructions of pray, 09:16 of course, way before 09:17 the spiritual wellness coaching, 09:19 which now still uses 09:20 the same principles of prayer as well. 09:23 Wow. Yes. Yes. 09:24 And I'm so glad that you did go in that direction 09:27 because The Missing Piece is extremely powerful. 09:30 And, I know that you've touched a lot of lives 09:33 by the grace of God, 09:34 and we get calls 09:35 still with people wanting to get in touch with you 09:38 and find out more about your books 09:40 and all of that, 09:42 and how to book you for speaking engagements 09:44 and all of that. 09:45 And we want to get into all of that as well, 09:47 because we want people to know how they can contact you. 09:50 But do you ever have, 09:54 like, you seem very solidified in your calling, 09:58 but do you ever have doubts 10:00 about the calling that God has placed on your life? 10:03 Have you ever had doubts about that? 10:06 The truth is when it comes to the calling, 10:09 if there was anything that I was really sure about, 10:13 I think it's the calling. 10:15 Because the truth is every time, 10:18 like every time I find it so strange, 10:22 if I'm questioning God about something 10:24 and I'm going through that moment with Him 10:26 and I'm spending time seeking Him in prayer, 10:28 even when I have not had the answer, 10:30 even when I feel, oh, Lord, You're not, 10:32 I'm not sure if You've heard me right now, 10:34 even when I have these moments, 10:36 I still find myself 10:37 going and talk right back to Him. 10:39 And so when it comes to that calling, 10:42 I see sometimes 10:43 I may not be feeling my best today. 10:45 I may not wake up today feeling like, 10:47 "Oh, I'm on top of the world 10:48 and I'm ready to make it happen." 10:49 But as soon as I get on the call 10:51 with one of clients, 10:52 it's almost as if, just as if, when I go to speak, 10:55 when I go to present at an event, 10:57 even now when I speak online, 10:59 even when I feel within myself 11:01 that I'm not able to do this, 11:02 I just feel new breath coming into me 11:06 and I'm doing this thing. 11:07 And it's almost like an out of body experience 11:08 in a way, 11:10 because it's like, I know within myself, 11:11 I don't have that capacity right now, 11:13 but I'm just seeing God show up. 11:16 And that for me, every time just, 11:19 just helps me to confirm that 11:21 I am doing what God has called me to do that. 11:24 I'm in my place of purpose 11:25 and this is what I'm meant to do for now. 11:28 And so I may doubt many things in life, 11:30 but one thing I cannot doubt is the calling 11:33 that God has given me to really help empower people 11:36 and inspire them 11:38 to have a more effective prayer life 11:40 and everything else that I do. 11:42 For example, the work of purpose, 11:44 helping women to uncover their purpose, 11:45 helping women to build successful ministries 11:48 and brands and businesses, 11:49 all of it stemmed in prayer 11:51 because without prayer, I say to my clients, 11:53 I cannot do any of these things 11:55 because prayer is 11:57 my number one business strategy. 12:00 Without it, there is nothing. 12:02 Amen, all the credit goes to God. 12:05 That's, yes, amen, amen. 12:09 So what is it like walking in your purpose 12:12 and your calling? 12:14 Do you feel that sense of fulfillment? 12:17 And can you describe that? 12:20 Definitely, 12:22 I would say that 12:23 I think one of the greatest pleasures in life, 12:28 one of the greatest feelings in life 12:30 is being able to know that 12:33 you are doing what you are here to do, 12:36 that you are doing what it is. 12:38 God brought you into the world to do. 12:40 That is what it's like 12:41 walking in my true purpose, I know. 12:43 That's why sometimes I see 12:45 when I don't even feel like doing it, 12:47 it's almost like it gives me life 12:50 because this is it. 12:51 You know, I can see God showing up all of the time. 12:54 Sometimes, like I have sessions with clients 12:57 and they would say to me, 12:58 "Oh my goodness, you're a genius." 13:00 And I'm like, "No, I'm not." 13:01 I said, "This is all God." 13:03 And I remember had a meeting with the client recently. 13:05 And she said to me, 13:07 "You just changed my life today." 13:08 I said, "No, it's not me. It's God." 13:10 And so, just knowing every day 13:12 that I am able to make a difference 13:14 in the life of women. 13:15 At this point every day, 13:17 I make a difference in the lives of other people, 13:18 just knowing that I can, 13:20 because I am doing what I'm meant to do now, 13:23 help other people do what they're meant to do. 13:26 It's almost like the greatest feeling on earth. 13:29 Recently, I said to a client, if I die today, I'm content 13:34 just knowing that so many lives have been touched 13:37 and people are literally more intentional 13:40 about knowing 13:41 what they brought into the world to do. 13:43 That is what propels me 13:45 and motivates me every single day 13:47 to keep on doing this, 13:49 because I know that as I walk in my true purpose, 13:52 as I answer the call of God, 13:54 because in Jeremiah 1:5, 13:56 the Bible actually says that even before I was formed, 13:59 even before we were formed, 14:01 He had already set us apart and appointed us 14:04 to do something amazing to do that great thing. 14:07 And I believe at this phase in my life, 14:10 I am doing what I've been appointed to do 14:12 and set apart to do. 14:14 And I see that 14:15 by the lives that have being changed 14:16 and transformed and inspired and empowered. 14:19 And that is what gives the sense of fulfillment. 14:22 Just knowing that I'm doing what God wants me to do today. 14:25 Amen. 14:27 That is where my greatest fulfillment comes. 14:28 Amen. 14:29 Well, let's help some people today. 14:31 So, what recommendations would you have 14:34 for that man or that woman 14:36 that's out there 14:37 and they're searching for their purpose? 14:40 What would you recommend that they do 14:41 in order to find their God-given purpose? 14:45 I think one of the first things that we need to do is 14:49 to believe that we have a true purpose. 14:54 It's so ironic 14:55 because as I've interacted with thousands, 14:58 every I interact with thousands of new people, 15:01 whether I was in person or even virtually, 15:04 it's just that first having that belief 15:07 that you have a true purpose 15:08 because we have not been taught that. 15:11 We did not grow up knowing that you have a purpose 15:15 and you need to know what that purpose is. 15:17 Many of us, for example, 15:18 especially coming from a Caribbean background 15:21 where, you know, 15:22 we were taught about the value of education 15:25 and how education was the road to success. 15:28 And that's the thing that you need to do. 15:30 You need to be able to, 15:31 you know, go to school and get good grades 15:33 and then get a great job and you're successful. 15:35 You get married and you have kids. 15:37 And so many of us grew up both male and female 15:40 with the idea 15:41 that if I go to school and I get that good education 15:43 and I get married and I have kids 15:45 and I have a good job and I'm making money, 15:46 then I'm successful. 15:48 But purpose is not defined by any of these things. 15:52 It's really defined by that one thing 15:55 that Jeremiah 1 speaks about 15:56 that you have been appointed to do set apart to do. 15:59 And so, for that man or that woman 16:01 who is searching for that purpose, 16:02 first, you need to believe that you actually have one. 16:07 Now, when you believe that 16:08 you actually have a true purpose, 16:10 that God has brought you into this world 16:12 to accomplish a great thing, 16:15 now that you believe that, 16:16 you need to also believe that your purpose matters 16:19 because 60% of the women, for example, that I work with, 16:23 when they come to me, they actually believe that 16:25 they have a true purpose 16:26 or they have a vague idea 16:28 that they're supposed to be doing something else. 16:31 Because deep down, 16:32 sometimes inside you may be doing things 16:34 that look successful to other people, 16:36 but inside of you, 16:38 you don't feel that sense of fulfillment, 16:40 you know, something is missing. 16:41 So, now when you believe that you have that true purpose, 16:44 you need to know that your purpose actually matters. 16:47 Whatever it is God brought you here to do, 16:49 it matters. 16:50 And that is why the third thing you are going to do is 16:54 to expend your time and efforts, monies, 16:57 whatever you need to do to know what that purpose is. 17:01 And then, of course, we go to God in prayer 17:03 to help us to know how we can create success 17:06 around that purpose. 17:08 So, there are like three fundamental things 17:10 that has to happen 17:12 even before we can begin 17:13 to create success around our purpose. 17:14 And why do I say create success around it 17:17 is because the Bible says 17:18 your gifts will make room for you, 17:21 whatever it is 17:23 that you have been brought here to do, 17:25 that is the thing that is going to create room 17:28 and set you up before kings and not mean men, 17:30 according to Proverbs 22:29. 17:33 So, what we do as many of us, as even Christians, 17:37 is we try to find outside of ourselves 17:42 what it is we can do to create success. 17:44 That is why we have the education rounds. 17:46 That is why we have all of it. 17:47 Mind you, yes, I have a PhD 17:49 and I am a proponent for education. 17:51 However, I understand that what God has called us to do, 17:56 He has equipped us. 17:57 We say these things, 17:59 but sometimes do we really believe it? 18:00 We already have everything that we need to succeed 18:04 because we were already born with it. 18:07 And so, one of the things I have clients say, 18:08 sometimes I had a pregnant with purpose event, 18:11 a virtual event for women and I had them say, 18:14 I am pre-qualified to do what God has called me to do. 18:19 And I am overqualified 18:21 by a reason of my experiences in life, 18:24 because every single one of us 18:27 were born already with that thing 18:29 that we were supposed to do. 18:31 And when we uncover it, 18:32 that's when the beginning of fulfillment comes 18:35 because now I know why I'm here. 18:37 Why am I here in the world? 18:38 Now, what am I going to do with this information? 18:41 So, on that quest 18:42 to searching for purpose 18:44 is understanding these three things 18:46 and then going to God to give you wisdom, 18:49 to know how you can begin to be successful in that thing 18:52 that you were brought here to do, 18:54 which is your purpose. 18:55 Wow. Wow. 18:57 That was a lot. 18:58 So, when you're teaching, right, 19:02 when you're giving these seminars, 19:04 how has COVID impacted what you do? 19:08 Ooh, to be honest, 19:10 COVID kept me busier than when I was traveling in person. 19:17 As crazy as it may sound because the truth is, Jason, 19:21 when I was traveling 10 to 11 months of the year, 19:24 I was still able to write books. 19:27 I was still able to do some of the things 19:29 that I want to do, 19:31 but with COVID I find myself being so busy 19:33 because from the time it came, 19:35 I had to immediately switch up everything to online, 19:38 cancel a lot of in-person engagements, 19:40 but still figure out 19:42 how I can still reach clients online, 19:44 how I can still help to minister to people online. 19:47 So, I do speak quite a lot online 19:50 and I have created new coaching programs 19:53 because of COVID, 19:55 had new programs that I never had 19:57 because of COVID to be able to impact 20:00 even more women 20:01 than probably I would do in person. 20:03 So I can say in a sense that COVID has pushed me 20:07 to be a little more successful 20:10 in how I reach people, 20:12 because yes, I would go in person, 20:13 but now I have the virtual space 20:16 and I'm able to meet many more women 20:18 through my Facebook women's groups, 20:20 through my prayer group online, 20:22 through different programs that I'm speaking in online 20:24 because now I'm not in a physical location, 20:26 but in one weekend 20:28 I could travel virtually to four different countries, 20:30 whereas before it was one country 20:33 for the weekend, you know? 20:34 Yeah. Such kind of way. 20:36 Yeah. 20:37 So, you've been stretched in multiple directions there. 20:41 Yeah. 20:42 So, if somebody wants to book you for, 20:46 let's say a seminar 20:47 or wants to take advantage of your online courses, 20:50 how do they do that? 20:52 What's your website? 20:53 And then if somebody wants to get in touch with you, 20:55 what's your email address and your phone number? 20:58 Okay. 20:59 With regards to booking, for example, 21:01 for speaking engagements, 21:04 they could write at booking@nadinecollins.com. 21:07 That's to book me, 21:08 but if the person wants to get in touch with me 21:10 with regard to any of my coaching programs, 21:13 my online prayer class, 21:15 the certified prayer counselor class, 21:16 they could write us at info@nadinecollins.com. 21:21 And my website is nadinecollins.com. 21:23 It's very easy. 21:24 It's my name, right? Okay. 21:26 And so, there are multiple ways to reach me. 21:29 If you check nadinecollins.com 21:31 information might be there 21:32 of how I could be reached on Instagram. 21:34 You know, there are so many ways nowadays 21:35 to actually send a message, 21:36 but info@nadinecollins.com is a good place to start. 21:40 And if you're looking to book for speaking engagements, 21:43 you know, women's weekend, a prayer weekend, 21:44 whatever it is, 21:46 a leadership training and so on, 21:47 bookings at nadinecollins.com, 21:49 regardless of what email you may sent, we will get it. 21:51 But we're just trying to funnel bookings 21:53 into that particular email 21:55 so that it does not get mixed up or lost in, 21:58 you know, a muffle of emails that sometimes I get. 22:00 Yes. And your... 22:01 A number where they can reach you is? 22:05 (817) 719-3099. 22:09 That's our business number. 22:11 Okay. Okay. Wonderful. 22:13 I know people are gonna want to get in touch with you. 22:15 What are some practical tips 22:16 that you can share in regards to prayer, 22:20 how to strengthen your prayer life? 22:23 Yeah. 22:24 And so some of these practical tips 22:26 will take us to what we did in season one 22:30 of The Missing Piece. 22:32 And then, of course, we built on so many 22:34 because I think we filmed the last time 22:36 I think 20 episodes, 22:38 and so many other concepts, 22:40 but some of the basic principles 22:41 to really having an effective prayer life, 22:44 one of them is, 22:46 of course, to build a relationship with God. 22:48 And you may ask, how do I do that? 22:50 The same way you work on building relationships 22:54 with anybody else. 22:55 Flip off, let's have a conversation. 22:59 So, now prayer, 23:00 we know is that conversation that we have with God. 23:03 And we said before, it's a two-way conversation. 23:06 So, it's not a conversation. 23:07 Actually, it's not a conversation 23:09 if I do all the talking, it's a monologue. 23:11 And so, what we want to do is 23:13 in these fundamental principles is, 23:15 first of all, recognizing that 23:17 I need a relationship with God. 23:19 And prayer is the only way 23:22 that I can establish a relationship with God, 23:25 because communication is the only way 23:27 that we can establish relationship with anybody else. 23:30 And prayer is how we communicate with God. 23:34 And so, what we're doing or what we need to do 23:37 if we really want to have that effective prayer life is, 23:40 first of all, wanting that relationship, 23:42 wanting to talk to God, 23:44 but also giving God the opportunity 23:45 to speak back to us. 23:47 Another thing is for us to be able to learn 23:51 to distinguish the voice of God 23:52 and how we do that 23:54 is by ensuring that we don't talk all the time, 23:57 but we actually silence our soul. 23:59 Ellen White actually has a quotation that I love. 24:03 She says, 24:04 "When every other voice is hushed, 24:07 and in quietness we wait before Him, 24:10 the silence of the soul 24:12 makes more distinct the voice of God." 24:14 And so we want to be able to distinguish 24:16 that voice of God. 24:18 We also want to practice dying to self. 24:20 So, I'm giving a few of the principles. 24:22 First, we establish communication with him 24:24 a two-way conversation. 24:25 We want to be able to distinguish that voice. 24:28 We also want to be able to die to self 24:31 because self is the greatest hindrance that we have 24:34 in having an effective prayer life, why? 24:36 Because self will always cause us to pray prayers 24:40 that are inconsistent 24:41 with what the Spirit of God wants us to pray about. 24:44 And why should you want to pray 24:46 about what the spirit wants you to pray about? 24:48 Because the only prayers 24:49 that are guaranteed to be answered 24:51 are the prayers that are actually prayers 24:54 that are led by the Spirit of God. 24:56 And we get that in 1 John Chapter 5:14-15, 25:00 where the Bible actually says, 25:02 this is the confidence that we have in God, 25:05 that if we ask anything according to the will of God, 25:08 we know that He hears us. 25:10 And if we know that He hears us, 25:12 then we are sure to have an answer to that prayer, 25:16 and we want to be able to pray in the will of God. 25:19 But the only way to pray in the will of God is 25:21 when we are printing the Spirit of God. 25:23 And the only way to pray in the Spirit of God 25:25 is when self is dead, because self is inconsistent. 25:30 It's always going to cause us to want the opposite 25:33 of what the Spirit of God wants us to pray about. 25:35 So, these are four quick principles 25:37 that I just shared here 25:39 on how your prayer life can begin 25:40 to make a drastic turn, 25:43 so it can become much more effective. 25:45 Those are excellent principles. 25:47 And I'm so glad that you mentioned the fact 25:49 that you need to pray in the will of God, 25:52 because, you know, 25:54 it's like if somebody just prays and says, 25:56 Oh yeah, I, you know, I really want a Bentley, 25:58 or I want, I want a Maserati 26:01 or something along those lines or some, 26:04 you know, temporary thing that's, you know. 26:07 If they pray for that 26:09 and it's not in the will of God for them per se 26:14 and then they're wondering, 26:16 well, why weren't my prayers answered? 26:18 Yeah. 26:19 And then we get mad at God when should I say to people, 26:22 a lot of times when we think we pray to God, 26:24 we're actually praying to ourselves. 26:26 And the saddest thing is, 26:28 you cannot answer yourself 26:30 because anytime self is alive, when we're going to God, 26:34 we're not going to ask Him 26:35 things that are in accordance 26:36 with the will or the Spirit of God. 26:38 So, it means, I'm asking it 26:40 according to what's okay for me. 26:42 And God cannot answer me 26:44 when I'm praying these self-prayers 26:46 or these selfish prayers. 26:47 And so, we need to now begin to make the shift. 26:49 So, we stopped getting angry at God 26:51 and begin to look at ourselves in the mirror and say, 26:54 this is what you need to be angry at. 26:55 And that's why you need to die to self, 26:57 because you are the greatest hindrance 26:59 to having that effective prayer life 27:01 that you would like to have. 27:02 Amen. 27:03 So, we have a way of blocking our blessings? 27:06 Yeah, exactly. Yes. 27:08 Now, we covered a whole bunch of topics 27:11 and I know that our time is escaping us 27:13 in season two and season three, 27:16 just give us a quick snippet of what we covered? 27:22 Well, season two and three is gonna to be really packed 27:25 because we look at, for example, 27:28 we talk about distinguishing that voice of God. 27:30 We spoke about being able to pray for revelation, 27:33 praying in agreement, 27:35 topics that people really want to know much more about. 27:38 And so, I look forward to seeing, 27:40 you know, how it continues 27:41 to transform the lives of others, 27:43 because we covered so much. 27:44 Yes, amen. 27:46 And it was very rich information. 27:48 Thank you for what you do. 27:51 And thank you for coming on here 27:53 and sharing with our viewers. 27:55 Well, we've reached the end of another program. 27:57 Join us next time. 27:59 It just wouldn't be the same without you. |
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