Do you ever struggle to pray? Most of us would say yes.
Prayer is one of the richest blessings we have, but it doesn’t always come easily. Distractions, unanswered prayers, and questions about God can make it difficult to know where to begin.
Pastor and author Matt Smallbone joins Haley and Dustin to share his own struggles with prayer and what changed when he began praying through the Lord’s Prayer. Drawing from his book, The Prayer Experiment, Matt explains how the prayer Jesus taught helps us bring our everyday needs to God, practice forgiveness, and deepen our trust in our heavenly Father.
It’s an honest and often humorous conversation with practical tips and encouragement for anyone who wants to grow in their prayer life.
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Bible verses mentioned in this episode
Matthew 6:9–13 — The Lord's Prayer "This, then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'"
Matthew 6:5–6 — How not to pray "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others… But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen."
Matthew 6:7 — Don't pray like a pagan "And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words."
Mark 6:31 — Rest and solitude "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."
Mark 9:24 — Faith and doubt "Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, 'I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!'"
Matthew 28:16–17 — Doubt among the disciples "Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted."