Praying Christian Women

Want to know your prayer personality? Take our free quiz at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/quiz today! In a follow-up to last week's episode (Prayer and Decision Making), we take some time to unpack some specific questions about the role of prayer in making decisions. Tune in for a deep dive into some great questions! (Since airing last week's episode we've gotten even more questions in, so look for more coffee breaks with similar questions in the not-too-far-off-future!) Here's a list of some of the pre-emptive prayers Alana mentions in the episode that can help us cover ourselves, our loved ones, and our plans in prayer on a regular basis: Show me clearly if I'm about to veer off your plans. Reveal things I need to be praying for my loved ones. Let me not cause harm to anyone. Show me how to pray. Help me to live a surrendered life. Sanctify my intuition. This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. Visit www.faithfulcounseling.com/praying to receive 10% off your first month! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

What's your prayer personality? Find out at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/quiz today and receive feedback on your unique prayer "superpowers," as well as some prayer tips tailor made for you! Have you ever wondered exactly what role prayer plays in decision-making? Join us today for a discussion about the importance of prayerful decision-making, as well as some pitfalls to avoid. We bring up some hard questions and personal stories of how God has worked in some of the decisions we've faced in our own lives. Our sponsor for this episode is Simply Earth Essential Oils: A company that changes the world by donating 13% of all profits to end human trafficking. Visit www.SimplyEarth.com/PCW to get a free 80ml essential oil diffuser when you subscribe to their Simply Earth Essential Oil Recipe Box! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

What's your prayer personality? Find out at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/quiz today! Do you ever feel like you're too ordinary for God to use you in big ways? If so, you're not alone and you need to stick around to listen to our conversation with Amber Albee Swenson. We talk about some of the hurdles that stand between a woman and finding and fulfilling the purposes God is calling her to. Amber explains how God can (and has!) used past mistakes, failures, and even sin to launch people forward to bear fruit for his kingdom. We talk about the role of spiritual warfare in preventing women from living out God's purposes for us, and she gives some practical first steps to take if you want to discover and walk in God's plans for your own life. You can connect with Amber at AmberAlbeeSwenson.org Our sponsors of this episode are: Anchor.fm: Anchor is the easiest way to podcast, and the hosting service we use on our podcast! Simply Earth Essential Oils: A company that changes the world by donating 13% of all profits to end human trafficking. Visit www.SimplyEarth.com/PCW to get a free 80ml essential oil diffuser when you subscribe to their Simply Earth Essential Oil Recipe Box! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

What's your prayer personality? Find out at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/quiz today! If you're a longtime listener, you know we love to highlight the importance of embracing the unique ways God made you and using them to your advantage in your prayer life. Prayer is a relationship, not a cookie-cutter activity. So today we're bringing you one more tool to help you identify your strengths: the VIA Institute on Character Strengths test. Take it here: https://viacharacter.org/surveys We'll talk about our own results, and walk you through some ways to capitalize on some of these values in your own prayer life! Our sponsors of this episode are: Anchor.fm: Anchor is the easiest way to podcast, and the hosting service we use on our podcast! Simply Earth Essential Oils: A company that changes the world by donating 13% of all profits to end human trafficking. Visit www.SimplyEarth.com/PCW to get a free 80ml essential oil diffuser when you subscribe to their Simply Earth Essential Oil Recipe Box! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

What's your prayer personality? Find out and get some prayer tips just for you at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/quiz today! This week's guest on the podcast is Kristen Clark from Girl Defined. Kristen and her sister Bethany (who joined us on the podcast last year in Episode 167) have authored several books including the one we talk with Kristen about today, Not Part of the Plan: Trusting God with the twists and turns of your story. During our conversation, Kristen shares about her struggle with infertility and the process of praying through endless disappointments. She talks about the importance of community, and how God actually used her unanswered prayers for a biological baby to launch her and her husband forward into the journey of adopting brothers from Ukraine. Since recording this episode, the situation in Ukraine has drastically changed. Join us at beginning of this episode for a prayer for Ukraine, and specifically for Kristen's sister Ellissa and husband Andriy who have been ministering in Ukraine and are expecting the birth of their baby girl any day now. You can connect with Kristen and Bethany at GirlDefined.com, and receive their 30 Day journal of the names and attributes of God at GirlDefined.com/God. Our sponsors of this episode are: Anchor.fm: Anchor is the easiest way to podcast, and the hosting service we use on our podcast! Simply Earth Essential Oils: A company that changes the world by donating 13% of all profits to end human trafficking. Visit www.SimplyEarth.com/PCW to get a free 80ml essential oil diffuser when you subscribe to their Simply Earth Essential Oil Recipe Box! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Want to know your prayer personality? Take our free test (and get some great prayer tips to boot!) at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/quiz. Today we're sharing an extra special episode celebrating 500,000 downloads of the Praying Christian Women podcast! We recorded a live episode inside our Praying Christian Women Community on Facebook last week and wanted to share it with everyone. So join us for a fun-filled hour of reflection, celebrating our listeners (that's YOU!), and thanksgiving for all God has done over the last three years of podcasting. Our sponsors for today's episode are: Abide, the #1 Christian meditation app. Visit Abide.co/praying to get 25% off a premium subscription today! Anchor.fm, the easiest way to podcast, and the podcasting host we use for Praying Christian Women. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

This week's guest on the podcast is Becky Keife, the community manager for DaySpring’s (in)courage. Through the power of shared stories and meaningful Bible-based resources, (in)courage helps women build community, celebrate diversity, and become women of courage. Becky is also an author and speaker. Join us as we sit down with Becky to discuss how the pandemic has heightened the need for the message behind her newest book, The Simple Difference: How Every Small Kindness Makes a Big Impact. She shares the difference between "random acts of kindness" and intentional kindness, the importance of cultivating space to really see others, and so much more! You can connect with Becky at BeTheSimpleDifference.com Our sponsors for today's episode are: Abide, the #1 Christian meditation app. Visit Abide.co/praying to get 25% off a premium subscription today! Anchor.fm, the easiest way to podcast, and the podcasting host we use for Praying Christian Women. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Want to take our new quiz to find out your prayer personality? Visit www.prayingchristianwomen.com/quiz today! Our guest this week is Reina Rose, a TV host and author of Sin Tastes Good: Nourishing Your Soul in An Empty-Calorie World. We get to talk about the parallels between spiritual and physical nutrition, and how we can assess what we consume spiritually. Reina introduces us to "mind sparring" and how it can feed your soul, teaches us how to recognize toxic influences, and so much more. Pull up a chair and join us! You can connect with Reina at Reina-Rose.com Our sponsors for today's episode are: Abide, the #1 Christian meditation app. Visit Abide.co/praying to get 25% off a premium subscription today! Anchor.fm, the easiest way to podcast, and the podcasting host we use for Praying Christian Women. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Grab your free scripture journal today at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal! Do you ever get "prayer-alysis" ... you know, where you want to pray but just don't know where to start? In today's episode we talk about the A.C.T.S. method of prayer (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication), which is a fun, versatile, thorough method of prayer that we personally love - and think you will too! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Grab your free scripture journal at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/journal today! Our guest this week is Stephanie Hodges, author of Daniel Fast Journey: A Fasting Breakthrough for Physical Health, Mental Clarity, and Spiritual Growth. Stephanie talks about the benefits of fasting and prayer, the right (and wrong!) motivations behind fasting, and lets us in on her own fasting process and how it has been instrumental in deepening her own prayer life. Join us today for a really great discussion that we know will inspire you! You can connect with Stephanie and learn more about her book at DanielFastJourney.com Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.