{"id":303640,"date":"2015-09-01T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/praying-together-is-challenging\/"},"modified":"2015-09-01T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T15:00:00","slug":"praying-together-is-challenging","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/praying-together-is-challenging\/","title":{"rendered":"Praying Together Is Challenging"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is keeping you from praying with your spouse? 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We\u2019re going to be talking today about prayer on our program. This is the first day in September, and it\u2019s the first day of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u2019s 30-Day Oneness Prayer Challenge. You should have already received an email, or a text message, or a notification on your My FamilyLife app about what to pray about today, as a husband and wife. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere\u2019s what we\u2019re suggesting\u2014the two of you should spend some time thanking God for the gift of prayer together. A husband can pray that God will use this time to help the two of you grow stronger in your love for Him and your love for each other. A wife can thank God for the promises that He has made to those who pray\u2014to ask Him to make your marriage strong in peace and security through Christ. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you\u2019re not yet signed up for the 30-Day Oneness Prayer Challenge, you can still do that today. Go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Click the link in the upper left-hand corner of the screen that says, \u201cGO DEEPER.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ll send you a prayer prompt, each day, for the next 30 days so you can be praying together, regularly, as a husband and wife. It\u2019s simple to do, and we\u2019ll make it as easy as possible. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd by the way, while you are on our website, at FamilyLifeToday.com, you\u2019ll want to take notice of the fact that, this week and next week, we are also inviting listeners to join us at an upcoming <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> marriage getaway. We\u2019ve got about 30 of these events happening this fall\u2014they start in a few weeks. If you would like to register today, you can take advantage of a special offer we\u2019re making to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners\u2014you pay the regular registration rate for yourself, and your spouse comes free. So, take advantage of our buy one\/get one free registration for the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em> marriage getaways this fall. Find out more when you go to FamilyLifeToday.com and click the link that says, \u201cGO DEEPER.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, as I said, today, we\u2019re going to talk about prayer. Over the years, Dennis Rainey has put a lot of guys on the spot, challenging them to pray together, daily, and asking them to step up.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Previous Broadcast]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I have had a lot of fun, Bob, challenging men to begin that process because I think that couples need a personal challenge. Now, I want to ask you a question: \u201cWill you begin praying with your wife for the rest of your married life together?\u201d\u00a0 Are you willing to take that challenge?\u00a0 Better to try and fail than never to have tried at all.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Tuesday, September 1<sup>st<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey. Again, I'm Bob Lepine. It seems like there ought to be a bumper sticker\u2014doesn't it?\u2014something that says, \"Real Men Pray with Their Wives.\" That\u2019s what we are going to talk about today. Stay with us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today. <\/em>Thanks for joining us on the Tuesday edition. This does not seem like it should be a big deal\u2014calling men and women to pray together on a regular basis \/ on a daily basis in their marriage. It seems kind of like a \"Duh\"; but it's not happening. Even when you lay out a challenge for it to happen, Dennis, it seems like it's something that folks feel like they ought to be doing but\u2014I don't know if they don't know how, or don't know why, or don't really care\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, I think God is trying to get people's attention. It reminds me of a story I heard recently about a passenger ship, where everyone could see a bearded man on a small island, who was desperately shouting and waving his arms, as the passenger ship went by. One of the passengers went to the captain and said, \"Who is that?\"\u00a0 And the captain says, \"I have no idea; but every year, when we pass this island, he goes nuts.\u201d [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Robinson Crusoe; huh? [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And I think, in a very real sense, God is waving His arms \/ trying to get our attention, saying: \"You know what?\u00a0 There is something I have for you. Would you just stop?\u00a0 Would you stop long enough to participate in something that will change the course of your life?\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>For years, you have been challenging men to take the initiative in this area\u2014to make a decision to pray together with their wives on a regular basis. You've had some men who have stepped up and said, \"I'm going to do that\"; haven't you?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I have. I've had several hundred men who have done that\u2014many of whom have given me their business cards\u2014and I've kept in touch with them over the years. And it's interesting\u2014in preparing to write a book called <em>Two Hearts Praying as One<\/em>, I emailed a number of these men, just to see how they were doing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI got some sheepish emails back of some men, who said: \"Well, we stopped doing it for a little while. We got out of the habit, and we're not doing it again.\"\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tReally, Bob, one of the biggest obstacles to praying together has been couples who have started but have stopped. They don't know how to start praying together again. As a result, they let guilt get them; and they never pick it up again and begin praying, as a couple.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You feel a little bit like a spiritual failure if you do get out of the habit. We have your co-author with us on the program again today. Barbara\u2014welcome back to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Thank you, Bob.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You've not gotten out of the habit in 30 years of marriage and of praying together\u2014have there ever been times when you wondered if you would?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>No, not really\u2014it's just been enough of a habit. I think part of the reason we haven't gotten out of the habit is that we never made it really complicated. We never made it something that was going to take a long time. We always knew that we would pray together\u2014even if it was just a very, very short two- or three-sentence benediction. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBecause of that, we never got out of the habit of praying together.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And some nights that's all it's been.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Some nights that's all it's been. In fact, many nights that's all it's been because we've been too tired, or it's been too late, or whatever.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And it might take 20 seconds.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Or 30\u2014yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Or a minute\u2014\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014but it's an acknowledgement of who God is\u2014of His ownership of our lives \/ that He is the center of what we're all about and that we recognize His authority. It's really interesting\u2014that benediction, even though it's a tradition\u2014and some nights may be\u2014I hate to admit this\u2014but some nights may be not a wholehearted prayer. It just may be\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>A habit?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes, a habit that is: \"Lord, we're exhausted. We love You. Goodnight.\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>But our hearts are in it\u2014it may be a habit, but our hearts are surrendered to the Lord. Even if it's short, we\u2019re coming to Him as children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe're saying: \"Lord, we're just overwhelmed with life. We're exhausted. We're going to bed, and we love You. Goodnight,\u201d-kind of a thing\u2014but it's still a reflection of our hearts being His and wanting to please Him with our lives.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I want to take a little informal poll with the two of you as my pollees; okay?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That's pretty informal with two people. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. This is unscientific, and the results\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>This is not a straw poll. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>No. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Some of our listeners will remember the straw poll.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is a prayer poll.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>This is a prayer poll.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>A little prayer poll here. Question number 1: \u201cWho do you think has a greater <em>desire<\/em> to pray together in a marriage?\u00a0 Would it be the wife or the husband, in general, who desires prayer as a part of the marriage?\u201d\u00a0 What's your answer to that, Barbara?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I think it would be the wife.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Dennis?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Ditto.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You agree with that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, there are women who are saying, \"I'd like this to happen, but it's just not happening.\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. I think so.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Okay, if you were sitting down with that woman, Barbara, who says: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI'd like for this to happen, but it's just not happening. Is there anything I can do to get my husband praying with me more regularly?\u201d\u2014what would you say to her?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>More regularly or at all?!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, at all\u2014yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Either one; huh? I think I would encourage her to pray for him\u2014that he would have the desire, that he would be challenged, that he would hear the idea from someone besides her, where he could begin to think about it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think that if the appropriate time\u2014and it may be after a long time of praying for him\u2014she might feel that it would be okay to mention it to him\u2014to say something very non-threatening \/ very supportive and encouraging\u2014that would be something, like: \"You know, I'd really like for us to pray together. Would you mind if I said a prayer at night?\" or \"\u2026Would you mind if we read this book together?\u201d\u2014or something that would help him in a way that didn't take over and take charge.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Do you think getting a copy of the book and putting it on the bedside table\u2014you've heard that approach\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014is that a good idea?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>It's not usually a good idea. Those kinds of hints usually don't work.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Don't go anywhere\u2014alright. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I received an email from a woman, who was listening to our radio program. She said: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI heard the familiar voice of Dennis Rainey on my car radio. He was making a challenge to married couples to make a pledge that they would begin praying together every night, starting tonight, for the rest of their lives. That moment in my car, I promised God that I would do that very thing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen my husband and I went to bed that evening, I shared with him the promise <em>I <\/em>made to God. To my disappointment, his reply was \u201cI am happy for you.\u201d\u00a0 That was not what I expected. However, I told my husband I wanted to keep my promise to God and proceeded to pray out loud. Since that night, nearly two years ago, there have only been rare occasions when I have not prayed in bed with my husband. It saddens me that he does not pray too.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYet, I am thankful that he respectfully listens. One day, I feel certain that he will join in with me.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, Bob, I read that for two reasons. Number one\u2014I think it gives credibility to what Barbara is saying. It is usually the wife who desires this spiritual intimacy and who is most spiritually-receptive to begin the process of praying\u2014but, secondly, I read that because I do think one of the things a woman can do is ask her husband for permission to begin to pray over him, over their lives, and over their marriage together. Perhaps, on that occasion, say, \"I would really like this to be something that you do with me, but I'm willing to wait until you're ready to join in,\"\u2014but begin the process of praying. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf he doesn't like it out loud, then, pray silently for him, for your marriage, and for your children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think, sometimes, we want to achieve the major objective\u2014God puts before us an opportunity to begin something very significant\u2014but it may begin very private. It may not be out loud, but it can be something you can do even if your spouse is unwilling to at this moment.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Barbara, a wife has got to guard her heart, even in this situation. She could become spiritually-smug\u2014have a sense of superiority. It could increase her disappointment, on a nightly basis, when he just lies there and doesn't do anything. She really does have to be careful not to allow the enemy to drive a wedge with prayer in their marriage.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Absolutely. I agree with everything you said because it's very easy, I think, for wives, who are more interested in spiritual things than their husbands, to feel spiritually-superior. That's a real dangerous place to be because, then, all of a sudden, you begin to become critical as a result.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. Here's my second poll question: \u201cIf you are praying together, as a couple, which person is likely to be more intimidated just in that process of praying together?\u00a0 Is it more likely to be the husband who is intimidated by it or the wife?\u201d\u00a0 Barbara?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I think it's most likely for the husband to be intimidated.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Dennis?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And I would agree with her a second time.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Alright.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And the reason is it's a man's pride of making a mistake\u2014of not saying the right words \/ of not knowing how to talk with God. In fact, let me just read something from our book, <em>Two Hearts Praying as One<\/em>. As you know, Bob, the book is built around creating a 30-day habit\u2014it has literally 30 days of different things you can pray together about, as a couple.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Thirty very short chapters that talk about prayer and then give you\u2014in the beginning\u2014it gives you some sample prayers\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and later on, gives you a topic where you can\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014improvise your own prayers.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But one of the women, who responded to an email that I sent out, said this: \"I would encourage any couple to learn to pray together, even if it feels awkward at first. My husband often felt that he wasn't good at praying, but I encouraged him to just talk to God like he talks to me.\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt's really interesting\u2014I heard from another man, who asked me a number of questions about praying with his spouse\u2014he said: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen I pray with my wife, am I praying out loud with her?\u00a0 Should I be kneeling, or can we just sit on the bed?\u00a0 Do I say a certain prayer?\u00a0 I don't know how to pray in the presence of someone else\u2014even someone as close to me as my wife. In fact, I don't really know how to say what I want to pray for. I'm that inexperienced in prayer. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, if I tell my wife I want to do this, she\u2019ll certainly be pleasantly shocked. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tPrayer to her has always been something that was very private but not an open thing. Should she pray out loud with me, or is it something that I should just let happen?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think people move off into the spiritual realm, and I think they get threatened by some of these fundamental questions. The issue is\u2014prayer is conversing with God\u2014it's a sacred privilege and a responsibility of a follower of Jesus Christ. It shouldn't be entered into glibly, but it needs to be entered into\u2014much as you would enter into a conversation with another person.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, how did you answer his questions?\u00a0 Is it okay for him to sit on the bed instead of kneeling?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, sure!\u00a0 There are different postures in the Bible about how we're to pray. Some are kneeling, some are standing, some are lifting up hands\u2014others are lying on the ground on their faces, confessing sin. There are two postures that are not mentioned in the Bible. One of them is sitting when we pray, and the other one is lying down when we pray. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Did you say he should use a preprinted prayer or improvise on his own\u2014or does it matter?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I don\u2019t think it matters. That\u2019s why, in our book, <em>Two Hearts Praying as One<\/em>, Barbara and I have written out suggested prayers for the first ten days of the 30-day adventure\u2014for a couple to read those prayers together if they don\u2019t know the right words to use. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI would even suggest, if they don\u2019t feel comfortable praying out loud, to take one another\u2019s hands and to take turns praying silently. In other words, both kneel\u2014or both clasp hands\u2014and say: \u201cLet\u2019s spend the next couple of moments praying together and praying for one another. When you are done, say, \u2018Amen.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 But begin that process like that\u2014of praying together. The issue is: \u201cStart somewhere that you are comfortable and begin to move forward, from that point.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Barbara, should it be both a husband and a wife who are speaking?\u00a0 When you and Dennis pray at night, do you always say something \/ does he always say something?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I don't think that really matters either. I think, ideally, both should pray; and ideally, I think both should pray out loud because, I think when you pray out loud, you hear the other person's heart. You can identify with what they're feeling when they express whatever the issue is to the Lord. So, I think, ideally, both should pray. I think, ideally, both should pray out loud; but I don't think it always has to be that way.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Early in our marriage, I made the mistake of being the only one praying. At a point, Barbara said, \"You know, I would like to participate more in this.\"\u00a0 It was interesting\u2014as a young man, the thought had never occurred to me\u2014I didn't know what I was doing. It was early in our marriage\u2014do you remember when that was?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, but it didn't really bother me. I just wanted to participate because it's a conversation between us and God together\u2014the three of us in a sense. So, I just wanted to join in that relationship and in that process with you\u2014but I wasn't necessarily offended that you were praying, solely, and that I wasn\u2019t praying\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014because it was really like you were praying a benediction on us together. So, that was okay in and of itself, too, I think.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>There came a point where you said, \"Could I say something?\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I raised my hand in the classroom and said, \"Teacher, can I talk?\" [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\"I'd like to chime in here.\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Did that change things for you, Dennis?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Oh, yes, it grew; and it has grown deeper and deeper. I suppose, over the next 20 to 30 years\u2014if God gives us that many together\u2014that our marriage will grow deeper in the practice of this spiritual discipline. It's not what we wish it would be, even today. We would like to grow deeper in this spiritual discipline.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, I just want to say something\u2014because some folks, who just heard me make the statement that, early in our marriage, I was the only one praying\u2014they were offended that I would not consider my wife's needs to pray, at that point. Well, I just want to say\u2014the thought of her praying\u2014that really had never crossed my mind. I just never heard of anybody doing it, and I was practicing this spiritual discipline\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Like you thought you were supposed to. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014like we were supposed to, as a couple. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd I think the point for couples, listening to us today, is to say: \"You know what?\u00a0 I'll take that challenge. We'll begin, tonight, to pray together for the rest of our lives.\"\u00a0 And if you miss a night or two, that's okay\u2014just pick it up and begin again. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Now, I want to ask you a question, Bob. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Did you pray together every night, starting at the beginning, with Mary Ann?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>No.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Really?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>No, we didn't.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>When did you start?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>It's been spotty and somewhat irregular, but more regular than it was in the first 20 years of our marriage. It's one of those disciplines that we've had to cultivate, and develop, and stay with.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Do you think part of the reason for that is because you're more of an evening person and Mary Ann is more of a morning person?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I think that's a small factor in it\u2014I mean, I think that's a factor\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014but I think, ultimately, it\u2019s just that decision\u2014that that's going to be a marriage discipline. I mean, it doesn't matter whether you're a morning or an evening person. You can stay awake another 30 seconds, or you can wake up 30 seconds earlier for some prayer together\u2014if that's what we're talking about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I think it's a cultivated pattern or habit in a marriage relationship. It's a conscious decision and something that both a husband and a wife have to feel is valuable and important, not just to them, but to God. Then, when you do slip, you've got to pick it back up and just get started again.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And, really, that's the reason why we're talking about the subject of praying together, as a couple, all this week. I think that couples need a personal challenge, and it's not possible for me to reach through the radio on the dashboard or in the kitchen and to shake a man's hand and to say: \u201cLook me in the eye. Will you begin praying with your wife tonight\u201d or \u201c\u2026tomorrow morning for the rest of your married life together? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cAre you willing to take that challenge?\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI have had a lot of fun, Bob, challenging men to begin that process because I think that's all that's missing from many men's lives\u2014they've not had an older man in their life who has talked to them practically about how they can be successful \/ how they can do this and feel good about it. Hopefully, this book, <em>Two Hearts Praying as One<\/em>, is going to provide some very simple steps\u2014some ABC\u2019s of how to get started\u2014so that a man can, not only step up and take the challenge, but he can also be successful in implementing that challenge.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And I need to ask you, Barbara\u2014Dennis gave the challenge to men\u2014a wife who is listening who has no idea whether her husband is hearing this broadcast or maybe she knows he isn't, but she'd like to pray together. Should she say, \"We're going to start doing this, and I'm going to challenge my husband to do it when he gets home\"?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I think that would be fine because I think a wife can decide that she wants to pray for her husband and for her children every day for the rest of her marriage and to pray for him that he would begin to be interested in praying with her. So, if it's okay with you guys, I think that would be fine.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think so. And this is not the only time a person is going to pray. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Right; exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Both Barbara and I have our own times of prayer, throughout the day, that we practice. This is just a cooperative\/unified time when we join in prayer together. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, if it's a woman, who is praying silently\u2014even if it's silently\u2014for her husband, her family, for their relationship\u2014those prayers are being heard by God, whether or not the husband hears them or not. It's not an opportunity, by the way, to preach a sermon\u2014that's for another broadcast, later in the week. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, we\u2019ve been listening to a portion of a conversation with Dennis and Barbara Rainey on the subject of praying together, as a couple. And this is a month when we\u2019re challenging couples to do just that. We\u2019ve put together a 30-Day Prayer Challenge for husbands and wives\u2014where we are inviting you to sign up and receive a daily email, or text message, or notification on you\u2019re My FamilyLife app that will remind you to pray together and give you something to pray about each day. We\u2019ll suggest a topic and coach you in praying together. We want to make this as simple as possible. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve got a lot of couples, who have already signed up to do this. There is still an opportunity for you to sign up for the 30-Day Oneness Prayer Challenge. You can do that when you go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Click the link in the upper left-hand corner of the screen that says, \u201cGO DEEPER,\u201d and sign on for the challenge. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere is also information on our website about Dennis and Barbara Rainey\u2019s book, <em>Two Hearts Praying as One<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can order a copy of that book from us, online, if you\u2019d like; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY to request a copy of the book. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLet me also remind you that, this week and next week, we\u2019ve got a special offer for <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners who would like to join us at one of our upcoming <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em> marriage getaways. We start our season of getaways, here, in a couple of weeks in Florida. It continues all the way into December. If you\u2019d like to find a location and join us for a great weekend getaway, and you\u2019d like to take advantage of a special rate, now is the time to get in touch with us. You pay the regular rate for yourself, and your spouse comes free. So, it\u2019s a buy one\/get one free opportunity, where you can save on the cost of attending a conference. This rate is only good through next week. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, take advantage of the opportunity today. Call 1-800-FL-TODAY and say, \u201cI\u2019d like more information about the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 Find out when it\u2019s coming to a city near you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOr go, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014click the link in the upper left-hand corner of the screen that says, \u201cGO DEEPER,\u201d\u2014and then, look for information about the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em> marriage getaway. Plan to join us at one of these events. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we\u2019re going to continue to talk about the importance of prayer for a marriage relationship. We\u2019ll introduce you to a couple who has learned how powerful prayer can be. Hope you can be back with us for that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with help from Mark Ramey. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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A wife can thank God for the promises that He has made to those who pray\u2014to ask Him to make your marriage strong in peace and security through Christ. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you\u2019re not yet signed up for the 30-Day Oneness Prayer Challenge, you can still do that today. Go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Click the link in the upper left-hand corner of the screen that says, \u201cGO DEEPER.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ll send you a prayer prompt, each day, for the next 30 days so you can be praying together, regularly, as a husband and wife. It\u2019s simple to do, and we\u2019ll make it as easy as possible. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd by the way, while you are on our website, at FamilyLifeToday.com, you\u2019ll want to take notice of the fact that, this week and next week, we are also inviting listeners to join us at an upcoming <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> marriage getaway. We\u2019ve got about 30 of these events happening this fall\u2014they start in a few weeks. If you would like to register today, you can take advantage of a special offer we\u2019re making to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners\u2014you pay the regular registration rate for yourself, and your spouse comes free. So, take advantage of our buy one\/get one free registration for the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em> marriage getaways this fall. Find out more when you go to FamilyLifeToday.com and click the link that says, \u201cGO DEEPER.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, as I said, today, we\u2019re going to talk about prayer. Over the years, Dennis Rainey has put a lot of guys on the spot, challenging them to pray together, daily, and asking them to step up.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Previous Broadcast]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I have had a lot of fun, Bob, challenging men to begin that process because I think that couples need a personal challenge. Now, I want to ask you a question: \u201cWill you begin praying with your wife for the rest of your married life together?\u201d\u00a0 Are you willing to take that challenge?\u00a0 Better to try and fail than never to have tried at all.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Tuesday, September 1<sup>st<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey. Again, I'm Bob Lepine. It seems like there ought to be a bumper sticker\u2014doesn't it?\u2014something that says, \"Real Men Pray with Their Wives.\" That\u2019s what we are going to talk about today. Stay with us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today. <\/em>Thanks for joining us on the Tuesday edition. This does not seem like it should be a big deal\u2014calling men and women to pray together on a regular basis \/ on a daily basis in their marriage. It seems kind of like a \"Duh\"; but it's not happening. Even when you lay out a challenge for it to happen, Dennis, it seems like it's something that folks feel like they ought to be doing but\u2014I don't know if they don't know how, or don't know why, or don't really care\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, I think God is trying to get people's attention. It reminds me of a story I heard recently about a passenger ship, where everyone could see a bearded man on a small island, who was desperately shouting and waving his arms, as the passenger ship went by. One of the passengers went to the captain and said, \"Who is that?\"\u00a0 And the captain says, \"I have no idea; but every year, when we pass this island, he goes nuts.\u201d [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Robinson Crusoe; huh? [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And I think, in a very real sense, God is waving His arms \/ trying to get our attention, saying: \"You know what?\u00a0 There is something I have for you. Would you just stop?\u00a0 Would you stop long enough to participate in something that will change the course of your life?\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>For years, you have been challenging men to take the initiative in this area\u2014to make a decision to pray together with their wives on a regular basis. You've had some men who have stepped up and said, \"I'm going to do that\"; haven't you?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I have. I've had several hundred men who have done that\u2014many of whom have given me their business cards\u2014and I've kept in touch with them over the years. And it's interesting\u2014in preparing to write a book called <em>Two Hearts Praying as One<\/em>, I emailed a number of these men, just to see how they were doing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI got some sheepish emails back of some men, who said: \"Well, we stopped doing it for a little while. We got out of the habit, and we're not doing it again.\"\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tReally, Bob, one of the biggest obstacles to praying together has been couples who have started but have stopped. They don't know how to start praying together again. As a result, they let guilt get them; and they never pick it up again and begin praying, as a couple.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You feel a little bit like a spiritual failure if you do get out of the habit. We have your co-author with us on the program again today. Barbara\u2014welcome back to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Thank you, Bob.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You've not gotten out of the habit in 30 years of marriage and of praying together\u2014have there ever been times when you wondered if you would?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>No, not really\u2014it's just been enough of a habit. I think part of the reason we haven't gotten out of the habit is that we never made it really complicated. We never made it something that was going to take a long time. We always knew that we would pray together\u2014even if it was just a very, very short two- or three-sentence benediction. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBecause of that, we never got out of the habit of praying together.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And some nights that's all it's been.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Some nights that's all it's been. In fact, many nights that's all it's been because we've been too tired, or it's been too late, or whatever.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And it might take 20 seconds.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Or 30\u2014yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Or a minute\u2014\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014but it's an acknowledgement of who God is\u2014of His ownership of our lives \/ that He is the center of what we're all about and that we recognize His authority. It's really interesting\u2014that benediction, even though it's a tradition\u2014and some nights may be\u2014I hate to admit this\u2014but some nights may be not a wholehearted prayer. It just may be\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>A habit?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes, a habit that is: \"Lord, we're exhausted. We love You. Goodnight.\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>But our hearts are in it\u2014it may be a habit, but our hearts are surrendered to the Lord. Even if it's short, we\u2019re coming to Him as children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe're saying: \"Lord, we're just overwhelmed with life. We're exhausted. We're going to bed, and we love You. Goodnight,\u201d-kind of a thing\u2014but it's still a reflection of our hearts being His and wanting to please Him with our lives.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I want to take a little informal poll with the two of you as my pollees; okay?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That's pretty informal with two people. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. This is unscientific, and the results\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>This is not a straw poll. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>No. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Some of our listeners will remember the straw poll.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is a prayer poll.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>This is a prayer poll.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>A little prayer poll here. Question number 1: \u201cWho do you think has a greater <em>desire<\/em> to pray together in a marriage?\u00a0 Would it be the wife or the husband, in general, who desires prayer as a part of the marriage?\u201d\u00a0 What's your answer to that, Barbara?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I think it would be the wife.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Dennis?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Ditto.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You agree with that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, there are women who are saying, \"I'd like this to happen, but it's just not happening.\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. I think so.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Okay, if you were sitting down with that woman, Barbara, who says: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI'd like for this to happen, but it's just not happening. Is there anything I can do to get my husband praying with me more regularly?\u201d\u2014what would you say to her?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>More regularly or at all?!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, at all\u2014yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Either one; huh? I think I would encourage her to pray for him\u2014that he would have the desire, that he would be challenged, that he would hear the idea from someone besides her, where he could begin to think about it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think that if the appropriate time\u2014and it may be after a long time of praying for him\u2014she might feel that it would be okay to mention it to him\u2014to say something very non-threatening \/ very supportive and encouraging\u2014that would be something, like: \"You know, I'd really like for us to pray together. Would you mind if I said a prayer at night?\" or \"\u2026Would you mind if we read this book together?\u201d\u2014or something that would help him in a way that didn't take over and take charge.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Do you think getting a copy of the book and putting it on the bedside table\u2014you've heard that approach\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014is that a good idea?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>It's not usually a good idea. Those kinds of hints usually don't work.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Don't go anywhere\u2014alright. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I received an email from a woman, who was listening to our radio program. She said: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI heard the familiar voice of Dennis Rainey on my car radio. He was making a challenge to married couples to make a pledge that they would begin praying together every night, starting tonight, for the rest of their lives. That moment in my car, I promised God that I would do that very thing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen my husband and I went to bed that evening, I shared with him the promise <em>I <\/em>made to God. To my disappointment, his reply was \u201cI am happy for you.\u201d\u00a0 That was not what I expected. However, I told my husband I wanted to keep my promise to God and proceeded to pray out loud. Since that night, nearly two years ago, there have only been rare occasions when I have not prayed in bed with my husband. It saddens me that he does not pray too.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYet, I am thankful that he respectfully listens. One day, I feel certain that he will join in with me.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, Bob, I read that for two reasons. Number one\u2014I think it gives credibility to what Barbara is saying. It is usually the wife who desires this spiritual intimacy and who is most spiritually-receptive to begin the process of praying\u2014but, secondly, I read that because I do think one of the things a woman can do is ask her husband for permission to begin to pray over him, over their lives, and over their marriage together. Perhaps, on that occasion, say, \"I would really like this to be something that you do with me, but I'm willing to wait until you're ready to join in,\"\u2014but begin the process of praying. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf he doesn't like it out loud, then, pray silently for him, for your marriage, and for your children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think, sometimes, we want to achieve the major objective\u2014God puts before us an opportunity to begin something very significant\u2014but it may begin very private. It may not be out loud, but it can be something you can do even if your spouse is unwilling to at this moment.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Barbara, a wife has got to guard her heart, even in this situation. She could become spiritually-smug\u2014have a sense of superiority. It could increase her disappointment, on a nightly basis, when he just lies there and doesn't do anything. She really does have to be careful not to allow the enemy to drive a wedge with prayer in their marriage.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Absolutely. I agree with everything you said because it's very easy, I think, for wives, who are more interested in spiritual things than their husbands, to feel spiritually-superior. That's a real dangerous place to be because, then, all of a sudden, you begin to become critical as a result.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. Here's my second poll question: \u201cIf you are praying together, as a couple, which person is likely to be more intimidated just in that process of praying together?\u00a0 Is it more likely to be the husband who is intimidated by it or the wife?\u201d\u00a0 Barbara?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I think it's most likely for the husband to be intimidated.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Dennis?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And I would agree with her a second time.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Alright.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And the reason is it's a man's pride of making a mistake\u2014of not saying the right words \/ of not knowing how to talk with God. In fact, let me just read something from our book, <em>Two Hearts Praying as One<\/em>. As you know, Bob, the book is built around creating a 30-day habit\u2014it has literally 30 days of different things you can pray together about, as a couple.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Thirty very short chapters that talk about prayer and then give you\u2014in the beginning\u2014it gives you some sample prayers\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and later on, gives you a topic where you can\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014improvise your own prayers.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But one of the women, who responded to an email that I sent out, said this: \"I would encourage any couple to learn to pray together, even if it feels awkward at first. My husband often felt that he wasn't good at praying, but I encouraged him to just talk to God like he talks to me.\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt's really interesting\u2014I heard from another man, who asked me a number of questions about praying with his spouse\u2014he said: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen I pray with my wife, am I praying out loud with her?\u00a0 Should I be kneeling, or can we just sit on the bed?\u00a0 Do I say a certain prayer?\u00a0 I don't know how to pray in the presence of someone else\u2014even someone as close to me as my wife. In fact, I don't really know how to say what I want to pray for. I'm that inexperienced in prayer. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, if I tell my wife I want to do this, she\u2019ll certainly be pleasantly shocked. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tPrayer to her has always been something that was very private but not an open thing. Should she pray out loud with me, or is it something that I should just let happen?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think people move off into the spiritual realm, and I think they get threatened by some of these fundamental questions. The issue is\u2014prayer is conversing with God\u2014it's a sacred privilege and a responsibility of a follower of Jesus Christ. It shouldn't be entered into glibly, but it needs to be entered into\u2014much as you would enter into a conversation with another person.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, how did you answer his questions?\u00a0 Is it okay for him to sit on the bed instead of kneeling?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, sure!\u00a0 There are different postures in the Bible about how we're to pray. Some are kneeling, some are standing, some are lifting up hands\u2014others are lying on the ground on their faces, confessing sin. There are two postures that are not mentioned in the Bible. One of them is sitting when we pray, and the other one is lying down when we pray. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Did you say he should use a preprinted prayer or improvise on his own\u2014or does it matter?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I don\u2019t think it matters. That\u2019s why, in our book, <em>Two Hearts Praying as One<\/em>, Barbara and I have written out suggested prayers for the first ten days of the 30-day adventure\u2014for a couple to read those prayers together if they don\u2019t know the right words to use. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI would even suggest, if they don\u2019t feel comfortable praying out loud, to take one another\u2019s hands and to take turns praying silently. In other words, both kneel\u2014or both clasp hands\u2014and say: \u201cLet\u2019s spend the next couple of moments praying together and praying for one another. When you are done, say, \u2018Amen.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 But begin that process like that\u2014of praying together. The issue is: \u201cStart somewhere that you are comfortable and begin to move forward, from that point.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Barbara, should it be both a husband and a wife who are speaking?\u00a0 When you and Dennis pray at night, do you always say something \/ does he always say something?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I don't think that really matters either. I think, ideally, both should pray; and ideally, I think both should pray out loud because, I think when you pray out loud, you hear the other person's heart. You can identify with what they're feeling when they express whatever the issue is to the Lord. So, I think, ideally, both should pray. I think, ideally, both should pray out loud; but I don't think it always has to be that way.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Early in our marriage, I made the mistake of being the only one praying. At a point, Barbara said, \"You know, I would like to participate more in this.\"\u00a0 It was interesting\u2014as a young man, the thought had never occurred to me\u2014I didn't know what I was doing. It was early in our marriage\u2014do you remember when that was?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, but it didn't really bother me. I just wanted to participate because it's a conversation between us and God together\u2014the three of us in a sense. So, I just wanted to join in that relationship and in that process with you\u2014but I wasn't necessarily offended that you were praying, solely, and that I wasn\u2019t praying\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014because it was really like you were praying a benediction on us together. So, that was okay in and of itself, too, I think.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>There came a point where you said, \"Could I say something?\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I raised my hand in the classroom and said, \"Teacher, can I talk?\" [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\"I'd like to chime in here.\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Did that change things for you, Dennis?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Oh, yes, it grew; and it has grown deeper and deeper. I suppose, over the next 20 to 30 years\u2014if God gives us that many together\u2014that our marriage will grow deeper in the practice of this spiritual discipline. It's not what we wish it would be, even today. We would like to grow deeper in this spiritual discipline.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, I just want to say something\u2014because some folks, who just heard me make the statement that, early in our marriage, I was the only one praying\u2014they were offended that I would not consider my wife's needs to pray, at that point. Well, I just want to say\u2014the thought of her praying\u2014that really had never crossed my mind. I just never heard of anybody doing it, and I was practicing this spiritual discipline\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Like you thought you were supposed to. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014like we were supposed to, as a couple. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd I think the point for couples, listening to us today, is to say: \"You know what?\u00a0 I'll take that challenge. We'll begin, tonight, to pray together for the rest of our lives.\"\u00a0 And if you miss a night or two, that's okay\u2014just pick it up and begin again. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Now, I want to ask you a question, Bob. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Did you pray together every night, starting at the beginning, with Mary Ann?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>No.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Really?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>No, we didn't.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>When did you start?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>It's been spotty and somewhat irregular, but more regular than it was in the first 20 years of our marriage. It's one of those disciplines that we've had to cultivate, and develop, and stay with.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Do you think part of the reason for that is because you're more of an evening person and Mary Ann is more of a morning person?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I think that's a small factor in it\u2014I mean, I think that's a factor\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014but I think, ultimately, it\u2019s just that decision\u2014that that's going to be a marriage discipline. I mean, it doesn't matter whether you're a morning or an evening person. You can stay awake another 30 seconds, or you can wake up 30 seconds earlier for some prayer together\u2014if that's what we're talking about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I think it's a cultivated pattern or habit in a marriage relationship. It's a conscious decision and something that both a husband and a wife have to feel is valuable and important, not just to them, but to God. Then, when you do slip, you've got to pick it back up and just get started again.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And, really, that's the reason why we're talking about the subject of praying together, as a couple, all this week. I think that couples need a personal challenge, and it's not possible for me to reach through the radio on the dashboard or in the kitchen and to shake a man's hand and to say: \u201cLook me in the eye. Will you begin praying with your wife tonight\u201d or \u201c\u2026tomorrow morning for the rest of your married life together? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cAre you willing to take that challenge?\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI have had a lot of fun, Bob, challenging men to begin that process because I think that's all that's missing from many men's lives\u2014they've not had an older man in their life who has talked to them practically about how they can be successful \/ how they can do this and feel good about it. Hopefully, this book, <em>Two Hearts Praying as One<\/em>, is going to provide some very simple steps\u2014some ABC\u2019s of how to get started\u2014so that a man can, not only step up and take the challenge, but he can also be successful in implementing that challenge.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And I need to ask you, Barbara\u2014Dennis gave the challenge to men\u2014a wife who is listening who has no idea whether her husband is hearing this broadcast or maybe she knows he isn't, but she'd like to pray together. Should she say, \"We're going to start doing this, and I'm going to challenge my husband to do it when he gets home\"?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I think that would be fine because I think a wife can decide that she wants to pray for her husband and for her children every day for the rest of her marriage and to pray for him that he would begin to be interested in praying with her. So, if it's okay with you guys, I think that would be fine.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think so. And this is not the only time a person is going to pray. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Right; exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Both Barbara and I have our own times of prayer, throughout the day, that we practice. This is just a cooperative\/unified time when we join in prayer together. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, if it's a woman, who is praying silently\u2014even if it's silently\u2014for her husband, her family, for their relationship\u2014those prayers are being heard by God, whether or not the husband hears them or not. It's not an opportunity, by the way, to preach a sermon\u2014that's for another broadcast, later in the week. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, we\u2019ve been listening to a portion of a conversation with Dennis and Barbara Rainey on the subject of praying together, as a couple. And this is a month when we\u2019re challenging couples to do just that. We\u2019ve put together a 30-Day Prayer Challenge for husbands and wives\u2014where we are inviting you to sign up and receive a daily email, or text message, or notification on you\u2019re My FamilyLife app that will remind you to pray together and give you something to pray about each day. We\u2019ll suggest a topic and coach you in praying together. We want to make this as simple as possible. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve got a lot of couples, who have already signed up to do this. There is still an opportunity for you to sign up for the 30-Day Oneness Prayer Challenge. You can do that when you go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Click the link in the upper left-hand corner of the screen that says, \u201cGO DEEPER,\u201d and sign on for the challenge. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere is also information on our website about Dennis and Barbara Rainey\u2019s book, <em>Two Hearts Praying as One<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can order a copy of that book from us, online, if you\u2019d like; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY to request a copy of the book. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLet me also remind you that, this week and next week, we\u2019ve got a special offer for <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners who would like to join us at one of our upcoming <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em> marriage getaways. We start our season of getaways, here, in a couple of weeks in Florida. It continues all the way into December. If you\u2019d like to find a location and join us for a great weekend getaway, and you\u2019d like to take advantage of a special rate, now is the time to get in touch with us. You pay the regular rate for yourself, and your spouse comes free. So, it\u2019s a buy one\/get one free opportunity, where you can save on the cost of attending a conference. This rate is only good through next week. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, take advantage of the opportunity today. Call 1-800-FL-TODAY and say, \u201cI\u2019d like more information about the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 Find out when it\u2019s coming to a city near you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOr go, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014click the link in the upper left-hand corner of the screen that says, \u201cGO DEEPER,\u201d\u2014and then, look for information about the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em> marriage getaway. Plan to join us at one of these events. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we\u2019re going to continue to talk about the importance of prayer for a marriage relationship. We\u2019ll introduce you to a couple who has learned how powerful prayer can be. 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