{"id":307345,"date":"2021-12-28T08:02:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T13:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/praying-men-a-gift-to-families\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T12:35:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T17:35:47","slug":"praying-men-a-gift-to-families","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/praying-men-a-gift-to-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Praying Men: A Gift To Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Men want to do things they feel they can do well. John Yates breaks down the simple nature of prayer and how a man&#8217;s prayer life blesses his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Men want to do things they feel they can do well.  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So anything you give is going to be doubled. I would really ask you to pray and consider helping us, because we can\u2019t do what we do without <em>you<\/em>. I know you have a lot of opportunities to give; but man, if this ministry has blessed you, I pray that you\u2019d be a blessing to us.<\/p>\n<p>You can just go to FamilyLife.com and make a gift there; or just call us at 1-800-FL-TODAY and say, \u201cI\u2019m in; I want to be a partner.\u201d Again, know your donation\u2019s going to be doubled; and this ministry will continue to thrive and make a difference in your life and others as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> I know this about myself and <em>men<\/em>\u2014and I can\u2019t speak for women, so Ann, you\u2019ll have to do this\u2014but I know for me and every guy I know, we hate to do things we\u2019re not good at.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Oh, yes! I think that\u2019s true for women, too; but is it especially true, you think, for men?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Oh, I think\u2014I mean, two or three weeks ago, I played the worst round of golf\u2014I got in the car and said, \u201cI\u2019m done! I\u2019m never playing this stupid game again! Why do I keep trying to do this, 30 years in? I just\/I quit! I just quit!\u201d I literally threw the clubs into the back of the car; and I\u2019m like, \u201cI\u2019m just going to burn these things! Why do this again?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today, <\/em>where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. I\u2019m Ann Wilson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> And I\u2019m Dave Wilson. You can find us at FamilyLifeToday.com or on our FamilyLife app.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Ten days later, I\u2019m out again. My front nine, I shot par\u2014I\u2019ve never\u2014I mean, I shot par. I had the best round of my life. Of course, I didn\u2019t shoot par on the back nine; but I had the best round.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> It gave you hope!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> There I was again!<\/p>\n<p>But I thought, as men\u2014and I\u2019m sure women are the same way\u2014it\u2019s like we <em>don\u2019t<\/em> like doing things we\u2019re not good at; so we just sort of quit, or we give up, or we move onto something else.<\/p>\n<p>I thought, \u201cOkay, when it comes to prayer, I think a lot of men feel the same way I did about my golf game.\u201d It\u2019s like, \u201cI don\u2019t understand it; I\u2019m <em>not<\/em> good at it. My wife\u2019s a lot better at it than I am. I\u2019ll just let her be the prayer warrior in our family, and I\u2019ll just sort of not do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> From what I\u2019ve heard from women\u2014I hear from a lot of women\u2014they struggle because their husbands aren\u2019t necessarily <em>leading<\/em> in that area. You\u2019ve just given them an answer; this could be one of the reasons why they struggle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes, and I think for a golf game, or for anything else, what do I need to do? I need to get a coach. I need to learn how to hit a ball, which I did; and it helped. I want to train. Prayer is something we haven\u2019t trained much in.<\/p>\n<p>We have a guest in the studio today\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014a trainer!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes, we\u2019ve got a prayer trainer. I mean, John Yates is with us today. Welcome back, John.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> It is great to be with you all again today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> We\u2019re glad to have you here! I mean, you are one of our mentors; you may not know this.<\/p>\n<p>You and Susan, for years, joined the FamilyLife team of speakers\u2014you know, a team of us that do the FamilyLife <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> all around the country\u2014how long ago?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> And how many years were you on that team?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Well, just 20 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u201c\u2026just 20.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u201c\u2026just 20.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u201c\u2026just 20!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> It didn\u2019t seem like very long, but they were <em>great<\/em> years for us. Really, you know, we encourage people to go to the marriage <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em>. We know how much impact it has on <em>them<\/em>, but what they don\u2019t realize is how great it is for the speakers! [Laughter]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Exactly!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes! Speaking changed our lives!<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Speaking changed our marriage, too; absolutely!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> That was one part of your life;\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014but for <em>most<\/em> of your life, you\u2019re a pastor at Falls Church\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014in Falls Church, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> How many years?\u201440 years?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Forty years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> And you and Susan have been married how many years?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> <em>Fifty-two years!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Whew!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Whew! Good job!<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> And we\u2019re not <em>old<\/em> yet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> You\u2019re <em>not<\/em> old!<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> It\u2019s <em>amazing<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> You\u2019re young.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> You look younger than I do; I know that. [Laughter]<\/p>\n<p>And 21 grandkids?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> That\u2019s right, yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> You know, Susan was on here last year\u2014<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>\u2014talking about your Cousins\u2019 Camp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Cousins\u2019 Camp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Like I said, you\u2019re mentors to us; because it\u2019s like watching your life is inspiring us young people\u2014[Laughter]\u2014to copy and finish well.<\/p>\n<p>And then, you revised the book you wrote over 20 years ago\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014called\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> \u2014<em>How a Man Prays for His Family.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes, <em>How a Man Prays for His Family. Why<\/em> did you rewrite it? I know Susan told you to do it; but I mean, do you feel like men today need to learn how to pray just like they did 20 years ago?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes, I just felt like this might prompt some more men, a bit later on in life, to rekindle an interest in prayer. I had heard so many stories from people, who love this simple little book. It\u2019s just a guide to prayer; that\u2019s all it is! But I\u2019d heard so many people say what it had meant to them. Men study it in small groups, and they talk about it. There weren\u2019t any copies of it around; you know? They were all gone; so we decided, \u201cWell, let\u2019s redo this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes; and like I said, many of us, as men\u2014I know it\u2019s true for women and wives as well\u2014we need a trainer\/somebody to help train us.<\/p>\n<p>What would you say\u2014it\u2019s the title of your book\u2014\u201c<em>How<\/em> does a man pray for his family?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> \u201cHow do I pray for my family? How does a man pray for his family?\u201d You know, as a parent, you do everything you can for your kids.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> You don\u2019t expect anybody to help you; you do everything you can, but there are a lot of things you can\u2019t do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> And those are the things that you have to turn to God for and ask Him to help you with. I can\u2019t change my teenaged grandson\u2019s attitude about whatever it is. You know, I can talk to him, but I can\u2019t change his attitude; only God can do that.<\/p>\n<p>And so, I think if a man wants to pray for his family, first of all, he needs to <em>know <\/em>what\u2019s going on in their lives. For instance, I\u2019m praying a lot for grandchildren now. One of my daughters-in-law, whenever one of the children has a birthday, she will write us a letter and she will say, \u201cHere are the things that you need to know about this girl\u2019s life so that you can pray for her.\u201d She helps me know how to pray, because I\u2019m not in Charlottesville; I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on all the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> That\u2019s a sweet gift, and what a good idea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> It\u2019s a <em>great<\/em> thing for a parent to do for a grandparent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Another way that you can learn to pray effectively for your family is set aside some time. I\u2019ll tell you what Susan and I have done.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes; give us some homework.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Every year, in late August\/early September, as kids are going back to school, my wife and I would pull away for an overnight\u2014go to some hotel somewhere or something\u2014spend the night; get some rest. All the next morning, we would spend talking about the children: \u201cOkay, here\u2019s my son, Chris. He\u2019s\u2014how old is he?\u201417 right now. He\u2019s trying to make a decision about college. Let\u2019s talk about him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Susan would say, \u201cWhat do you think are some of the <em>needs<\/em> that we need to be aware of in Chris\u2019s life?\u201d\u2014we would think: physical needs\/\u201cWhat\u2019s going on, physically?\u201d\u2014you know, \u201cWhat are health problems?\u201d \u201cHow\u2019s he doing in athletics?\u201d\u2014that sort of thing. Physical needs, spiritual needs, emotional needs, intellectual needs: we would just sort of talk through that child. But anyway, you try to understand what their <em>needs <\/em>are, and then you try to discipline yourself in some way to bring these family members to God in prayer and ask God to be working in their lives to meet these needs. I mean, it\u2019s pretty simple.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> But it takes some thought; it takes some discipline; and it takes some love, I guess.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Okay, now let\u2019s talk about: \u201cIs it <em>different<\/em> as you think\u2014you have a chapter in your book about \u2018How a Man Prays for His Wife\u2019\u2014what\u2019s that look like?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes; in some ways, it\u2019s a little different; because your relationship with your wife: it\u2019s closer; it\u2019s more intimate. You know, a husband and wife can kind of be inside each other a little bit\u2014you\u2019re more aware of internal struggles\u2014and so that helps you to be able to pray, perhaps, more wisely. But if I want to pray for my wife, then I have to bring to God certain things on her behalf.<\/p>\n<p>And so, for instance, I think about: \u201cOkay, what\u2019s her schedule this week?\u201d \u201cWhat\u2019s going on in her life?\u201d \u201cWhat is she doing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> I like this! You have to <em>know <\/em>your wife and know what\u2019s going on in her life in order to pray <em>specifically<\/em> for her. Every wife is like, \u201cYes! I want my husband to ask me these questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Well, you can pray much more helpfully, I think,\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> \u2014if you know what she\u2019s doing. It\u2019s not just what\u2019s on her schedule. You ask yourself:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat responsibilities is she carrying?\u201d \u201cWhat things does she have to get done that nobody else knows about; but I know about, and I know they\u2019re weighing on her?\u201d \u201cLord, help her with this,\u201d \u201cHelp her with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat about her character? What\u2019s going on inside?\u201d \u201cGod, what\u2019s going on in her mind about things? Is she fearful? Is she anxious? Is she doubting? Is she feeling overwhelmed?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You pray about those things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> So you\u2019re looking at mental, spiritual, physical\u2014like you\u2019re looking at all the areas of her life\u2014and how you can pray for her. I get <em>teary<\/em> thinking of someone\u2014and especially you, Dave\u2014praying for me like that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes, and I think probably a lot of wives feel that way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Help us understand: \u201cWhat is it that makes you teary?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> It\u2019s that our husbands would know us <em>so well<\/em>, or even they\u2019re asking those questions and they care about what\u2019s going on in our hearts. Because we all long to be known; we all long to be understood; and we all long to be loved unconditionally. But then, to take all of that and take it before God! That\u2019s one of the most loving\/most powerful things a husband could do for his wife.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Of course, you can\u2019t really pray for your wife unless you know her, and you\u2019re talking to her, and you\u2019re hearing those things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> I know, just a couple weeks ago on\u2014I think it was a Monday night\u2014Ann was going to host a women\u2019s night for a new ministry that our son is birthing\u2014that has been a dream of <em>yours<\/em> [Ann] for\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014literally, a dream <em>from <\/em>God about a women\u2019s ministry birthing. And this was the first\u2014they\u2019d had meetings\u2014but this was the first public.<\/p>\n<p>I get asked to speak the same night to a men\u2019s group on the other side of town. Ann doesn\u2019t even know this; but I got on my motorcycle to ride across town, because it was a beautiful night in Detroit, Michigan; and the <em>whole time<\/em> on my bike, I\u2019m praying for Ann\u2019s night, just praying for <em>everything<\/em>: details, her message, the women being moved, and a movement being started in Michigan that we think could be <em>national<\/em> for women.<\/p>\n<p>I can see it right now: I\u2019m standing in front of all these men at this men\u2019s event, speaking. And during a pause in my message\u2014I\u2019m praying for Ann\u2014you know, I just throw up a prayer right there. I come home, and all I care about\/I couldn\u2019t wait to get home! It\u2019s like, \u201c<em>How\u2019d it go<\/em>?!<em>\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> And nobody told you [that] you <em>had<\/em> to do that, or you <em>should<\/em> do it;\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> No; it was an honor!<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> \u2014it\u2019s because you\u2019ve been married\u2014what?\u201440-some years?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u201441 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> You\u2019ve been married all this time; you know her. It\u2019s not that hard to pray for your wife;\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> No.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> \u2014and especially as you\u2019ve logged some years together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> When you think about it, you <em>know<\/em> what she\u2019s dealing with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> For you men, I just want to say, \u201cThat makes us feel <em>seen<\/em>; it makes us feel <em>cherished<\/em>; and it makes us feel like you really care about our spiritual walk with God in every part of our walk in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Well, it\u2019s interesting: the name of her women\u2019s ministry is <em>Heard<\/em>,\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Heard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014because so many women want to be heard. When a man prays for his wife, I think she feels heard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Absolutely, I do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> So why don\u2019t we do it?! Why is it so rare?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> One, we don\u2019t think about it. Two, we don\u2019t feel adequate. Three, we\u2019re afraid we\u2019ll be embarrassed. Four, maybe\/maybe our faith is pretty weak.<\/p>\n<p>But if we could really understand how much it means to our wives, we probably would attempt it more frequently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> And let me encourage the wives, who are listening: \u201cIf your husband prays for you\u2014even if it\u2019s a short prayer, even if it\u2019s a sentence, even if he\u2019s prayed for dinner\u2014can I just encourage <em>you<\/em> to encourage him?\u2014just to say, \u2018Thank you! That means <em>so much<\/em> to our family when you initiate that prayer. That means so much to me; thank you!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t<\/em> say: \u201cWell, <em>finally<\/em>!\u201d or \u201cAbout time,\u201d or \u201cI\u2019ve been wishing you would\u201d; you know?\u2014kind of that voice or that tone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014or \u201cYou call that a prayer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes! [Laughter] To encourage whatever steps he takes toward prayer. I would just encourage him and pray for him to have that confidence. Be confident <em>in him<\/em> when he doesn\u2019t have the confidence in himself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> You know, I\u2019d just say to the men: \u201cWhen you\u2019re praying for members of your family, just talk to God. Just say, \u2018God, here\u2019s my wife. You know her. You know that she\u2019s got this concern about her health\u2014she got this report the other day\u2014she\u2019s worried about it. Lord, please give her assurance that she\u2019s going to be okay. Help her to feel secure. I <em>can\u2019t<\/em> seem to pull that off; but You can, God.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I mean, that\u2019s not as good as the Lord\u2019s Prayer, but it\u2019s good enough! [Laughter] I mean, God doesn\u2019t care; you know?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes. [Laughter]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Well, in some ways, it sounds like we live in the natural world; and we\u2019re asking God to do something supernatural in our natural world. I\u2019m going to do everything I can\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014I\u2019m going to love her and communicate with her\u2014but like you said earlier, I <em>can\u2019t<\/em> change her heart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> I can\u2019t change my son or daughter\u2019s heart: \u201cGod, You have to do that; so I\u2019m going to come to You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Let me ask you this: \u201cHow often\/how many times do you maybe pray the same prayer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> You know, that\u2019s a really good question. Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount\u2014He said: \u201cKnock, and the door will be opened. Seek, and you will find. Ask, and it will be given unto you,\u201d\u2014but the way He said it, in the original, the tense is: \u201cAsk and keep on asking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> \u201cKnock and keep on knocking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I used to think it was <em>foolish<\/em> to ask for the same thing <em>repeatedly<\/em>. But then I thought about my relationship with my children. When they came to me and asked for something, I wasn\u2019t always all that clear how serious they were\u2014how important it was\u2014what it meant to them. But if they came back, over and over again, and said, \u201cDad, I really need your help with this,\u201d or whatever, it\u2019s a way that they demonstrate to their <em>father<\/em> how important something is in their life. So when we bring something to God in prayer, and we bring it back again a few days later\u2014we bring it back again\u2014there\u2019s no shame in that. There\u2019s nothing <em>wrong<\/em> with that.<\/p>\n<p>God\/sometimes God answers a prayer by saying, \u201cYes, <em>right now<\/em>.\u201d You know, sometimes He says, \u201cYou\u2019ve got to be kidding! [Laughter] No way!\u201d Sometimes, He says, \u201cNot now.\u201d A wise man used to say\/talk about how God works in response to our needs; and he said, \u201cDelay is not denial.\u201d So God may say in prayer, \u201cYou keep asking; in My time, I will do what is right. Delay doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m denying your request.\u201d God doesn\u2019t always answer the way you want Him to; but many times, He does.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to make another point about prayer, though. One of the things I\u2019ve come to appreciate, as I\u2019ve got a little more time now, is prayer is also being <em>still<\/em> before God; and prayer is trying to <em>listen<\/em> to God. I know you know this; but now, because I don\u2019t have to <em>hurry <\/em>in the morning and get off, I have more time just to sit with a cup of coffee, early in the morning, and just sit with God\/just <em>be<\/em> with God. I will eventually get to those lists, you know; but I\u2019ve found that it\u2019s very helpful just to sort of reflect in God\u2019s presence on the day before\u2014think about the conversations; think about what we did\u2014to give God thanks; to sort of go back and reexamine: \u201cHow did I handle that? Oh, I need to do something about that,\u201d\u2014make a little note, you know\u2014\u201cDon\u2019t forget to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019ve just found great delight in sort of sitting in the presence of God and reflecting on the day before\/reflecting on the day ahead, asking His help on the things that are coming\/the things that are coming up; and not being in a hurry, so that I\u2019m able to let my mind go in whatever direction it will go. You know, every morning, your mind goes in different directions. But to do that in the presence of God, I\u2019ve found it to be very\/just a great blessing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> You know, I was coming home from visiting my dad in Ohio\u2014driving back home to Michigan\u2014I had just lost my mom. She was 90 years old; my parents had been married 70 years. I remember\u2014that drive is four hours\u2014and for the first hour, I remember just talking to God the whole time, telling Him what I was feeling, crying.<\/p>\n<p>But there was an intimacy of love that I felt about my heavenly Father. I remember saying, \u201cJesus, You\u2019re my <em>best<\/em> friend!\u201d Like I felt and feel about Jesus the way I had first felt about Dave when we were dating, like, \u201cI can\u2019t wait to be with You! I can\u2019t wait to talk <em>with<\/em> You. I can\u2019t wait to hear what You think about this, or to feel Your presence and Your power and Your majesty.\u201d In the car, it\u2019s that <em>overwhelming <\/em>sense of peace that just comforted my soul.<\/p>\n<p>I thought, \u201cOh, Lord! That\u2019s the greatest gift: Your presence!\u201d And I think God <em>longs<\/em> for that relationship with us that, as Paul said, to \u201cpray without ceasing.\u201d That\u2019s what it looks like: it\u2019s you\u2019re just with your best friend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> And you\u2019re telling Him everything that\u2019s going on in your heart, with your family, with your spouse, with your kids; your worries. I <em>love <\/em>to think\u2014and I <em>know<\/em> that He\u2019s intent upon every word, and emotion, and feeling\u2014because He\u2019s a <em>loving<\/em> God who cares for us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> I\u2019m thinking, for me\u2014and I think a lot of men are probably feeling the same thing\u2014I want to get a prayer journal going; I used to do that. I remember, often, I would write out prayers; and then I\u2019d put an \u201cL\u201d on my little paper and put my pen down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u201cL\u201d meant \u201clisten.\u201d Then I\u2019d say, \u201cOkay, God, are You saying anything?\u201d And you know, I always ask, \u201cWhat do You want me to know? What do You want me to do?\u201d But to have that in writing\u2014or you can even do it digitally if you want to do it on your phone or whatever\u2014but to have a copy that, someday, I\u2019m guessing those prayer journals are going to end up in your grandkids\u2019 hands someday; and it\u2019s going to be a legacy\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann: <\/strong>Oh, yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Maybe they will; maybe they will.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014of a father\/a grandfather who prayed for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, I know I have been challenged and equipped by John Yates this week, talking about how men are to pray for their families. I love the fact that John has been very specific in telling us about the patterns and the habits that he cultivated in his life. The book he\u2019s written, <em>How a Man Prays for His Family<\/em>, is a guidebook for us as men.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, this is a <em>great<\/em> book for guys to get together and go through with other men and to really challenge one another\/hold one another accountable to be more disciplined in praying for our families. And as we engage with God in prayer more regularly\u2014to sit back and say, \u201cLook what God is doing, because I\u2019ve gone to Him and asked,\u201d\u2014you know, the Bible says: \u201cWe have not, because we ask not,\u201d or \u201cLook how God is changing <em>me<\/em> because of the time I\u2019m spending with Him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Again, you can order a copy of <em>How a Man Prays for His Family<\/em> when you go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com; or call to request your copy. Our number is 1-800-FL-TODAY; that\u2019s 1-800-358-6329; 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY\u201d; or again, online at FamilyLifeToday.com.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with Christmas behind us, we\u2019re starting to look ahead to the new year and starting to think about what\u2019s ahead for us in 2022. Here, at FamilyLife, there\u2019s a lot that we\u2019re hoping to be able to accomplish, ministry-wise, in the year ahead; but we have to wait really until we see what happens in the next few days, because so much of what we\u2019re able to do in any given year is determined by what happens in the last days of the previous year. This week, many <em>FamilyLife Today <\/em>listeners will be considering giving a yearend contribution. Whatever we receive this week will play a big role in determining what we\u2019re able to do in the year ahead.<\/p>\n<p>So we\u2019re asking <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners: \u201cIf God has used this ministry in your life in 2021, if you want to see us continue to advance with practical biblical help and hope for marriages and families in 2022, would you make as generous a contribution as you can today?\u201d Here\u2019s the good news: whatever amount you contribute is going to be matched, dollar for dollar. We have a matching-gift fund, and we\u2019ve not reached the amount in that fund yet; so whatever donation you make will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to a total of $2.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>Help us take advantage of this matching-gift fund; make your donation today. When you do, we\u2019ll send you a devotional for the year ahead, a book called <em>In the Lord I Take Refuge<\/em>, 150 devotions from the book of Psalmsby Dane Ortlund. That\u2019s our thank-you gift when you make a yearend donation. You can do that easily online at<\/p>\n<p>FamilyLifeToday.com, or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY to donate. We do hope to hear from you, and we hope you\u2019ll pray for us that we\u2019re able to meet our funding goal here this week.<\/p>\n<p>We also hope you can join us, again, tomorrow when we\u2019re going to talk about how real change happens in our lives, how God uses His Word and His Spirit to transform us. Dane Ortlund is going to join us tomorrow to talk about that. We hope you can join us as well.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of our hosts, Dave and Ann Wilson, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We\u2019ll see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife; a Cru<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Helping you pursue the relationships that matter most.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. 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John Yates breaks down the simple nature of prayer and how a man's prayer life blesses his family.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"<p><strong>Show Notes and Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can find John's book on our shop: <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.familylife.com\/product\/how-a-man-prays-for-his-family\/\">How a Man Prays for His Family<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/donate.familylife.com\/december-2023\/the-gift-of-together\/?cru_source=24EGPCandcru_medium=podcastandcru_campaign=December2023\">Receive 52 Weeks in The Word by giving a donation.<\/a> and your donation will be matched<br \/>\nFind resources from this podcast at <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.familylife.com\/product-category\/radio-resources\/\">shop.familylife.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.familylife.com\/Products.aspx?categoryid=130\">See resources from our past podcasts.<\/a><br \/>\nFind more content and resources on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/app\/\">FamilyLife's app<\/a>!<br \/>\nHelp others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/familylife-today\/id212174303\">Apple Podcast<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0j5UaKdQOHQCuo1bt0ebEm?si=d6dfa8d2415f4750\">Spotify<\/a>.<br \/>\nCheck out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/familylife-podcast-network\/\">FamilyLife Podcast Network<\/a><\/p>\n","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylife.com\/fl2021-12-28.pdf","transcript_content":"<p><strong>Dave: <\/strong>Before we get started today, I just wanted to say, \u201cThe year\u2019s almost over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> How do you feel about that?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u201cWhat a year!\u201d And as the year comes to a close, I think our listeners need to know, it\u2019s a critical moment in the life of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>; because yearend giving\/financial giving sustains us to go forward and have another incredible year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> So I just want to ask you, as you think about FamilyLife and what we\u2019ve meant to you, and your yearend giving, the exciting news is we have partners, who have matched up to $2 million\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014which is incredible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014$2 million; that\u2019s astounding! So anything you give is going to be doubled. I would really ask you to pray and consider helping us, because we can\u2019t do what we do without <em>you<\/em>. I know you have a lot of opportunities to give; but man, if this ministry has blessed you, I pray that you\u2019d be a blessing to us.<\/p>\n<p>You can just go to FamilyLife.com and make a gift there; or just call us at 1-800-FL-TODAY and say, \u201cI\u2019m in; I want to be a partner.\u201d Again, know your donation\u2019s going to be doubled; and this ministry will continue to thrive and make a difference in your life and others as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> I know this about myself and <em>men<\/em>\u2014and I can\u2019t speak for women, so Ann, you\u2019ll have to do this\u2014but I know for me and every guy I know, we hate to do things we\u2019re not good at.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Oh, yes! I think that\u2019s true for women, too; but is it especially true, you think, for men?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Oh, I think\u2014I mean, two or three weeks ago, I played the worst round of golf\u2014I got in the car and said, \u201cI\u2019m done! I\u2019m never playing this stupid game again! Why do I keep trying to do this, 30 years in? I just\/I quit! I just quit!\u201d I literally threw the clubs into the back of the car; and I\u2019m like, \u201cI\u2019m just going to burn these things! Why do this again?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today, <\/em>where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. I\u2019m Ann Wilson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> And I\u2019m Dave Wilson. You can find us at FamilyLifeToday.com or on our FamilyLife app.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Ten days later, I\u2019m out again. My front nine, I shot par\u2014I\u2019ve never\u2014I mean, I shot par. I had the best round of my life. Of course, I didn\u2019t shoot par on the back nine; but I had the best round.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> It gave you hope!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> There I was again!<\/p>\n<p>But I thought, as men\u2014and I\u2019m sure women are the same way\u2014it\u2019s like we <em>don\u2019t<\/em> like doing things we\u2019re not good at; so we just sort of quit, or we give up, or we move onto something else.<\/p>\n<p>I thought, \u201cOkay, when it comes to prayer, I think a lot of men feel the same way I did about my golf game.\u201d It\u2019s like, \u201cI don\u2019t understand it; I\u2019m <em>not<\/em> good at it. My wife\u2019s a lot better at it than I am. I\u2019ll just let her be the prayer warrior in our family, and I\u2019ll just sort of not do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> From what I\u2019ve heard from women\u2014I hear from a lot of women\u2014they struggle because their husbands aren\u2019t necessarily <em>leading<\/em> in that area. You\u2019ve just given them an answer; this could be one of the reasons why they struggle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes, and I think for a golf game, or for anything else, what do I need to do? I need to get a coach. I need to learn how to hit a ball, which I did; and it helped. I want to train. Prayer is something we haven\u2019t trained much in.<\/p>\n<p>We have a guest in the studio today\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014a trainer!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes, we\u2019ve got a prayer trainer. I mean, John Yates is with us today. Welcome back, John.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> It is great to be with you all again today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> We\u2019re glad to have you here! I mean, you are one of our mentors; you may not know this.<\/p>\n<p>You and Susan, for years, joined the FamilyLife team of speakers\u2014you know, a team of us that do the FamilyLife <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> all around the country\u2014how long ago?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> And how many years were you on that team?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Well, just 20 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u201c\u2026just 20.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u201c\u2026just 20.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u201c\u2026just 20!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> It didn\u2019t seem like very long, but they were <em>great<\/em> years for us. Really, you know, we encourage people to go to the marriage <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em>. We know how much impact it has on <em>them<\/em>, but what they don\u2019t realize is how great it is for the speakers! [Laughter]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Exactly!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes! Speaking changed our lives!<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Speaking changed our marriage, too; absolutely!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> That was one part of your life;\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014but for <em>most<\/em> of your life, you\u2019re a pastor at Falls Church\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014in Falls Church, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> How many years?\u201440 years?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Forty years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> And you and Susan have been married how many years?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> <em>Fifty-two years!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Whew!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Whew! Good job!<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> And we\u2019re not <em>old<\/em> yet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> You\u2019re <em>not<\/em> old!<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> It\u2019s <em>amazing<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> You\u2019re young.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> You look younger than I do; I know that. [Laughter]<\/p>\n<p>And 21 grandkids?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> That\u2019s right, yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> You know, Susan was on here last year\u2014<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>\u2014talking about your Cousins\u2019 Camp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Cousins\u2019 Camp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Like I said, you\u2019re mentors to us; because it\u2019s like watching your life is inspiring us young people\u2014[Laughter]\u2014to copy and finish well.<\/p>\n<p>And then, you revised the book you wrote over 20 years ago\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014called\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> \u2014<em>How a Man Prays for His Family.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes, <em>How a Man Prays for His Family. Why<\/em> did you rewrite it? I know Susan told you to do it; but I mean, do you feel like men today need to learn how to pray just like they did 20 years ago?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes, I just felt like this might prompt some more men, a bit later on in life, to rekindle an interest in prayer. I had heard so many stories from people, who love this simple little book. It\u2019s just a guide to prayer; that\u2019s all it is! But I\u2019d heard so many people say what it had meant to them. Men study it in small groups, and they talk about it. There weren\u2019t any copies of it around; you know? They were all gone; so we decided, \u201cWell, let\u2019s redo this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes; and like I said, many of us, as men\u2014I know it\u2019s true for women and wives as well\u2014we need a trainer\/somebody to help train us.<\/p>\n<p>What would you say\u2014it\u2019s the title of your book\u2014\u201c<em>How<\/em> does a man pray for his family?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> \u201cHow do I pray for my family? How does a man pray for his family?\u201d You know, as a parent, you do everything you can for your kids.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> You don\u2019t expect anybody to help you; you do everything you can, but there are a lot of things you can\u2019t do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> And those are the things that you have to turn to God for and ask Him to help you with. I can\u2019t change my teenaged grandson\u2019s attitude about whatever it is. You know, I can talk to him, but I can\u2019t change his attitude; only God can do that.<\/p>\n<p>And so, I think if a man wants to pray for his family, first of all, he needs to <em>know <\/em>what\u2019s going on in their lives. For instance, I\u2019m praying a lot for grandchildren now. One of my daughters-in-law, whenever one of the children has a birthday, she will write us a letter and she will say, \u201cHere are the things that you need to know about this girl\u2019s life so that you can pray for her.\u201d She helps me know how to pray, because I\u2019m not in Charlottesville; I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on all the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> That\u2019s a sweet gift, and what a good idea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> It\u2019s a <em>great<\/em> thing for a parent to do for a grandparent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Another way that you can learn to pray effectively for your family is set aside some time. I\u2019ll tell you what Susan and I have done.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes; give us some homework.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Every year, in late August\/early September, as kids are going back to school, my wife and I would pull away for an overnight\u2014go to some hotel somewhere or something\u2014spend the night; get some rest. All the next morning, we would spend talking about the children: \u201cOkay, here\u2019s my son, Chris. He\u2019s\u2014how old is he?\u201417 right now. He\u2019s trying to make a decision about college. Let\u2019s talk about him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Susan would say, \u201cWhat do you think are some of the <em>needs<\/em> that we need to be aware of in Chris\u2019s life?\u201d\u2014we would think: physical needs\/\u201cWhat\u2019s going on, physically?\u201d\u2014you know, \u201cWhat are health problems?\u201d \u201cHow\u2019s he doing in athletics?\u201d\u2014that sort of thing. Physical needs, spiritual needs, emotional needs, intellectual needs: we would just sort of talk through that child. But anyway, you try to understand what their <em>needs <\/em>are, and then you try to discipline yourself in some way to bring these family members to God in prayer and ask God to be working in their lives to meet these needs. I mean, it\u2019s pretty simple.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> But it takes some thought; it takes some discipline; and it takes some love, I guess.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Okay, now let\u2019s talk about: \u201cIs it <em>different<\/em> as you think\u2014you have a chapter in your book about \u2018How a Man Prays for His Wife\u2019\u2014what\u2019s that look like?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes; in some ways, it\u2019s a little different; because your relationship with your wife: it\u2019s closer; it\u2019s more intimate. You know, a husband and wife can kind of be inside each other a little bit\u2014you\u2019re more aware of internal struggles\u2014and so that helps you to be able to pray, perhaps, more wisely. But if I want to pray for my wife, then I have to bring to God certain things on her behalf.<\/p>\n<p>And so, for instance, I think about: \u201cOkay, what\u2019s her schedule this week?\u201d \u201cWhat\u2019s going on in her life?\u201d \u201cWhat is she doing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> I like this! You have to <em>know <\/em>your wife and know what\u2019s going on in her life in order to pray <em>specifically<\/em> for her. Every wife is like, \u201cYes! I want my husband to ask me these questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Well, you can pray much more helpfully, I think,\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> \u2014if you know what she\u2019s doing. It\u2019s not just what\u2019s on her schedule. You ask yourself:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat responsibilities is she carrying?\u201d \u201cWhat things does she have to get done that nobody else knows about; but I know about, and I know they\u2019re weighing on her?\u201d \u201cLord, help her with this,\u201d \u201cHelp her with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat about her character? What\u2019s going on inside?\u201d \u201cGod, what\u2019s going on in her mind about things? Is she fearful? Is she anxious? Is she doubting? Is she feeling overwhelmed?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You pray about those things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> So you\u2019re looking at mental, spiritual, physical\u2014like you\u2019re looking at all the areas of her life\u2014and how you can pray for her. I get <em>teary<\/em> thinking of someone\u2014and especially you, Dave\u2014praying for me like that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes, and I think probably a lot of wives feel that way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Help us understand: \u201cWhat is it that makes you teary?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> It\u2019s that our husbands would know us <em>so well<\/em>, or even they\u2019re asking those questions and they care about what\u2019s going on in our hearts. Because we all long to be known; we all long to be understood; and we all long to be loved unconditionally. But then, to take all of that and take it before God! That\u2019s one of the most loving\/most powerful things a husband could do for his wife.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Of course, you can\u2019t really pray for your wife unless you know her, and you\u2019re talking to her, and you\u2019re hearing those things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> I know, just a couple weeks ago on\u2014I think it was a Monday night\u2014Ann was going to host a women\u2019s night for a new ministry that our son is birthing\u2014that has been a dream of <em>yours<\/em> [Ann] for\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014literally, a dream <em>from <\/em>God about a women\u2019s ministry birthing. And this was the first\u2014they\u2019d had meetings\u2014but this was the first public.<\/p>\n<p>I get asked to speak the same night to a men\u2019s group on the other side of town. Ann doesn\u2019t even know this; but I got on my motorcycle to ride across town, because it was a beautiful night in Detroit, Michigan; and the <em>whole time<\/em> on my bike, I\u2019m praying for Ann\u2019s night, just praying for <em>everything<\/em>: details, her message, the women being moved, and a movement being started in Michigan that we think could be <em>national<\/em> for women.<\/p>\n<p>I can see it right now: I\u2019m standing in front of all these men at this men\u2019s event, speaking. And during a pause in my message\u2014I\u2019m praying for Ann\u2014you know, I just throw up a prayer right there. I come home, and all I care about\/I couldn\u2019t wait to get home! It\u2019s like, \u201c<em>How\u2019d it go<\/em>?!<em>\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> And nobody told you [that] you <em>had<\/em> to do that, or you <em>should<\/em> do it;\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> No; it was an honor!<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> \u2014it\u2019s because you\u2019ve been married\u2014what?\u201440-some years?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u201441 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> You\u2019ve been married all this time; you know her. It\u2019s not that hard to pray for your wife;\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> No.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> \u2014and especially as you\u2019ve logged some years together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> When you think about it, you <em>know<\/em> what she\u2019s dealing with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> For you men, I just want to say, \u201cThat makes us feel <em>seen<\/em>; it makes us feel <em>cherished<\/em>; and it makes us feel like you really care about our spiritual walk with God in every part of our walk in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Well, it\u2019s interesting: the name of her women\u2019s ministry is <em>Heard<\/em>,\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Heard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014because so many women want to be heard. When a man prays for his wife, I think she feels heard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Absolutely, I do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> So why don\u2019t we do it?! Why is it so rare?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> One, we don\u2019t think about it. Two, we don\u2019t feel adequate. Three, we\u2019re afraid we\u2019ll be embarrassed. Four, maybe\/maybe our faith is pretty weak.<\/p>\n<p>But if we could really understand how much it means to our wives, we probably would attempt it more frequently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> And let me encourage the wives, who are listening: \u201cIf your husband prays for you\u2014even if it\u2019s a short prayer, even if it\u2019s a sentence, even if he\u2019s prayed for dinner\u2014can I just encourage <em>you<\/em> to encourage him?\u2014just to say, \u2018Thank you! That means <em>so much<\/em> to our family when you initiate that prayer. That means so much to me; thank you!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t<\/em> say: \u201cWell, <em>finally<\/em>!\u201d or \u201cAbout time,\u201d or \u201cI\u2019ve been wishing you would\u201d; you know?\u2014kind of that voice or that tone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014or \u201cYou call that a prayer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes! [Laughter] To encourage whatever steps he takes toward prayer. I would just encourage him and pray for him to have that confidence. Be confident <em>in him<\/em> when he doesn\u2019t have the confidence in himself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> You know, I\u2019d just say to the men: \u201cWhen you\u2019re praying for members of your family, just talk to God. Just say, \u2018God, here\u2019s my wife. You know her. You know that she\u2019s got this concern about her health\u2014she got this report the other day\u2014she\u2019s worried about it. Lord, please give her assurance that she\u2019s going to be okay. Help her to feel secure. I <em>can\u2019t<\/em> seem to pull that off; but You can, God.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I mean, that\u2019s not as good as the Lord\u2019s Prayer, but it\u2019s good enough! [Laughter] I mean, God doesn\u2019t care; you know?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes. [Laughter]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Well, in some ways, it sounds like we live in the natural world; and we\u2019re asking God to do something supernatural in our natural world. I\u2019m going to do everything I can\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014I\u2019m going to love her and communicate with her\u2014but like you said earlier, I <em>can\u2019t<\/em> change her heart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> I can\u2019t change my son or daughter\u2019s heart: \u201cGod, You have to do that; so I\u2019m going to come to You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Let me ask you this: \u201cHow often\/how many times do you maybe pray the same prayer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> You know, that\u2019s a really good question. Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount\u2014He said: \u201cKnock, and the door will be opened. Seek, and you will find. Ask, and it will be given unto you,\u201d\u2014but the way He said it, in the original, the tense is: \u201cAsk and keep on asking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> \u201cKnock and keep on knocking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I used to think it was <em>foolish<\/em> to ask for the same thing <em>repeatedly<\/em>. But then I thought about my relationship with my children. When they came to me and asked for something, I wasn\u2019t always all that clear how serious they were\u2014how important it was\u2014what it meant to them. But if they came back, over and over again, and said, \u201cDad, I really need your help with this,\u201d or whatever, it\u2019s a way that they demonstrate to their <em>father<\/em> how important something is in their life. So when we bring something to God in prayer, and we bring it back again a few days later\u2014we bring it back again\u2014there\u2019s no shame in that. There\u2019s nothing <em>wrong<\/em> with that.<\/p>\n<p>God\/sometimes God answers a prayer by saying, \u201cYes, <em>right now<\/em>.\u201d You know, sometimes He says, \u201cYou\u2019ve got to be kidding! [Laughter] No way!\u201d Sometimes, He says, \u201cNot now.\u201d A wise man used to say\/talk about how God works in response to our needs; and he said, \u201cDelay is not denial.\u201d So God may say in prayer, \u201cYou keep asking; in My time, I will do what is right. Delay doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m denying your request.\u201d God doesn\u2019t always answer the way you want Him to; but many times, He does.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to make another point about prayer, though. One of the things I\u2019ve come to appreciate, as I\u2019ve got a little more time now, is prayer is also being <em>still<\/em> before God; and prayer is trying to <em>listen<\/em> to God. I know you know this; but now, because I don\u2019t have to <em>hurry <\/em>in the morning and get off, I have more time just to sit with a cup of coffee, early in the morning, and just sit with God\/just <em>be<\/em> with God. I will eventually get to those lists, you know; but I\u2019ve found that it\u2019s very helpful just to sort of reflect in God\u2019s presence on the day before\u2014think about the conversations; think about what we did\u2014to give God thanks; to sort of go back and reexamine: \u201cHow did I handle that? Oh, I need to do something about that,\u201d\u2014make a little note, you know\u2014\u201cDon\u2019t forget to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019ve just found great delight in sort of sitting in the presence of God and reflecting on the day before\/reflecting on the day ahead, asking His help on the things that are coming\/the things that are coming up; and not being in a hurry, so that I\u2019m able to let my mind go in whatever direction it will go. You know, every morning, your mind goes in different directions. But to do that in the presence of God, I\u2019ve found it to be very\/just a great blessing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> You know, I was coming home from visiting my dad in Ohio\u2014driving back home to Michigan\u2014I had just lost my mom. She was 90 years old; my parents had been married 70 years. I remember\u2014that drive is four hours\u2014and for the first hour, I remember just talking to God the whole time, telling Him what I was feeling, crying.<\/p>\n<p>But there was an intimacy of love that I felt about my heavenly Father. I remember saying, \u201cJesus, You\u2019re my <em>best<\/em> friend!\u201d Like I felt and feel about Jesus the way I had first felt about Dave when we were dating, like, \u201cI can\u2019t wait to be with You! I can\u2019t wait to talk <em>with<\/em> You. I can\u2019t wait to hear what You think about this, or to feel Your presence and Your power and Your majesty.\u201d In the car, it\u2019s that <em>overwhelming <\/em>sense of peace that just comforted my soul.<\/p>\n<p>I thought, \u201cOh, Lord! That\u2019s the greatest gift: Your presence!\u201d And I think God <em>longs<\/em> for that relationship with us that, as Paul said, to \u201cpray without ceasing.\u201d That\u2019s what it looks like: it\u2019s you\u2019re just with your best friend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> And you\u2019re telling Him everything that\u2019s going on in your heart, with your family, with your spouse, with your kids; your worries. I <em>love <\/em>to think\u2014and I <em>know<\/em> that He\u2019s intent upon every word, and emotion, and feeling\u2014because He\u2019s a <em>loving<\/em> God who cares for us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> I\u2019m thinking, for me\u2014and I think a lot of men are probably feeling the same thing\u2014I want to get a prayer journal going; I used to do that. I remember, often, I would write out prayers; and then I\u2019d put an \u201cL\u201d on my little paper and put my pen down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u201cL\u201d meant \u201clisten.\u201d Then I\u2019d say, \u201cOkay, God, are You saying anything?\u201d And you know, I always ask, \u201cWhat do You want me to know? What do You want me to do?\u201d But to have that in writing\u2014or you can even do it digitally if you want to do it on your phone or whatever\u2014but to have a copy that, someday, I\u2019m guessing those prayer journals are going to end up in your grandkids\u2019 hands someday; and it\u2019s going to be a legacy\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann: <\/strong>Oh, yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Maybe they will; maybe they will.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014of a father\/a grandfather who prayed for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, I know I have been challenged and equipped by John Yates this week, talking about how men are to pray for their families. I love the fact that John has been very specific in telling us about the patterns and the habits that he cultivated in his life. The book he\u2019s written, <em>How a Man Prays for His Family<\/em>, is a guidebook for us as men.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, this is a <em>great<\/em> book for guys to get together and go through with other men and to really challenge one another\/hold one another accountable to be more disciplined in praying for our families. And as we engage with God in prayer more regularly\u2014to sit back and say, \u201cLook what God is doing, because I\u2019ve gone to Him and asked,\u201d\u2014you know, the Bible says: \u201cWe have not, because we ask not,\u201d or \u201cLook how God is changing <em>me<\/em> because of the time I\u2019m spending with Him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Again, you can order a copy of <em>How a Man Prays for His Family<\/em> when you go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com; or call to request your copy. Our number is 1-800-FL-TODAY; that\u2019s 1-800-358-6329; 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY\u201d; or again, online at FamilyLifeToday.com.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with Christmas behind us, we\u2019re starting to look ahead to the new year and starting to think about what\u2019s ahead for us in 2022. Here, at FamilyLife, there\u2019s a lot that we\u2019re hoping to be able to accomplish, ministry-wise, in the year ahead; but we have to wait really until we see what happens in the next few days, because so much of what we\u2019re able to do in any given year is determined by what happens in the last days of the previous year. This week, many <em>FamilyLife Today <\/em>listeners will be considering giving a yearend contribution. Whatever we receive this week will play a big role in determining what we\u2019re able to do in the year ahead.<\/p>\n<p>So we\u2019re asking <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners: \u201cIf God has used this ministry in your life in 2021, if you want to see us continue to advance with practical biblical help and hope for marriages and families in 2022, would you make as generous a contribution as you can today?\u201d Here\u2019s the good news: whatever amount you contribute is going to be matched, dollar for dollar. We have a matching-gift fund, and we\u2019ve not reached the amount in that fund yet; so whatever donation you make will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to a total of $2.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>Help us take advantage of this matching-gift fund; make your donation today. When you do, we\u2019ll send you a devotional for the year ahead, a book called <em>In the Lord I Take Refuge<\/em>, 150 devotions from the book of Psalmsby Dane Ortlund. 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