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[960.32 --> 962.80] It means everything that we go through
[962.80 --> 964.08] in our journeys of faith,
[964.82 --> 966.30] it's founded in prayer
[966.30 --> 967.36] because the Holy Spirit
[967.36 --> 969.02] wants to hear from us,
[969.38 --> 970.90] wants to hear our prayers.
[971.72 --> 972.98] That's why we pray.
[972.98 --> 975.96] And as one pastor put it,
[976.22 --> 977.00] prayer is good
[977.00 --> 978.44] because it's a practice
[978.44 --> 979.80] of letting go
[979.80 --> 981.20] and seeking help.
[982.14 --> 982.94] And in a way,
[983.34 --> 984.36] the act of prayer
[984.36 --> 986.42] forces us to humble ourselves
[986.42 --> 987.52] before God
[987.52 --> 988.52] and before others
[988.52 --> 989.68] to acknowledge
[989.68 --> 991.62] that we don't have it all figured out
[991.62 --> 992.86] and that we need help.
[993.30 --> 994.10] All of us do.
[997.54 --> 999.28] Now, I shared this in the 9 a.m.
[999.98 --> 1000.78] and I said
[1000.78 --> 1002.30] that I didn't get permission
[1002.30 --> 1002.80] from my wife
[1002.80 --> 1003.64] to share this story
[1003.64 --> 1005.24] and I was going to try
[1005.24 --> 1006.32] to get permission from her
[1006.32 --> 1007.40] in between the service
[1007.40 --> 1008.10] but I couldn't
[1008.10 --> 1009.18] so I'll have to ask
[1009.18 --> 1010.14] for apology twice
[1010.14 --> 1010.82] as I'm going to share
[1010.82 --> 1011.58] this story anyways.
[1013.40 --> 1013.80] So,
[1014.04 --> 1015.68] whenever Moon and I fight,
[1017.26 --> 1018.38] as all couples do,
[1018.58 --> 1018.94] Moon's like,
[1019.00 --> 1019.98] hey, we don't fight that often.
[1020.26 --> 1021.26] Yes, okay, fine.
[1021.44 --> 1022.82] But when we do fight,
[1023.76 --> 1025.02] there is this tendency,
[1025.22 --> 1026.22] there is this like battle
[1026.22 --> 1027.24] going on in my heart
[1027.24 --> 1028.40] in the sense that
[1028.40 --> 1029.38] I don't want to pray.
[1029.38 --> 1031.10] So,
[1031.10 --> 1032.96] when I'm in a tense moment
[1032.96 --> 1034.28] or I'm in conflict with,
[1034.48 --> 1035.20] especially with Moon,
[1035.42 --> 1036.58] or with anybody actually,
[1037.08 --> 1038.48] there is this tendency
[1038.48 --> 1040.00] to not want to pray.
[1040.68 --> 1040.98] Why?
[1042.12 --> 1043.18] Because I know,
[1043.48 --> 1044.60] I know for certain
[1044.60 --> 1045.26] if I pray,
[1045.76 --> 1047.42] I'm going to be humbled
[1047.42 --> 1048.56] before God
[1048.56 --> 1049.66] and before this person.
[1050.60 --> 1051.58] It brings us
[1051.58 --> 1052.74] to a place of humility.
[1053.04 --> 1054.08] Doesn't that sound awesome?
[1054.08 --> 1056.06] But why is that
[1056.06 --> 1056.88] so hard to do?
[1058.38 --> 1059.56] It's so hard
[1059.56 --> 1060.66] to humble ourselves.
[1061.72 --> 1062.96] But prayer is a practice
[1062.96 --> 1064.14] that forces us
[1064.14 --> 1064.98] to do so.
[1067.28 --> 1067.88] So,
[1067.98 --> 1068.86] whatever it looks like,
[1069.22 --> 1070.36] however prayer sounds
[1070.36 --> 1070.84] for you,
[1071.44 --> 1072.32] the Holy Spirit
[1072.32 --> 1073.66] wants to hear our prayers,
[1073.86 --> 1075.24] to walk with us
[1075.24 --> 1075.92] in our journeys
[1075.92 --> 1076.56] through prayer.
[1077.98 --> 1079.24] This is opposite
[1079.24 --> 1080.20] and contrary
[1080.20 --> 1080.96] to the world,
[1081.16 --> 1081.56] again,
[1081.64 --> 1082.24] that tells you,
[1082.42 --> 1083.24] you have to figure
[1083.24 --> 1083.98] everything out.
[1084.44 --> 1085.72] It's your own wisdom
[1085.72 --> 1086.44] and strength
[1086.44 --> 1087.86] to solve all world's
[1087.86 --> 1088.68] problems for you.
[1089.94 --> 1090.34] But then,
[1090.44 --> 1092.66] to be a contrast community
[1092.66 --> 1094.40] is to be a community
[1094.40 --> 1095.06] of prayer.
[1095.56 --> 1096.20] That's the one
[1096.20 --> 1097.00] spiritual practice
[1097.00 --> 1098.52] that Jude highlights.
[1099.06 --> 1100.44] This doesn't excuse us
[1100.44 --> 1101.44] to not practice
[1101.44 --> 1103.00] any other spiritual practices.