Teach Us to Pray

Teach Us to Pray

Christina Patterson

Why Pray If God Already Knows and Has Already Decided Everything?

May 11, 2026   ●   10 min

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f you have ever wondered, why should I even pray if God already knows everything today's episode is for you. Today's episode offers three reasons why we should continue to pray, even though God already knows what's going to happen.

Editor's Note - We're sharing some of Christina's most popular episodes from the archives. This episode first aired in August 2020.

Key Takeaways:
• Prayer is not only about asking for what we want but about growing and developing our relationship with God.
• God is everything that we need, even when he doesn't give us everything that we want.
• Our prayer requires faith because we don't know the outcomes, but it ushers us into the presence of the one who does.

Download Christina's Free 5 Day Prayer Guide at www.belovedwomen.org/prayer-guide to help you put into practice the powerful habit of prayer.

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Scriptures in the Podcast are from NIV, ESV or NKJV

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