{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":0.16,"endTime":3.0,"body":"You're listening to the My Morning Devotional podcast, episode"},{"startTime":3.0,"endTime":5.68,"body":"1284. Today's Devote is called"},{"startTime":6.56,"endTime":9.96,"body":"where and When. Hey there. We're the"},{"startTime":9.96,"endTime":13.76,"body":"Alessies, a ministry family working together in our church in"},{"startTime":13.76,"endTime":17.4,"body":"Miami, Florida. And if you're like us, when days get busy and"},{"startTime":17.4,"endTime":21.04,"body":"to do lists get longer, it can be hard to find devotional time."},{"startTime":21.36,"endTime":24.92,"body":"That's why we've partnered with our friend Allison to produce a five"},{"startTime":24.92,"endTime":28.55,"body":"minute daily dose of heaven. This is the My Morning"},{"startTime":28.55,"endTime":31.67,"body":"Devotional Podcast. Good morning everybody. Happy Thursday."},{"startTime":32.07,"endTime":35.43,"body":"Thanks so much for joining me. My name is Stephanie Molina"},{"startTime":35.75,"endTime":39.19,"body":"and I have been talking about prayer this past week."},{"startTime":39.35,"endTime":42.71,"body":"Well, today I want to again touch on something more practical"},{"startTime":43.11,"endTime":46.31,"body":"and it's where and when we should pray."},{"startTime":47.11,"endTime":50.79,"body":"You know, if you wanted to have really, really strong muscles, then"},{"startTime":50.79,"endTime":53.56,"body":"what do you have to do? You have to have to work out every single"},{"startTime":53.56,"endTime":57.4,"body":"day. I personally want abs. I"},{"startTime":57.4,"endTime":60.88,"body":"want a six pack. Sue me. But it's not going to happen"},{"startTime":61.6,"endTime":65.32,"body":"because I'm not going to the gym and working"},{"startTime":65.32,"endTime":69.16,"body":"out my core every day. I know I'm awful, I know I need to work"},{"startTime":69.16,"endTime":72.88,"body":"out my core, but I really just enjoy working my upper body and my lower"},{"startTime":72.88,"endTime":75.96,"body":"body and I know I got to work out my core. I totally get it,"},{"startTime":75.96,"endTime":79.6,"body":"but I just don't think about it. I forget about working out my"},{"startTime":79.6,"endTime":83.43,"body":"core. Well, if I'm not consistently on a daily basis working out"},{"startTime":83.43,"endTime":86.83,"body":"my core, then I cannot expect myself to come out with a six"},{"startTime":86.83,"endTime":90.67,"body":"pack. That's not how it works. Well, it's the same with our prayer."},{"startTime":91.15,"endTime":94.95,"body":"If we want a strong prayer life, then it needs to"},{"startTime":94.95,"endTime":98.79,"body":"be an everyday practice and shout out to all of our"},{"startTime":98.79,"endTime":102.59,"body":"everyday listeners. If you are putting on our podcast every single"},{"startTime":102.59,"endTime":106.39,"body":"day, then you were in the right lane here. We're getting it. You know"},{"startTime":106.39,"endTime":110.1,"body":"how to do it. You are diligent. Give yourself a pat on the back"},{"startTime":111.22,"endTime":114.62,"body":"because honestly, you just need to begin. Start"},{"startTime":114.62,"endTime":118.3,"body":"tomorrow every single day and consistently wake"},{"startTime":118.3,"endTime":122.14,"body":"up at 7am or do it at 10pm when everyone's"},{"startTime":122.14,"endTime":125.86,"body":"asleep, depending on how you when are you the most clear"},{"startTime":125.86,"endTime":129.46,"body":"minded and give yourself 15 to 30 minutes just"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":129.46,"endTime":133.22,"body":"6 in the NIV version"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":133.22,"endTime":136.91,"body":"says, but when you pray, go into your room, close"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":136.91,"endTime":140.35,"body":"the door and pray to your father who is unseen."},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":140.67,"endTime":144.47,"body":"Then your father who sees what is done in secret, he will reward"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":144.47,"endTime":148.19,"body":"you. Where do you pray then? Alone in your room"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":148.83,"endTime":152.63,"body":"to have one on one time. Now question, have you ever"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":152.63,"endTime":156.27,"body":"been rewarded by God? Isn't it like the"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":156.27,"endTime":160.03,"body":"best feeling in the entire world? Well, you can"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":160.03,"endTime":163.56,"body":"get Rewards if you spend alone time with"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":163.56,"endTime":167.32,"body":"God. And I don't mean that in a greedy way, I mean that"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":167.32,"endTime":171.12,"body":"in the most beautiful relational way. It's like when"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":171.12,"endTime":174.96,"body":"you leave a little love letter to your spouse for them to read"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":174.96,"endTime":178.48,"body":"later on in the day in their lunchbox. Or how your mom would leave a"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":178.48,"endTime":182.28,"body":"note for you in your lunchbox for you to open up later on. That's"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":182.28,"endTime":186.0,"body":"a reward, a reward of love, a reward of affirmation."},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":186.64,"endTime":190.24,"body":"And you will start to see God rewards you"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":190.4,"endTime":194.08,"body":"in small ways when you put in the time"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":194.08,"endTime":197.8,"body":"to be with him one on one. And"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":197.8,"endTime":201.52,"body":"let me encourage you, keep your eyes open to God's rewards, because if you"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":201.52,"endTime":205.28,"body":"practice prayer in secret, the rewards will come. And those"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":205.28,"endTime":208.72,"body":"rewards are God's affirmation that he hears you."},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":209.68,"endTime":213.48,"body":"You know, a great song to listen to is Breathe by Michael W. Smith."},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":213.48,"endTime":217.31,"body":"It's an old song and the verse pretty much goes, this is the"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":217.31,"endTime":220.67,"body":"air I breathe, this is the air I"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":220.67,"endTime":224.31,"body":"breathe, your holy presence living"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":224.39,"endTime":228.15,"body":"in me. And then this is my daily bread."},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":228.63,"endTime":232.23,"body":"This is my daily bread, your holy word"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":232.31,"endTime":236.07,"body":"spoken to me. And it is a beautiful song"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":236.07,"endTime":239.83,"body":"about spending time with God, that he's the air"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":239.83,"endTime":243.1,"body":"I breathe, he's my portion in the morning."},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":243.58,"endTime":247.14,"body":"He's the first person thing I go"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":247.14,"endTime":250.86,"body":"to before I even start my day to fill me"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":250.86,"endTime":254.7,"body":"up. And when I have him every single day, he's"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":254.7,"endTime":258.5,"body":"pretty much my morning coffee, he's my morning news, and he's"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":258.5,"endTime":261.66,"body":"what fills me up before anyone else does."},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":262.14,"endTime":265.82,"body":"So if you're wondering in your prayer, where should I pray?"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":266.47,"endTime":269.91,"body":"Simple answer, alone in your room in the morning or at night."},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":270.07,"endTime":273.59,"body":"And then if you're wondering when, start every single day"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":273.75,"endTime":277.47,"body":"for 15 to 30 minutes at your house, in the"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":277.47,"endTime":281.15,"body":"morning, at night, it doesn't matter. But here's what"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":281.15,"endTime":284.95,"body":"matters. Start today. Even at the end of this"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":284.95,"endTime":288.79,"body":"podcast, start your prayer time with God. Let's pray."},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":289.19,"endTime":292.83,"body":"God, I thank you for every person listening to this, God, that"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":292.83,"endTime":296.59,"body":"they are yearning to deepen their prayer life with you,"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":296.59,"endTime":300.11,"body":"Jesus. So God, I pray if we have some very busy people"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":300.43,"endTime":304.27,"body":"listening to this podcast, they have families, they have jobs that"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":304.27,"endTime":307.91,"body":"they just have no time to find you. God, I pray that"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":307.91,"endTime":311.47,"body":"you will miraculously open up a time slot for"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":311.47,"endTime":315.19,"body":"them to pray and spend time with you. And maybe"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":315.19,"endTime":318.23,"body":"all it is is waking up 30 minutes earlier so they can get that prayer"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":318.23,"endTime":321.96,"body":"time in. But God, I know that you desire to meet"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":321.96,"endTime":325.56,"body":"with us, so help us navigate when we can"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":325.56,"endTime":329.0,"body":"meet with you. And Jesus, give us the drive to do it"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":329.0,"endTime":332.68,"body":"consistently every day. We know that if we"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":332.68,"endTime":336.4,"body":"show up, you will already have been there ready to"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":336.4,"endTime":340.24,"body":"speak to us. So God we thank you and we glorify you in all that"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":340.24,"endTime":343.24,"body":"we do, and in Jesus name we pray. Amen."},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":343.88,"endTime":347.68,"body":"So there you have it. Your 5 minute daily dose of heaven. Thank"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":347.68,"endTime":351.35,"body":"you so much for tuning in today. We pray these devotionals empower"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":351.35,"endTime":355.07,"body":"you to take on your day. If you found value in this devotional, share"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":355.07,"endTime":358.83,"body":"it with a friend, leave a comment or review for us on the app you're"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":358.83,"endTime":362.51,"body":"using right now. Until tomorrow, we pray that your latte is"},{"speaker":"to pray with God. Matthew 6","startTime":362.51,"endTime":364.87,"body":"strong, but your love for Jesus is stronger."}]}