This week on Cultivating the Lovely, host MacKenzie Koppa chats with Chrystal Evans Hurst. Chrystal is a wife, mom and grandmother who ministers to women and writes in the margins whenever she can. Today’s episode is a conversation centered on prayer and Chrystal’s new book The 28-Day Prayer Journey. (Affiliate links are used in this content.) Chrystal talks about prayer in terms of prioritizing communication The goal of The 28-Day Prayer Journey as a way to build a habit and a relationship Taking time several times throughout the day to pray and talk with God Doing the thing you need to do in order to learn to love doing that You learn to communicate with God by communicating with God. Chrystal Evans Hurst The power of prayer to change how you interact with your family and friends How Chrystal decided what aspects of the practice of prayer to include in the book Dealing with disappointed hopes and unanswered prayers Choosing to believe even when you don’t understand God’s ways The effectiveness of journalling and writing down your prayers You have to do the work to build the relationship with God A typical day for Chrystal currently Current Lovelies- Chrystal: listening to music and burning candles to set a warm atmosphere Resources Mentioned- Books: The 28-Day Prayer Journey Movies: Pretty Woman Find Chrystal- You can find Chrystal on her website ChrystalEvansHurst.com. You can also follow her on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. Find MacKenzie- You can find MacKenzie Koppa on Instagram, Facebook, and the CTL Facebook Group, of course! Join us on Patreon at Patreon.com/CultivatingtheLovely. Thanks to Our Sponsors- Today’s episode of Cultivating the Lovely is sponsored by Shapermint. Save an extra 10% on top of their already discounted prices at Shapermint.com/LOVELY when you use code LOVELY. Today’s episode of Cultivating the Lovely is sponsored by Magic Spoon Low Carb Cereal. Visit MagicSpoon.com/LOVELY to order a variety pack, and use code LOVELY get free shipping! This episode of Cultivating the Lovely is brought to you by Plan to Eat meal planning service.Visit PlanToEat.com/LOVELY to start your free 60-day trial instead of the normal 30-day trial. Today’s episode of Cultivating the Lovely is sponsored by Theragun. Try Theragun risk-free for 30 days with this special offer for CTL listeners. Go to Theragun.com/lovely to get your own Generation 4 Theragun today.