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15. What to Do When You Pray and Nothing Happens

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2533371/fan_mail/new] Are you praying faithfully but still wondering why God feels silent? Subscribe to Pretty Deep  ➡️   https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast] Have you been praying, waiting, believing… and still wondering if your prayers are reaching God? In this Pretty Deep episode, Petrina Verma speaks honestly about unanswered prayer, waiting on God, and what it looks like to trust Him when the answer hasn’t come yet.  This conversation will help you dismantle the lie that something is wrong with your faith, understand what the Bible says about prayer and waiting, and return to truth when your feelings start pulling you toward fear. In this video, you’ll hear:  • Why unanswered prayer does not mean God is absent  • The lie many women believe when they are waiting on God  • A powerful framework for understanding how God answers prayer  • How to praise God when life still feels unresolved  • Why renewing your mind is an ongoing practice  • How to use The Declaration Moment in your daily prayer life 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 — Are my prayers actually reaching God? 2:11 — The cycle nobody talks about (but every praying woman knows) 3:55 — The lie underneath all of it 5:43 — A framework that completely changed how I see answered prayer 9:06 — What praising God in hard seasons actually looks like 12:19 — The most honest thing I can tell you 14:13 — Something concrete to take away If you are in a waiting season, this episode is for you. God is not ignoring you. God is not panicked. God is not absent. He is working in ways you cannot yet see. Download The Declaration Moment  ➡️   https://plain-truth-76054.myflodesk.com/ycu5qpjolp This free printable includes three simple declarations you can pray and speak over your life when the waiting gets hard. This episode is part of 'The God You Didn't Know', a season of honest conversations about the misunderstandings about God that quietly shape our confidence, identity, and peace.  Watch the full series here  ➡️  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuIjdmA2_b_OmBO6i6_R8hEsJrkRSXsGz Watch this next  ➡️   The Real Reason God Feels Far Away — And It’s Not What You Think  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqU9R-0TXw&t=26s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqU9R-0TXw&t=26s] Connect with Petrina on Instagram   ➡️    @PetrinaVerma Scriptures mentioned in this episode:  Philippians 4:6  Romans 12:2  Romans 8:28 #UnansweredPrayer #WaitingOnGod #ChristianEncouragement #PrayerLife #PrettyDeepPodcast About:  Welcome to Pretty Deep with Petrina Verma — a space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, identity, creativity, and seeing God clearly in the real places of life. If you are done striving and ready to go deeper with God, you are in the right place. Subscribe for weekly conversations that help you grow in faith, renew your mind, and walk with God through every season. DISCLAIMER:  This video is for faith-based encouragement, reflection, and educational purposes only. It is not intended to replace professional counselling, therapy, medical advice, crisis support, or pastoral care. If you are in crisis, grieving deeply, experiencing trauma, or struggling with your mental health, please seek support from a qualified professional, trusted pastor, counsellor, or emergency service in your area. This video is not sponsored. There are no affiliate links included. Any resources mentioned are shared because they may support your faith journey. Always use wisdom, prayer, and discernment as you apply what is shared here.

14. You Go to Church… But Do You Actually Know God?

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2533371/fan_mail/new] You go to church… but do you actually know God personally? Like, follow, and subscribe ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast You can go to church, attend Bible study, listen to worship music, serve faithfully, and still feel far from God.  In this episode of Pretty Deep, Petrina shares how to move from knowing about God to actually knowing God through His Word, prayer, and a slower, more intimate walk with Him.  If you have ever wondered why God feels distant even though you are doing “all the right Christian things,” this conversation will help you rediscover what it means to build a real relationship with God. In this video, you’ll learn:  • Why proximity to Christian things is not the same as proximity to God  • How grief, stillness, and Scripture helped Petrina truly know God personally  • The difference between attending church and abiding with God  • The one question that can change the way you read your Bible  • How to pray Scripture back over your life and become more like Him  • Why knowing God is slow, quiet, gradual, and deeply worth it 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – The glass panel between you and God 2:00 – Doing all the right things — and still missing Him 3:36 – The season that cracked everything open 8:36 – What "staying" actually looks like 13:10 – Four shifts that change everything 16:01 – The shift that changed everything for me 21:33 – A prayer for the woman who feels far Watch This Next: Why You Still Don’t Read Your Bible Even Though You Want To ➡️  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DI2sHra--k [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DI2sHra--k]   This episode is part of 'The God You Didn't Know' — a season of honest conversations about the misunderstandings about God that quietly shape our confidence, identity, and peace.  Watch the full series here  ➡️  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuIjdmA2_b_OmBO6i6_R8hEsJrkRSXsGz Products Mentioned in this video:  • The One Question Bible Study Method ➡️   https://plain-truth-76054.myflodesk.com/ojrmd5unb3 Subscribe to Pretty Deep Podcast ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast] Connect with me  • Download The One Question Bible Study Method ➡️ [Download Link]  • Subscribe to Pretty Deep Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast] • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast] • Instagram: @PetrinaVerma Question ➡️ Have you ever felt like you were doing all the “right” Christian things but still felt far from God? Disclaimer: This video is not sponsored. There are no affiliate links included in this description. #KnowGod #ChristianWomen #BibleStudy #PrettyDeepPodcast #FaithJourney About:  Welcome to Pretty Deep — a podcast for women who are done striving and ready to see God, and themselves, clearly. Each episode goes to the root of what women carry and explores what God actually says about identity, faith, healing, purpose, and spiritual growth. DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored and does not contain affiliate links. Any resources mentioned are shared to support your personal faith journey and spiritual growth. This content is for encouragement and educational purposes and is not a substitute for pastoral care, counselling, therapy, or professional mental health support. Please seek appropriate support from trusted leaders or professionals where needed.

13. Why You Care So Much What People Think (It’s Not What You Expect)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2533371/fan_mail/new] Why do you care so much what people think? The answer goes much deeper than people pleasing.  Like, follow, and subscribe ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast]   Do you ever replay conversations, worry what people think, or feel anxious when someone seems “off” with you? In this episode of Pretty Deep, Petrina unpacks why people pleasing is often only the surface of something much deeper. Through personal story, Scripture, and honest reflection, this conversation explores approval, self-worth, identity in Christ, and how to stop looking to people for something only God can give.  In this video, you’ll learn:  • Why caring too much what people think is usually pointing to something deeper  • How people pleasing can reveal where you are getting your sense of worth from  • Why confidence advice often treats the symptom, not the root  • What Scripture says about your identity in Christ  • How to catch the lie, name it, and replace it with truth  • Why renewing your mind is a daily process, not a one-time revelation ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – The exhausting cycle 02:11 – Symptom vs cause 03:08 – The real question 05:51 – The year I almost quit 08:20 – How the shift happened 11:23 – The love you never let in 17:00 – You don’t need approval Listen To This Next: You Don’t Feel Confident (But Something Else Is Going On)  ➡️  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyY8LEDEFHc&t=7s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyY8LEDEFHc&t=7s]   This episode is part of 'The God You Didn't Know' — a season of honest conversations about the misunderstandings about God that quietly shape our confidence, identity, and peace.  Watch the full series on YouTube, here  ➡️  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuIjdmA2_b_OmBO6i6_R8hEsJrkRSXsGz Subscribe to Pretty Deep: https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast] Connect with me!  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast] • Instagram: @PetrinaVerma Question  ➡️  Where do you notice yourself looking for approval the most: friendships, family, work, church, or social media? Disclaimer: This video is not sponsored and includes no affiliate links. #PeoplePleasing #IdentityInChrist #ChristianWomen #SelfWorth #PrettyDeepPodcast About:  Pretty Deep is a podcast for women who are done striving and ready to see God — and themselves — clearly. Each week, Petrina goes beneath the surface of the things women carry and brings them back to truth, faith, identity, and what God actually says. DISCLAIMER: This podcast/ video is for encouragement, faith-based reflection, and personal growth purposes only. It is not sponsored and does not include affiliate links. Any Scripture references or personal reflections shared are intended to support spiritual encouragement and should not replace professional counselling, therapy, medical advice, or pastoral care where needed.

12. Why You’re Not Reading Your Bible (Even Though You Want To)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2533371/fan_mail/new] Why you’re not reading your Bible consistently and why discipline isn’t the real issue. Like, follow, and subscribe ➡ https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast]   If you’ve been struggling to read the Bible consistently, this episode will help you understand what’s really going on beneath the surface. This isn’t about being a “bad Christian” or not having enough discipline, it’s about how pressure, confusion, and performance can turn Bible reading into something you avoid.  In this episode of the Pretty Deep Podcast, Petrina shares how to stop treating the Bible like a task and start approaching it as a way to know God more deeply. In this video, you’ll learn:  • Why Bible reading can feel confusing, pressured, or unrewarding  • How treating Scripture like a performance creates avoidance  • Why consistency is often the result, not the root problem  • How to approach the Bible as a relationship with God  • Simple ways to engage with Scripture without rushing or forcing it Next Video to Watch ➡ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jybk7_1DfcA&t=68s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jybk7_1DfcA&t=68s] Subscribe to our YouTube: Pretty Deep Podcast ➡ https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast] Connect with us! Instagram: @PetrinaVerma Question - Have you ever felt pressure or guilt around reading the Bible consistently? Disclaimer: This video is not sponsored. There are no affiliate products mentioned. #BibleStudy #ChristianWomen #FaithJourney #KnowGod #PrettyDeepPodcast ABOUT: Welcome to the Pretty Deep Podcast, a space where we talk about the real things women carry and the misunderstandings about God that quietly shape our lives. Through honest conversations about faith, identity, healing, and relationship with God, this channel helps women build a real, personal relationship with God in everyday life.  DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored. Any opinions shared are personal reflections intended for encouragement and faith-based discussion. This content is not a substitute for professional counselling, pastoral care, or theological instruction. Always seek trusted guidance when needed.

11. Why You Keep Worrying (Even When You Say You Trust God)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2533371/fan_mail/new] Why you keep worrying even when you trust God, and how to finally stop overthinking. Like, follow, subscribe ➡ https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast] If you’ve ever prayed, surrendered something to God, and then found yourself worrying about it all over again, this episode is for you.  In this episode, Petrina unpacks why trusting God can feel real in one moment and then suddenly slip into overthinking, fear, and control in the next. You’ll learn why this pattern is not just about discipline, but about the deeper beliefs driving your anxiety and struggle to let go.  This Christian encouragement episode will help you understand what’s underneath your worry, renew your mind with truth, and take practical steps toward deeper trust in God. In this episode, you’ll learn:  • Why worry and overthinking keep repeating even when you trust God  • How hidden beliefs shape your reactions more than willpower does  • What to do in the moment when you feel yourself taking control back  • How to replace fear with truth from God’s Word  • Why surrender is a daily practice, not a one-time moment TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Why do I keep worrying… even after trusting God? 1:30 It doesn’t last 2:07 It’s stealing your peace 2:44 Trying harder isn’t working 3:55 I didn’t fully trust God 4:58 It’s not a discipline problem 9:52 God isn’t fixing behaviour first 10:22 What do you actually do with this? Listen to this next: Getting unstuck when you’re not sure what’s next for you  ➡  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5DLicOCVNY&t=17s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5DLicOCVNY&t=17s] Subscribe to our YouTube: Pretty Deep Podcast  ➡  https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDeepPodcast] Connect with me!  Instagram: @PetrinaVerma Question  ➡  What’s the hardest thing for you to surrender to God without taking back in worry? Disclaimer: This video is not sponsored. There are no affiliate links in this description. #TrustGod #ChristianEncouragement #FaithOverFear #Overthinking #SurrenderToGod About:  Welcome to Pretty Deep Podcast, where we talk about the real patterns we keep falling into and the deeper things underneath them that we don’t always see. This channel is all about faith, emotional healing, spiritual growth, and learning how to walk more deeply with God. New episodes every week. DISCLAIMER: This content is for encouragement, faith-based reflection, and personal spiritual growth. This video is not sponsored and does not include affiliate links. The views shared are based on personal Christian perspective and are intended to help viewers reflect more deeply on their relationship with God, worry, trust, and surrender.