In this episode of Being Human with Steve Cuss, Steve welcomes fellow Australian Matt Smallbone, a Nashville pastor and author of The Prayer Experiment. Matt shares how he overcame personal struggles with prayer—including a period of spiritual distance following a miscarriage—by committing to pray the Lord's Prayer multiple times daily. He explains it as a framework for reorienting from reactivity to connection with God. The conversation also explores family-of-origin dynamics, including the assets and liabilities of growing up in a pastor's household.Episode Resources: Matt Smallbone’s The Prayer Experiment: How Praying Like Jesus Realigns Everything - Our Thoughts, Our Hearts, and Our Posture Toward God and the World Dallas Willard's Teaching on Prayer Doctor Daniel Amen's Social Media Insights Church of the City: Downtown Nashville The Lord’s Prayer: Matthew Jon Tyson’s sermon: Teach Us To Pray: Pray What You’ve GotMore From Matt Smallbone: Matt Smallbone’s website Church of the City Downtown teaching podcastSign up for Steve’s Newsletter & Podcast RemindersCapable Life NewsletterGet the Assets & Liabilities pdf and the Life Giving ListJoin Steve at an Upcoming IntensiveCapable Life IntensivesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices