Shadowing Practice: How to Pray for Your Future Spouse - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey everyone, today we're talking about praying for your future spouse.
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What's that about?
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Should you do it?
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Why or why not?
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Hey, we're Jackie and Bobby Angel with Ascension Presents.
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So, praying for your future spouse.
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Well, St. Paul, I think he would say you should.
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It says in Philippians, in chapter 4, verse 6, It says, have no anxiety about anything, but in everything, everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving,
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let your requests be made known to God and the peace of God, which passes all understanding will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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You know, some people are like, oh, praying for your future spouse is ridiculous or it makes me anxious or whatever.
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Like I shouldn't be thinking about the future.
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It's like, listen, if you're going to talk about this with anybody else, then you absolutely should be talking about it with God because prayer is just conversation with God.
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So first of all, God is outside of time.
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So if you are called to marriage, he knows who your future spouse is.
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So of course, yes, pray for your future spouse.
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But also if this gives you anxiety, thinking about the future, I think prayer is, again, you're communicating this with God, whatever is on your heart,
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whether you are anxious about it, whether you are excited about it, whether you're feeling lonely, all of that should be given to God in prayer.
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Everything.
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And I would say too that just as we would pray for our health or our finances or our our job, you know, our future, we should also then give the other person
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that we're going to be aligned with to God in prayer.
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That they're being formed, that they're being a whole person, that they're being blessed in whatever they're going through,
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wherever they are, whenever we will get to be with them and unite.
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You know, there's no church document on soulmates.
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Like, we don't subscribe to, like, the uber romantic Hollywood idea of a soulmate, but nor is it just a cold detachment either.
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God is guiding all things.
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God has his providential hand in our lives, you know, in the mystery of how that aligns with our free will, that we are deciding our lives here.
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But God absolutely has a hand and cares who we marry, who we end up with, because that's going to affect generations upon generations.
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Part of prayer is a detachment.
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It's really saying, God, I trust you.
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I trust you with my future.
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I trust you in your plans.
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It's a detachment.
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It's learning how to be detached from the world.
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We have these desires, which are good.
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A lot of people desire marriage and family to have kids and that's beautiful, but you know what?
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We're not guaranteed any of those.
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You guys, we're not even guaranteed tomorrow.
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Everything in prayer, it should be, we offer to God and we say, God, I'm all yours.
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I belong to you and I want what you want.
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Even that modern obsession we have with romance and marriage and we turn it into an idol, like that's going to satisfy the aches of our hearts.
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That's going to, I ride off into the sunset on my wedding day and then it's eternal bliss.
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It's like, no. But I mean, yes, of course, with you, honey.
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Yes, always, of course.
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It's really a call again, Jesus, I trust in you, I place this in your hands.
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Help me not to make this marriage into an idol.
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Help me not to make this other person into an idol.
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I'll be happy when this happens.
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Like, God wants us to live in the here and now, whatever may come, if we're blessed with a long life or we're not.
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So that could be journaling for them, that could be doing a rosary for them daily, that could be just, again, quiet prayer.
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If this is an exercise you're brushing aside, like, oh, this is dumb, this is stupid.
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What's going on there?
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Is it that I don't really trust in God, that God cares enough?
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So I don't really think he cares about my happiness or the well-being of my life?
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Or maybe you don't think God wants you to be happier at all.
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Yeah, maybe that's going on.
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Maybe, you know, for my own experience, it could be like you're too attached to your lust.
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I'm too attached to the way I'm living because to give that up to God, to give my romantic life to God would mean I have to surrender it.
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And if that's something that I'm, no, no, that's mine.
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Like, I'll give you some other things, God, but not this thing over here.
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It could be a sign of, the flippancy could be a sign of, well, I don't want God to take over this part, which is really like, this is where he needs to come in
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and clean house and rearrange some stuff in my life right now.
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Both of us, before we got married, we both knew that God was the one, like God was the one who satisfied every part of our hearts.
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We weren't looking for each other to do that.
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We both are in love with each other and love each other, but our whole goal in our marriage is to get each
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other to heaven to get each other closer to god really that's that's the goal of our marriage
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and so we are not god we don't idolize each other um he is my best friend
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but at the same time it's like we both know
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that god is the one who's going to satisfy our hearts
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and that when you pray again draw near to it says i think it's james draw near to god
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and he will draw near to you i'm just going to leave you again with a scripture verse
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if you have struggles with you know the future
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and discernment write this down philippians chapter 4 verse 6 to 7 have no anxiety about anything
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but in everything by prayer
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and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to god
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and the peace of god which passes all understanding will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
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That's the goal.
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The goal of prayer for anything is to keep your heart
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and mind in Christ Jesus and to really say with your future, your vocation, Jesus, I trust in you.
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Whatever you were calling me to do, whatever it is, if it's for a spouse and family, if it's to give myself fully to you, Jesus, I trust in you.
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Thanks for watching.
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We hope you enjoyed it please check out Ascension's other resources to help you on your walk with Christ.
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Meet the Speakers & Their Message

In the video, Jackie and Bobby Angel share warm, relatable insights on praying for a future spouse. Their conversation blends personal anecdotes with thoughtful reflections, making it perfect for English learners. The dialogue flows naturally, with conversational phrases and clear pronunciation—ideal for building confidence in daily speaking, whether you’re prepping for IELTS speaking practice or just want to sound more fluent.

5 Must-Know Phrases for Smooth Conversations

Extract these gems to level up your daily communication: 1. “Have no anxiety about anything” (calm, reassuring tone). 2. “Let your requests be made known” (polite, direct). 3. “God has his providential hand in our lives” (expressive, meaningful). 4. “Learning how to be detached from the world” (reflective). 5. “Help me not to make this into an idol” (sincere, personal). These phrases work in discussions about faith, goals, or even everyday worries—use them to sound more natural!

Your Step-by-Step Shadowing Guide

Ready to try shadow speech? Here’s how to master this video: First, listen once to grasp the message. Then, pause after 5-second chunks and repeat—mimic the Angels’ warm, conversational tone. Focus on stressing words like “providential” and “detachment” to match their emphasis. This video’s pace is gentle, so it’s a great start for shadowing site users. For IELTS speaking practice, record yourself and compare—you’ll notice progress in intonation and fluency fast! Remember, shadow speak isn’t about perfection; it’s about building muscle memory. Even 5 minutes a day with this dialogue will boost your confidence. Use a shadowing site to track your progress, and soon you’ll be nailing natural speech like a pro.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itbe made · are called · should be given
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thingdesires, which are · part, which is · one who satisfied
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideaShould you do · shouldn't be · should be
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastweren't looking · were calling

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →