How the Rediscovery of God’s Plan Started PRAY.COM

Published: September 24, 2024

How Rediscovering God’s Plan Launched a Prayer App That Reaches Millions

Author: Movieguide® Contributor

Matt Potter, a college dropout, is the co-founder of PRAY.COM, the “#1 app for daily prayer and bedtime Bible stories,” he shared on a recent episode of Matthew West’s podcast.

Meeting Apple founder Steve Jobs in high school sparked Potter’s interest in computers and technology. A few years later, while he was in college, Jobs launched the App Store, and Potter dropped out to work on apps. He designed more than 8,000 apps but eventually reached a point where he felt “empty inside.”

“I just felt like I had lost my purpose. I felt like I wasn’t on track with God’s plan for my life,” Potter explained.

While he was trying to understand what God wanted him to do, he met an old friend, Steve Gatena, in a coffee shop.

Potter “saw that Gatena was struggling, they talked about the recent loss of a friend and business partner in a plane crash, but that through prayer she was beginning to find hope.”

After talking, they came up with the idea of ​​“building ESPN for Christians,” a place where people could find Christian content.

“God’s providence, yes. As I spoke to my pastor the other night,” Potter told West. “Things are going great, I’m looking for something new, something bigger to give back. Steve tells me PRAY.COM, a digital destination for Christians, so the next day I resigned as CEO of my company.”

Since its launch in 2016, the app has reached millions of people.

“As the #1 app for daily prayer and faith-based content, PRAY.COM recently surpassed 2.5 billion minutes spent in prayer and the milestone of 100 million podcast downloads,” AccessWire reports.

The app helps users “make prayer a priority” through devotionals, original content, and bedtime Bible stories read by celebrities.

“We are grateful to God for the opportunity to create stories that help people lead to Him,” said Max Bard, vice president of content at pray.com. “Everything we do is biblically inspired, produced to the highest quality standards, and we believe our audience continues to grow because no one else in the industry is creating anything like it.”

Pray.com also shares content daily on its social media pages.

One post says, “God is always with me.” The caption reads:

God is with me in all the ups and downs. 🌿 #GodWithMe

The promise that God is always with us is a source of unwavering comfort and strength.

In every season of life, whether we experience joy or sadness, calm or storm, God’s presence remains constant.

He never leaves us, never forsakes us, and always works for our good.

His love surrounds us, guides our steps, and gives us a peace that passes all understanding.