Four Reasons I Think You Shouldn’t Pray For a Sign

In my years in discernment ministry, I’ve noticed that most people look for God’s voice in two specific ways: A voice in one’s head, or a sign. As my spiritual life has matured, I’ve mostly stopped asking God for a sign in discernment. Why? I have four reasons: Signs can be ambivelent: How do you know what the sign means? God may not want to tell you because he may want you to choose Signs are limiting: God often wants to work far more creatively! Asking for a sign can make you hyper-focused on the sign when discernment is rather a relationship So how should we pray in discernment? There are many ways, and I’ll finish the episode with four very practical ways to help you get unstuck and pray well. Two are from St. Ignatius “The Man” of Loyola. Enjoy! Resources Get the Prayer of Surrender mentioned in this episode when you

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Four Reasons I Think You Shouldn’t Pray For a Sign is an episode from Called and Caffeinated by Stacey Sumereau.

This episode is 22:42 long.

This episode was published on Feb 20, 2023.

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