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Episode 124 - Is God Testing You or Trusting You?

Probably the most important relationship in our life is our relationship with God, and we are building that through prayer.

Prayer is real—it's for everyone, but we know that prayer is not always easy. Sometimes it can even be really hard.

Growing in relationship with God is a journey, there are ups and downs along with some twists and turns.

There are good days when you just feel really close to God—days when you feel that you can hear the voice of God and there's so much joy, peace and consolation that goes into that. But in some days, there may be a lot of struggles where we feel far away from God.

This episode talks about what happens when prayer is hard and how we go about it. It also serves as an encouragement to be more aware of what's happening in our hearts when we pray.

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Contents of the Video | Episode 124

0:00 - Episode Highlight

0:51 - Speaker Introductions

1:21 - Recap of the Last Episode, Small Talks and Banters

3:21 - Shout-outs, Support the Poco a Poco Podcast

4:37 - Quick Introduction to "Hungry for God"

6:05 - Stories About Marking Books

6:53 - More Funny Small Talks

9:50 - Initial Thoughts On Dryness in Prayer

13:17 - Distinction: Dryness Vs. Desolation

15:19 - Spiritual Consolation and Desolation

18:44 - Human Consolation and Desolation

20:41 - What Is Dryness, What Do We Do With It?

23:07 - A Quick Little Joke From Fr. Mark Mary

23:28 - Different Dryness and Medicine In Prayer

26:11 - Discerning The Root of Dryness or Desolation

31:34 - Cause: Not Having Access To Our Hearts and Emotions

32:54 - Cause: Playing A Part In Facilitating Our Distraction

34:02 - Cause: Lack of Effort In Prayer

34:30 - A Couple Of Stories About Tiredness

37:06 - Cause: Lack of Desire In Prayer

37:49 - Navigating Our Own Hearts

40:01 - How Do We Get Through The Dryness

45:13 - What Could Be Our Next Steps

48:12 - Busying Up Our Prayer When It's Hard

49:23 - Asking Jesus About What You Feel In Prayer

51:43 - Turning The Judgement Switch, Off

53:42 - Pushing Back on Desolation

55:49 - Spiritual Battle and Warfare

57:46 - Invitation and Encouragement For People

59:57 - Closing Remarks and Prayer

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