3 Things to Do When God Feels Far Away

Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)

Danielle Bean

Kids & Family, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes, because of unrest in the world or unrest in our souls or unrest in our personal lives, it can feel like God is far away. Where is God when we suffer a global pandemic, racial injustice, political violence, and war? We all sometimes feel that God is distant, or it is hard to see his presence in our lives. This week, I am sharing three things we can do when we feel God is far away. Snippet From the Show Wherever you are in your life, if you are feeling like God isn't there for you, God isn't with you, I invite you to read the passage of Jesus in the garden. He speaks these words when he felt alone: "Not my will, but your will be done." For episode shownotes, text GIRLFRIENDS to 33-777 or visit www.ascensionpress.com/girlfriends.

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0:00.0	Girlfriends, episode number 228. Three things to do when God feels far away.
0:11.7	Hello and welcome to girlfriends. I'm Danielle Bean. I'm a wife and a mom and I'm on a mission
0:17.5	to help you know your worth as a woman so you can find peace, balance,
0:21.7	and joy in family living.
0:23.3	This week, we're talking about those times when God feels far away.
0:26.7	What can we do?
0:27.6	What should we do?
0:28.5	Many of us are feeling that way these days.
0:30.6	Can't wait to get started on this important conversation.
0:32.8	Let's go.
0:43.7	Hey, girlfriends. How are you? Thanks for being here. Thanks for showing up for the newest episode of the Girlfriends podcast. First and foremost, I want to thank those of you who connected
0:48.9	with me through the Catholic Marriage Summit. I've been talking about that, the past few shows
0:53.3	here on Girlfriends. And I was
0:55.4	excited to see a number of faces that I recognized from girlfriends in the comments over there at
1:00.8	the Catholic Marriage Summit, which took place sponsored by Joyful Ever After.org. A really great
1:07.5	opportunity that Dan and I had to share a little bit about the sacrament of marriage.
1:12.4	If you haven't checked that out, if you haven't heard of it, it's too late for this year,
1:16.5	but you're going to want to be looking for that next year. I'm sure there are going to be
1:19.6	future events coming from there. It was a fantastic first event of its kind. And I hope that
1:25.4	if they do it again in the future, Dan and I will again have the
1:28.2	opportunity to be a part of it. So many thanks to the people over at joyful everafter.org. And many
1:35.0	thanks to those of you who showed up there to cheer us on in the comments and let me know on
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