How To Grow Closer To God By Asking And Thanking
Podcast 16. – Executive summary
This episode talks about how to grow closer to God by asking and thanking. This style of prayer, explained more in-depth in our online course, helps you grow in your relationship with God as his child, in boldness and awareness of His gifts. We talk about how to allow even pleasure to be a springboard to connect with God in our daily lives (a spiritual principle taught by St. John of the Cross).
What is at stake is not whether or not we will get the things we need, but our understanding that God is a good Father, and that what he offers us is not food or warmth or shelter alone, but much more, an intimate relationship with him as his children.
Key takeaways from this podcast episode
- Prayer is supposed to connect with your life. THIS is how that looks concretely in the day-to-day.
- If you want to grow closer to God by asking and thanking, it’s important to dig deeper into your needs and haves.
A few questions to take to prayer
- Do I ask with the boldness of a child?
- Does pleasure in my life normally push me towards or away from God?
