{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"When God Doesn't Give You An Answer","description":"I just got back from two weeks away (the Fulton Sheen conference in St. Louis and then France with my 15-year-old daughter) and I brought two big things with me to pray about in some very holy places. I asked for clarity every single day, and I kept thinking He\u2019d surely talk to me on the 10-hour flight home, because airplanes are where I so often hear Him. He didn\u2019t. When I crawled into bed at 11:30 that night I was surprised and honestly a little embarrassed. Then a sentence came to me that may have been a gift from the Holy Spirit: if He didn\u2019t tell me, I don\u2019t need to know today. I\u2019m sharing what I do when God is quiet, the three little lies I caught in my own head on the way home, and one question I\u2019d love for you to ask about whatever is weighing on you right now. What if you already have everything you need today? WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE:  Why God being quiet about your question might simply mean you don\u2019t need to know today, not that you\u2019re blocking His voice How \u201cI have everything I need today\u201d can be true next to a negative bank account, a hard diagnosis, or a child who\u2019s struggling God gives us no grace for our imaginary problems, so the hours we spend worrying about things that never happen are hours we don\u2019t get back The three stories I told myself when I came home without an answer, and how quickly they fell apart once I called them lies Why you can handle watching someone you love feel disappointed, even when it feels like they were counting on you Why I believe our prayers are a real currency, even the simple ones  EPISODE TIMELINE:  [00:00] \u2013 Home after two weeks away: the Fulton Sheen conference in St. Louis and France with my daughter [04:00] \u2013 Bringing two big questions to holy places, and waiting for God to speak on the flight home [08:00] \u2013 \u201cIf He didn\u2019t tell me, I don\u2019t need to know\u201d and a deeper level of surrender [12:00] \u2013 You have everything you need today, even in the big hard things [15:00] \u2013 The embarrassment, my husband\u2019s question, and the three lies I caught [18:00] \u2013 What if God said \u201cyou don\u2019t need that today\u201d? Being present for the little things [20:00] \u2013 One Million Rosaries, the three-day workshop, and Party Like a Saint [24:00] \u2013 Why our prayers matter more than we think  LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED:  One Million Rosaries Challenge (free, join any time, a prize given away every day): https:\/\/onemillionrosaries.com Three-day workshop with Rita Johnson on sleep, energy, and hormones, me on house systems, and Denise Jelinek on food and emotional self-care ($39, replays included): https:\/\/healthandhormones.org\/back-on-track\/ Party Like a Saint (All Saints Day party goods): https:\/\/www.partylikeasaint.com\/  CONNECT WITH STERLING JAQUITH:  Website: https:\/\/catholicmomcalm.com Connect on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/catholicmomcalm  ","author_name":"Catholic Mom Calm","author_url":"http:\/\/www.catholicmomcalm.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43230083\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207323438"}