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Can You Talk to God in Your Head? · Arise Women of God

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  Have you ever been in a situation where you've been completely overwhelmed, but you couldn't drop to your knees in a formal prayer?
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  Maybe you've been in a crowded meeting or at a long line at the airport, or dealing with a household crisis.
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  And you might wonder, can I talk to God in my head, or does he only want to hear from me when I can speak the words aloud?
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  By the end of today's episode, you will understand the mental dialogue and how your quiet thoughts are actually a sacred invitation for God to step in.
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  We're going to help you solve the pain of spiritual isolation by showing you that God is as close as your next thought.
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  Join us as we talk about moving from scheduled prayer to a continual walk with the Savior.
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  Stay tuned.
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  Ordinary Women Extraordinary Faith When God calls, we say yes.
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  The Arise Women of God Podcast hello,.
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  And welcome to another episode of the Arise Women of God podcast.
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  I'm your host, Tamara K.
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  Anderson, and joining me today is Carrie Angewerden, a member of our Women warriors of Light Advisory board.
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  And today we're talking all about the accessibility of heaven.
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  First, we're going to discuss the command to always pray and why a silent dialogue can be a scriptural requirement for protection.
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  Second, Carrie is going to share a Christmas miracle that happened at the airport and how a silent petition can help you navigate impossible hurdles in life.
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  Third, I'm going to share my diaper wipe analogy, proof that God is interested in the details of your life, even if they're not super important in the long run.
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  And.
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  And finally, we're going to talk about the road to Emmaus, how Jesus is willing to walk and talk with us in our minds and in our hearts until we truly recognize Him.
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  But let's kick it off by talking about what it means to pray always or keep a prayer in our heart.
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  Well, I know the power of praying out loud, but can I just say, if we can't pray silently, then I'm in trouble because I do it all the time, all day long.
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  You know, just.
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  I always find myself sending these little messages heavenward.
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  I'm not always in a good space to just, you know, kneel down and pray.
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  So for me, I hope so.
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  And the scriptures tell us that, right?
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  That we need to be praying always so that we can be protected from temptations and.
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  And other evils around us.
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  And I don't know about you, but I am always doing that.
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  In the car.
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  I will kneel down and say a prayer at night.
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  And then when I get in bed, I might remember a Few things that I forgot as I was kneeling down.
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  And I'll start a dialogue in my head again.
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  I'm doing it all the time.
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  It feels right to me.
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  I, you know, and this.
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  And like I said, the scriptures tell us that we should be doing that.
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  Almost a command, right?
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  It really is a command.
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  In First Thessalonians, it tells us to pray continually.
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  And while that doesn't mean that every single thought has to be a formal, dear Heavenly Father, it does mean that that line of communication is always open to you.
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  Carrie found this line to be a literal lifesaver when she was facing an impossible travel situation.
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  Couple of months ago, I was on a flight home.
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  We were on a buddy pass flight.
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  So it was around Christmas time.
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  Chances of us getting on a flight were not real great, but we needed to be home at a certain time.
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  And I remember going into the airport with the idea of really what, what's in front of you is impossible.
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  So I guess anytime you feel like what you're facing is impossible, those are the perfect times to seek out God and, and to speak to Him.
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  And I was praying all through the airport, help us to get through security seamlessly, right?
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  And then I try to remind myself as I'm coming out of security, oh,.
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  Thank you, Heavenly Father, for helping me.
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  Get through security the way that we did.
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  Now can you help me with the next hurdle?
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  But trying to remember every time to.
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  Go back and say thank you for.
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  What he is doing along the way.
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  And I don't always remember and I'm not always perfect at that.
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  But again, anything that's impossible, anything that is hopeless, anytime you feel alone, those are the times.
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  Especially in those moments.
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  He's a parent, he wants to help us, right?
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  What parent doesn't want to help their.
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  Child solve their stress?
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  Isn't it great to know that God wants to help us with the big stressors like travel, but he is also there for the messy moments that feel almost too small to mention.
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  But what if what I'm worried about is something that is way too small for God to be worried about?
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  It's nothing big, it's nothing important.
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  And I'm going to take you back to a very young mom, Tamara, who was on the floor of her living room and my first baby had this blowout poopy diaper.
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  And I was sitting there and I'm like, okay, I've got the diaper, I've got the pad to put them on.
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  And I'm looking around for the wipes and I know this is where I change them all the time and they were nowhere to be seen.
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  And I start looking everywhere.
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  I was trying to hold my child so, you know, the poop wouldn't get everywhere in the living room.
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  And I'm like, dear Lord, you know, and this is one of those silent prayers.
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  I can't find the wipes, I can't see them, I can't find him, but I really need help because I don't know what else to do, you know, it was kind of one of those panic mom prayers in the
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  moment for wipes, you guys.
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  For me, it was super, super important at the moment.
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  Pause and think.
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  In the eternal scheme of things.
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  Are wet wipes that important to God?
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  Probably not.
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  But because it was important to me,.
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  I got a quick thought, look under the couch.
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  I'm like, I picked up the fabric.
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  That was covering the bottom of the couch.
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  Sure enough, they were right there.
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  And I remember it was just one of those epiphanies that God cares about the little things that matter to us.
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  And I was thankful to learn that,.
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  That I could talk to him in.
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  My head in a moment of panic.
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  And he answered, and I'm so thankful for that.
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  Oh, ladies, nothing is too small for God.
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  He is as close as your next thought.
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  As Carrie and I were discussing, that mental conversation isn't just for asking for things.
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  It's about abiding with him.
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  Just like the disciples did on that road to Emmaus.
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  The story of the men on the road to Emmaus popped into my mind.
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  I love that story because they were walking and talking with Jesus.
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  They didn't recognize Him.
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  They get to the town and he was going to go farther or acted like he was going to go farther.
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  And they invited him in to abide with them.
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  And as they did, and he broke bread, then they finally recognized who he was.
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  But I love that image of Jesus walking with us.
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  He's willing to walk with us and talk with us.
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  And I love the thought of him abiding with us.
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  And I think that's a beautiful invitation that we can make at the beginning and at the end and in the.
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  Middle of every day.
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  Lord, abide with me today.
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  I love that.
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  I think that just abide with him.
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  As much as we want him to abide with us.
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  And, and I think that would be the reason why we would talk to God in our head, is that we want that continual walk with Him.
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  And it is a continual conversation, right?
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  It's not just a, a one way conversation.
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  It's two ways to being open to speaking to him in the hard things and the the things that we are excited about or anything, right?
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  But creating that continual walk with God.
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  One last thing, I just wanted to share this quote from Brother Lawrence who.
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  Is a 17th century monk and he.
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  Said he does not ask much of.
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  Us, merely a thought of him from time to time.
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  A little adoration, sometimes to ask his grace, sometimes to offer him your sufferings and sometimes to return him thanks.
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  A thought from time to time.
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  Isn't that great that that is what God wants from us.
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  That is all he asks.
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  You are never alone because God is as close as your next thought.
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  Whether you're praying for a way home from an airport or just a way to clean up the mess in the living room.
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  I can testify that your prayers are heard and that they are honored.
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  You can speak to God in your head and and he does listen because he loves you.
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  And if you want to move to deeper conversations and building a relationship with God, I invite you to go get our free gift, the Roadmap to Revelation, which will give you six simple steps to helping you hear God
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  better in your daily life and build a relationship with Him.
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  Along with that, we also have a free audio meditation to help you receive light and revelation from God.
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  The link for that bundle is in the show notes below.
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  So my friend, invite God into your daily thoughts today and abide with him and until next time, may you arise.
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  Do it God's way.
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  God strong.