Episode #215--"Making Ordinary Time Extraordinary"

The Say Yes to Holiness podcast seeks to provide Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet  to help inspire, encorage and accompany you on the journey towards holiness...    In this episode, Christina discusses the importance of continuing to grow in our relationship with God during Ordinary Time. She emphasizes the need for consistency, perseverance, and the cultivation of four habits: daily prayer and meditation, frequenting the sacraments, growing in virtue, and abandoning ourselves to God's will. She also explores the concepts of finding God, the importance of patience, and the process of detachment. She also offers practical suggestions like the daily examen, devotion to the Sacred Heart, cultivating patience, and seeking Mary's intercession. Takeaways Consistency and perseverance are key to growing in our relationship with God during ordinary time. Four habits to cultivate are daily prayer and meditation, frequenting the sacraments, growing in virtue, and abandoning ourselves to God's will. Everyone is either looking for God or has found Him and is deepening their relationship with Him. Pride can hinder our ability to recognize and accept the truth of God's love and presence in our lives. Patience is essential for navigating difficulties and avoiding burnout. Detachment is about loving things and people in a way that allows us to let go and focus on God. Practical suggestions include daily examination, devotion to the Sacred Heart, cultivating patience through humility, faith, and joy, and seeking Mary's intercession. Sound Bites "We need to be constant, we need to persevere." "Everyone is looking for God. Either they found him and continuing that search to deepen their relationship, or they're thirsting and hungering and seeking him still." "We have to make room for God. If we think we have all the answers, if we think we've got it all together, if we think that we don't need God, then we're that much farther away from finding that peace and that joy and that salvation that God is waiting to give us." Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Importance of Growing in Relationship with God During Ordinary Time 03:23 The Importance of Consistency and Perseverance 04:21 Finding God and the Role of Sinners 08:06 Overcoming Pride to Recognize God's Presence 14:47 The Power of Patience in Navigating Difficulties 26:35 Practical Suggestions for Spiritual Growth 29:00 Conclusion and Seeking Mary's Intercession May this podcast help inspire, encourage and accompany you in doing WHATEVER IT TAKES so that you may continue to grow in holiness as we tell the Master of Death, “Not Today!”