How God Speaks: 7 Keys to Discernment- Knowing God's Will and Doing It Well

A Footsteps to Heaven podcast episode
with Terry Modica

This is a companion to the workbook “Knowing God’s Will and Doing It Well“.

Have you ever wished God would make His will unmistakably clear? The truth is, He is speaking far more often than we realize.

Ken Ogorek reveals the 7 keys for discerning God’s will. With these you can confidently take the next faithful step, trusting the Holy Spirit to guide and, if you make a mistake along the way, redirect you.

Ken Ogorek is Executive Director of the Secretariat for Evangelizing Catechesis in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. In this episode of Footsteps to Heaven, he chats with Terry Modica about how God communicates with His people and how we can become more attentive to His guidance.

If you’ve ever prayed, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” this episode will encourage you and provide practical ways to deepen your ability to hear His voice.

Watch the episode today and discover how God is already guiding your life.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

Why God isn’t hiding His will from you
Practical ways God speaks
Why you don’t have to wait for perfect certainty
How the Holy Spirit will gently direct you when you walk in faith

Key Takeaway: The Catholic Church offers us 7 keys for discerning God’s will for our lives. When we seek His will using these keys He faithfully leads us toward the purpose for which He created us.

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Ken Ogorek co-authored with Scott Hahn the 3-book set “Breaking the Bread“, a beautiful, full-color, clothbound companion for the Sunday Mass. Make the most of Sunday Mass through reflections on Scripture, the Catechism, and short prayers.

This episode includes how to hear God’s voice during Mass. Get Terry Modica’s study guide “My Soul Shall Be Healed,” on Pope Saint John Paul II’s encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia.

⏱ Chapters:
02:47 Ken Ogorek’s Journey to Understanding God’s Will
06:50 God Isn’t Hiding His Will from You
08:50 The Holy Spirit’s Role in Discernment
10:15 Trusting God When You’re Uncertain
12:16 Prayerful Discernment in Ministry and Leadership
15:49 How God Reveals His Will: Seven Ways to Listen
19:23 Listening with Your Heart, Not Just Your Mind
21:43 The Sacraments and Other Ways God Speaks
23:59 Why the Mass Is the Best Place to Hear God
29:06 Breaking the Bread: Preparing for Sunday Mass
34:12 Growing in Faith Through Catholic Study Groups
35:07 Writing as a Calling from God
37:16 The Small Acts That Change Lives Forever
38:50 Your Role in God’s Plan

Video Excerpt: Ken Ogorek shares secrets for good discernment

Terry: When somebody comes to you and they’re trying to figure out what God’s plan for them is, in your particular environment, how do you lead them? What advice do you give them?

Ken Ogorek: I usually spend a little time just sharing with them a little bit about what I referred to earlier, that there are identifiable ways that God tends to lean on in sharing His mind and heart with us. First off and foremost would be Sacred Scripture, right? I encourage people to make sure that every day they’re reading or listening to and prayerfully reflecting on at least a brief passage of Sacred Scripture.

I don’t want to overstate these things, but let’s just say that’s really important, because sometimes God will use Sacred Scripture to speak to us in a direct and personal way. Sometimes it’s like a bolt of lightning, it’s like a one-and-done or one-off experience. Oftentimes though it’s patterns: we’re immersing ourselves at least a little bit in Sacred Scripture every day, and in the course of a few days we really start to sense that our Lord is nudging us in a specific direction….

He also speaks to us in Sacred Tradition when we read and reflect on the teaching of the Church. So I encourage people—and there are simple ways to do it—but spend a little time daily or frequently just reflecting on one or more basic doctrinal or moral teachings of the Church. There are plenty of resources out there that help you do that, because again, God will use Sacred Tradition….

I also encourage people to say their prayers every day, you know, the classic, the classic memorized or written prayers of the Church. They’ve endured with good reason, so we shouldn’t ever cast them aside, especially focusing on: Is there a word or phrase in the Hail Mary or the Our Father, for example, that’s really jumping out at me today, and why might that be?

And silence, doesn’t God reach out to us at times in silence? So I encourage people to make sure they’re not filling their mind and their head with noise all day long.

For help in discerning God’s plans for you, get the workbook “Knowing God’s Will and Doing It Well“

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