God's Voice Within

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ISBN: 9780829428612 | 0829428615
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 11/1/2010

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Many of us do not trust our own thoughts, feelings, and desires when it comes to discerning God's will. Instead, we look outside ourselves to determine what God wants from and for us. In God's Voice Within, spiritual director Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ, shows us how to access our own spiritual intuition and helps us understand that the most trustworthy wisdom of all comes not from outside sources, but from God working through us.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Foreword: Decision Making by Heart	p. xiii
Why Read This Book?	p. 1
The True and False Spirits	p. 9
Characteristics of Desolation and of the False Spirit	p. 15
Empty of Faith, Hope, and Love	p. 17
Empty of the Sense of God's Closeness	p. 19
Full of Disquietude and Agitation	p. 21
Confusion: A Subcategory	p. 25
Full of Boredom and Tepidity	p. 27
Full of Fear and Worry	p. 29
Full of Secrecy	p. 34
False Consolation: An Advanced Form of Desolation	p. 36
The Combination of Characteristics	p. 42
Characteristics of Consolation and of the True Spirit	p. 43
Faith, Hope, and Love	p. 45
The Sense of God's Closeness	p. 48
Peace and Tranquility	p. 51
True Perspective: A Subcategory	p. 54
Great Desires	p. 55
Transparency	p. 56
Responding to Desolation and Consolation	p. 59
When in Desolation	p. 61
Name the Desolation	p. 63
Avoid Making Changes or Important Decisions	p. 69
Rely on Your Support Network	p. 73
Consider Potential Logistical, Moral, or Psychological Problems	p. 81
Be Aware of the False "Angel of Light"	p. 89
Be Firm with the False Spirit and Work Diligently	p. 93
Be Gentle, Patient, and Encouraging to Yourself	p. 97
Have Faith That God Will Make God Use of This Desolation	p. 100
In Case of Fire	p. 102
When in Consolation	p. 105
Observe the "Course of the Thoughts"	p. 111
Attend to Vulnerabilities	p. 114
Look Out for False Consolation	p. 118
Seek God's Presence in the Painful Moments of Your Past	p. 121
Two Helpful Practices	p. 124
Ready for Discernment	p. 128
From Discerning Spirits to Making Decisions	p. 131
Before Making a Decision: Laying a Foundation	p. 133
What Do You Seek?	p. 136
A Grateful Heart	p. 140
Two Stories of Gratitude	p. 143
For God's Greater Glory	p. 146
Ignatian Indifference	p. 147
Indifference of the Heart, Indifference of the Will	p. 148
Deciding: Four Phases to Good Discernment	p. 151
Get Quiet	p. 153
Gather Data	p. 158
Dream the Dreams-Tapping into Deep Desires	p. 166
Ponder the Dreams-Weighing Desolations and Consolations	p. 171
A Special Case: "When the Soul is Not Acted on by Various Spirits"	p. 177
Another Special Case: "Without Being Able to Doubt"	p. 183
After Deciding: Tentative Decisions, Confirmation, and Final Decisions	p. 189
Offering My Tentative Decision	p. 191
Seeking Confirmation	p. 195
What If There Is No Confirmation?	p. 201
Making the Final Decision and Acting on It	p. 205
Five Things to Remember	p. 209
Index of Figures, Prayer Exercises, and Stories	p. 215
Glossary of Ignatian Terms	p. 217
Related Bible Passages	p. 219
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 221
Primary Text of Ignatius's Rules for the Discernment of Spirits	p. 223
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