#202: The Universe Isn't God, So Why Are You Praying to It?
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This episode critiques the notion of praying to the universe, emphasizing the importance of a relationship with God instead.
The Universe Isn't God, So Why Are You Praying to It? | Episode #202 ↳ Connect with the host, Tara LaFon Gooch on all platforms The Discernment Series : Episodes #200 through #204 are one continuous argument: almost everything you've been taught to trust; your instinct to have the last word, the teachers who sound spiritual, the universe you thank, the opinions you perform for; is a counterfeit standing in for the real thing. This five-part series walks through peace, discernment, worship, inner capacity and identity, and in every case makes the same move: strip away the substitute, and point back to God as the only legitimate source. You can't win your peace back by winning arguments. You can't discern truth without knowing the voice of the real Shepherd. You can't pray to a universe that was never listening. You can't build an identity out of other people's opinions of you. And you cannot fully accept God's blessings in your life if your inner capacity to hold it is leaking. Five different traps, one root cause and one way out. Everyone around you is manifesting; journaling affirmations, thanking the universe, "aligning their energy" with the cosmos. It feels spiritual. It…
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