Peace or Relief? A Catholic Guide to Discernment

About this episode

The episode discusses the distinction between God's peace and emotional relief in the context of discernment.

What’s the difference between God’s peace and emotional relief? In this episode of The Catholic Coaching Podcast, Matt and Erin talk about one of the most important discernment mistakes people make: confusing relief with peace. Relief can feel good in the moment. It can feel like pressure is gone, tension has lifted, or discomfort has stopped. But that does not always mean a decision is from God. Peace is different. True peace is deeper, steadier, and rooted in truth, surrender, and right...

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Ingold, Erin Ingold

Topics covered

• discernment
• peace
• emotional relief
• Catholic guidance
• decision making

Keywords

• discernment
• peace
• emotional relief
• Catholic
• decision making
• spiritual guidance

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