Feeling Stuck? Ask Yourself These 8 Powerful Questions
Jun 04, 2025
Blog by Gem Fadling
In our book What Does Your Soul Love? we ask eight questions that can keep you moving along the path of transformation.
Today, I would like to share with you not only a reminder of the eight questions, but instances in which it might be good to ask them.
I’ve often said that a good, powerful, open-ended question is the same as praying. That’s because God is present and listening.
We can simply become aware that our question can be held in and with God.
Holding a question in your heart keeps you wonderfully dependent on God’s power to bring about the change you long for.
I know waiting is difficult. I’m a part of the same “give it to me now” culture. But the waiting is when formation occurs.
In Romans 8:22-23, Paul writes:
We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.
Paul acknowledges the pain of waiting for an ultimate good. A woman carrying a child seemingly does nothing but wait—all while an invisible miracle happens inside her.
It is the same for us as we hold our truest desires within. God is at work. We may not see or understand all that is occurring, but we can trust that God will bring forth the fruit in time.
Our job is to not give up, to keep watching, and to not let go of hope.
This week I encourage you to step into at least one of the questions below. May you find yourself in one of these ideas, and may God be with you as you ask, hold, and wait with God in the question. The answers will come over time.
- Would you like to enjoy God meeting you in the deepest desires of your heart? This is why we might prayerfully ask, “What do i really want?” [DESIRE]
- Would you like to enjoy increasing integration and wholeness with God? This is why we might prayerfully ask, “What is getting in my way?” [RESISTANCE]
- Would you like to walk in the light of God’s love, grace, and mercy? This is why we might prayerfully ask, “Where am I hiding?” [VULNERABILITY]
- Would you like to live in the reality of God and God’s kingdom? This is why we might prayerfully ask, “What is most real to me?” [TRUTH]
- Would you like to experience the presence of Christ with you whenever and wherever you hurt? This is why we might prayerfully ask, “Where do i hurt?” [PAIN]
- Would you like to experience God’s love actually displacing your fears? This is why we might prayerfully ask, “What am i afraid of?” [FEAR]
- Would you like to experience growing freedom and peace in your life? This is why we might prayerfully ask, “What are you clinging to?” [CONTROL]
- Would you like to be strengthened by the joy of God rising up from within you? This is why we might prayerfully ask, “What does my soul love?” [JOY]
For Reflection:
- Notice which “Would you like to…?” stands out to you right now.
- Meet God in that desire.
- Ask the corresponding question.
- Hold it in your heart. Journal. Pray.
- Wait and watch for the answers over time.
- Don’t give up.
P.S. If you want to dig in further to these themes, check out WHAT DOES YOUR SOUL LOVE?
