![]() ![]() Ask Him to show you how He sees things instead of trying to convince him about what you see or think. Ask Him why He loves His children so much. In order to have deep and meaningful conversations with God, first there has to be a genuine desire in your heart to really get to know Him on His terms. Once, I was in a stressful situation and I finally cried out, “God, what do you think about all this?” He replied instantly, “That’s not the way I created it.” Somehow, that struck me as so funny that I burst out laughing and all the stress was gone, even though the circumstances were the same. You’re talking to the One God, not at Him. For example, “Hi God, how was Your day?” or “What did You do today?” or “What do You like to do for fun?”Īsk direct questions like you’re actually talking to someone. This may sound totally ridiculous but I would start with “beginner” questions, similar to what you would ask someone you just met. Pretend you’re actually writing a letter to God. If you’re having trouble hearing God speak to you and would like to have an honest to goodness conversation with Him, I strongly urge you to get a journal and write down the questions that you would like to ask God. Ask God some starter questionsīack to writing in a journal. In getting to know a new friend, it’s natural to ask questions about where they’re from, what they like to do, what their favorite music and movies are. In a good conversation you talk and listen. They think they have to tell God everything–as if He didn’t already know. They never ask me about myself or what I think. They think they are having a conversation with me, but they never listen to a word I say. May I be so bold to ask: When you pray, are you doing all the talking? I know a couple of people who never stop talking. Maybe you already talk to God on a regular basis and He talks to you.īut if it seems like it’s you doing all the talking and you never hear God’s voice responding, then maybe it’s time for a fresh approach. You can have the same kind of conversation with God. ![]() We asked each other questions about what we liked or didn’t like and other silly stuff 7th grade boys talk about. When we got together later that day, the conversation just flowed naturally. ![]() I knew at that moment that we would be friends even before a word was spoken. I remember in 7th grade on the first day of this one particular class, I looked across the room and my eyes met another pair of eyes looking at me. Have you ever met someone for the first time and just felt like you wanted to get to be friends with them. How do you have a conversation with anyone? You ask questions. In fact, I write many of these conversations down in my journal. In the many years since, I have talked to God and He has talked to me too many times to count. And I’ll come back to that in a minute.Ī Sunday School teacher in the church I grew up in told the class one day that God doesn’t speak to us today because we have the Bible and that’s all we need. The Bible is full of conversations that people had with God. What does it take to hear God’s voice and have a conversation with Him?įirst, I think there has to be the expectation and faith that it can happen. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could talk to God just like we talk to our friends and ask Him what to do? Imagine this scenario: You ask God a question. Your heart cries out, “I wish God would just tell me what to do.” But all you get is silence. Have you ever been in a situation when you just didn’t know what to do? There just didn’t seem to be any good options or maybe there were several good possibilities but you didn’t know which one to pursue? You’ve made pro and con lists of all your choices, but it’s not clear what your next step should be. Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? ![]()
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