Patricia Adderley

How Can You Hear God Talking? Are You Listening?

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how can you hear God talking- are you listening

Have you ever asked yourself or someone else “how can you hear God talking to you”? I know I have. But, first, I have to ask, Are you listening?

I mean, how many of us actually spend time regularly trying to listen for His voice? To hear what God has to say to us?

Are You Listening?

How many of us just continue pray about our needs and wants without really listening for His answer, if we remember to pray at all? How can we hear God talking to us, if we are doing all the talking?

Do you expect Him to speak to you like He did to Moses in the burning bush?

Although God can speak to us in a variety of ways, most of the time it won’t be a burning bush experience.  

God wants to hear from you and He wants to hear your prayers. However, He wants you to hear Him as well and the only way you can do that, is by taking time to listen.

So, are you listening?

how can you hear God talking- are you listening

How Can You Hear God Talking?

God can speak to us all kinds of different ways:

  • through His Word
  • in worship
  • a donkey
  • a burning bush
  • a friend
  • a stranger
  • your spouse or a relative
  • circumstances
  • books and movies
  • a quiet nudge 

The list goes on and on. God can use anything He wants to reach us and to speak to us. But, mostly, He speaks to us through the Holy Spirit living inside of us. He speaks to us through a gentle whisper.

However, we have to be able to still our racing thoughts, stop planning for a few minutes, just actively listen and wait on His voice.

How I’ve Started Praying & Listening

This is something I am trying to do more often as well. This is how I’ve started when I want to spend a significant time with God- usually about 60 minutes.

Right now, I try to do this about once per week to help me reconnect with God on a deeper level and get focused for the week.

  • Worship and surrender, 
  • Open scripture to a verse that is relevant to what is on my heart 
  • Talk to God about what’s on my heart
  • Then I spend time just actively waiting for Him usually with a pen in hand and a journal
  • If there are next steps, I make sure I have clarity
  • Then I thank God and I pray.

The following poem came out of my most recent time with God. I was asking myself these same questions:

“How can you hear God talking?” and “Are you listening?”

“How can I still my own racing thoughts and just focus on Him?”

Whispers In The Wind

Whispers in the wind  
Softly spoken words  
Of comfort and peace  
Saying I am with you  
I'll never leave you  
Nor forsake you  
Press in and listen  
To that still small voice  
Whispers of wisdom  
Direction and next steps  
Of who You are and  
Who I am in You  
Healing, blessings  
New beginnings  
Eternal joy and purpose  
Peace unending  
Be My voice as you  
Press in and listen  
Let Me speak through you  
Let Me work in you  
As you worship Me  
Delve into My Word  
And seek My face. 

Take Time to Listen

So, how can you hear God talking to you? Are you listening? I mean really trying to listen?

Taking time to worship and pray and listen to God, even just a few minutes a day, can change your life and lives of people around you.

God knows who you are and what you need. He knows the plans He has for you. Just take time to listen and then take one step at a time.

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