How to talk to God
(For a printable card with these instructions, click here: Prayer Journaling Card )
Journaling
1. Date your journal entries.
3. Read Scripture for Inspiration. Scripture that tells you who you are in Christ, Click here.
3. Write a key thought from your reading in your Journal.
4. Write down your reactions and concerns to God.
5. Write down the thoughts or describe the pictures you receive spontaneously.
6. Share what you have heard.
Check out what you hear from God.
The only way we can be certain that what we believe we are hearing from God is truly His Word to us rather than our own thoughts and desires (or those of others) is to check out what we hear in the following ways:
1. Know your Bible; the Sprit does not contradict himself.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:15-17
2. Connection, learn to connect with the Holy Spirit within.
Spontaneity is the key. You must learn to catch the flow within as you must catch the wind when sailing.
“Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst–not ever. The water I give will be an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life.” MSG John 4:14
3. Check out what you see or hear with spiritually mature believers.
“Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.” 1 Corinthians 14:29
4. Believe- you must accept the Spirit’s communication at your heart level.
“For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” Romans 10:10-11
5. Obedience and application makes real what you believe.
“Isn’t it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense?” MSG James 2:17
6. Love means you will transfer to others what God has taught you.
“He answered: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Luke 10:27
(all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted)
Here you will find a list of Scripture references taken from our Relationship Seminar Series that we recommend you use to begin your journaling experience.
Celebrate Relationship with the Father
1. 1 John 4:7-12
2. John 5:19-27
3. John 17:20-26
4. Ephesians 1:3-14
5. Romans 12:4-8
6. Psalm 119:9-15
7. Romans 12:3-21
Celebrate Relationship with the Son
1. Acts 19:1-7
2. 1 John 3:1-10
3. Mark 9:14-19
4. John 14:15-19
5. 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
6. Colossians 2:1-13
7. John 4:13-24
Celebrate Relationship with the Holy Spirit
1. 1 Corinthians 14:1-12
2. 1 Corinthians 2:6-16
3. Acts 1:1-8
4. Matthew 7:7-11
5. 1Corinthians 14:1-5
6. Romans 8:5-17
7. John 16:5-15
Celebrate Transformation
1. Matthew 18:1-9
2. Psalms 119:9-16
3. 1 John 2:20 -29
4. Ephesians 2:1-10
5. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
6. 2 Timothy 3:1-17
7. 2 Corinthians 5:16-21