Conversation With God

That is what the Holy Spirit is there for. He talks to us and we can talk to Him.

“Yeah, but it’s not the same as sitting down with a close friend,” you say.

Sure it is. We have to be willing to develop the skill of hearing Him and believing that He hears us. I have seen ministers, people who are filled with the Spirit, who walk in the Spirit, have conversations with Jesus.

It can happen to you too. It all starts with immersing yourself in the Word. Daily meditate on and speak aloud the Word. Pray and praise. And be silent.

Be still and know that I am God…Psalm 46:10 KJV

After a while a knowing creeps in. You’ll hear a thought and think, is that Him? Pretty soon, you’ll know that you know that the still small voice in your mind is the Holy Spirit. And sometimes He speaks while I am praying in the Spirit. Images or words will flash through my mind while uttering the unknown tongue. This is how my converstaion with God begins.

Have you ever had a feeling about something? Has a thought just suddenly formed in your mind about a situation or a problem? If so, ask yourself, does the thought’s end result have a good outcome? Or is it intended to kill, steal or destroy? See John 10:10 in the Bible. That’s how you can tell from whom it comes. By daily immersing yourself in the Word, you put on the full armor of God and are protected from the thoughts that come from the devil. Staying prayerfully alert and attentive to the Word keeps you in the good graces of God and His all powerful protection. Keeping in the Word keeps the conversation with God open at all times.

I began really having conversation with God after I had spent several months of intense Bible study, reading it out loud and praying. I would hear Him at times. It was always valuable information to help me or someone close to me. Sometimes I would ask and wait and then the answer would come. And I knew that I knew that it was Him. I had no doubt whatsoever.

See Part II - Knowing God Intimately