Last week we talked about how we have access to God at all times through prayer! We know that He hears and answers our prayers, and some of us have even seen that happen! So if we know that He wants a relationship with us and that we can talk to Him whenever we want, the question then arises of, “How does God talk to me?”

When it comes to how God talks to us there are very distinct ways that He speaks. The first one may seem obvious, but we very often either forget it or don’t think of it as God speaking to us. It’s the Bible! The entire thing is the living, breathing, word of God! The words themselves may have been written on paper by man, but all of the Bible is inspired and Paul even says that it’s been breathed by God Himself! The Bibles that we all have, whether physical or on our phones, are the literal words of God and from God to us! Remember that when you feel disconnected from Him! You may be talking to Him, but have you given yourself an opportunity to see if He has already told you! Go see what God has said!

The second way that God talks to us is through who Jesus calls our Helper, the Holy Spirit! Jesus tells us that the Holy Spirit will help teach us all the things He has taught us and will even help remind us of what those teachings are! You know those little moments where you feel like there’s a small voice or a gut feeling that is prompting you? That’s the Holy Spirit! Ever had a moment where you were speaking about Jesus to someone and it almost felt like the words weren’t coming from you? That’s the Holy Spirit! When we feel lost and don’t know what to do and we get that sense of comfort, guess what that is? The Holy Spirit! When we accepted Christ as our savior, we also accepted the Holy Spirit to come and help guide us, speak to us, and comfort us!

So remember, not only do you always have access to God through prayer but He always has a way to talk to us! When we feel like we are “disconnected” from God, that’s typically not true. We just aren’t allowing God to speak back to us! He won’t always yell at us with a big, booming voice or through a burning bush, but He is always speaking! We just have to listen!

Read the following verses and write below what you think they say about how God speaks to us. Then answer this question: What ways do you find it easy to listen to God? In what ways do you find it difficult?

– Hebrews 4:12 

– 2 Timothy 3:16-17

– John 14:26

Weekly Challenge:

At some point this week take 15 minutes of quiet time to spend with God! Go to a place where you feel safe and at peace and won’t have any distractions (even leave your phone in another room)! Pray and ask God to speak to you, to reveal to you what it is that He wants. Then write that down, anything that you feel like God is saying! The good, the bad, and the in between! After you’re done take that piece of paper and fold it up, put it in an envelope, and don’t share that with anyone!