CONNECTING WITH GOD
GUIDING STATEMENTS
God deeply desires to have a personal and intimate relationship with me.
God desires our relationship to include conversation, information, emotion, shared experiences, and simply being together.
God is everywhere, speaking all the time, in different ways. I can learn to hear God in a variety of ways.
The most important thing in learning to hear God is my sincere desire, not just to hear God, but to participate in a relationship with Him.
Listening and speaking to Jesus can be easier and more personal than with God the Father.
As I grow in my relationship with Jesus, what I will most often hear from Him and the Father is how much they love me.
The more time I spend seeking to hear Jesus, the easier it will be to recognize his voice.
Jesus often speaks to me through my thoughts.
Satan wants to keep me from hearing Jesus’ voice, from connecting with God, and from living in relationship with them.
The tone of Jesus’ voice, the way He communicates, is kind, gentle, and affirming.
I find that imagining the expression on Jesus’ face as He looks at me communicates better than words.
Satan’s voice is harsh, confusing, disrupting, and distracting, and brings shame and guilt.
Being alone and undistracted helps me hear Jesus’ voice.
Practicing disciplines of mindfulness, inner awareness, and meditation, and developing my reflective capacity will help me learn to hear God.
Scripture helps me to know and recognize Jesus’ voice.
In the times when I don’t hear Jesus, I’ve learned that He is still with me, loves me, and is inviting me to learn new ways of relating to Him that grow our relationship.
How, where, and through what means I connect with God may be different from how others connect.
Sometimes Jesus gives me a single impression that is more than a thousand words could communicate.
I find that God’s Spirit often speaks by making me aware of things about myself that need healing.
God’s Spirit speaks to me in my desires, deep longings, and often with little information, only a hunger or thirst.