How Does God Talk to Us?

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I’m new to Christianity.

This morning my 7 year-old and I were listening to Fr. Robert Barron talk about Jonah. She asked me a question my older two children and I have asked as well. “How do we know when God is talking to us?” Father was talking about God calling each of us and a saint is someone who heeds that call and makes it the center of her life. My younger daughter is concerned and I’m not sure myself, let alone explain to her, how practically God talks to us now.

I’ve heard that part of how He speaks to us is through Scripture. A lot of Scripture is confusing to me though and how do I know I’m not just filtering the words through my own ego?

Thanks for listening!! :grouphug:

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Wow, what a great question!

God talks to me through the Valley Oak I am looking upon as I write, with all of its new-leaf Springtime freshness. He speaks through the birds awakened by sunlight. He speaks through the mountains in all their glory. He speaks through the wonderful sharing of a moment with a son or daughter, all the love that is there, through a gentle breeze, through silence. It would be fun to come up with examples from your children along the same lines.

I look at the ego that is something in itself created by God, so I don’t worry about it much. We all have psychological (ego) needs, including the need for popularity, material stuff, and so forth. We also need to keep all of those other needs in control. Most of scripture is about God loving and taking care of us, including helping us with our daily needs. Whatever we read gets filtered through our egos, and to me that is an inescapable given.

If I choose to make God the center of my life, I am doing it because of my needs. If I am choosing to serve people, I am choosing either because such a life is either fulfilling spiritually, or because I fear being labeled as selfish (or maybe a little of both). To me, the ego is involved in every case. Hopefully, though, our prayer life will help us work through the fear.
 
Thanks, OneSheep!!! :hug1:

Looking forward to hearing everyone’s ideas! 🙂
 
SurlyMermaid said:
I’m new to Christianity.

This morning my 7 year-old and I were listening to Fr. Robert Barron talk about Jonah. She asked me a question my older two children and I have asked as well. “How do we know when God is talking to us?” Father was talking about God calling each of us and a saint is someone who heeds that call and makes it the center of her life. My younger daughter is concerned and I’m not sure myself, let alone explain to her, how practically God talks to us now.

I’ve heard that part of how He speaks to us is through Scripture. A lot of Scripture is confusing to me though and how do I know I’m not just filtering the words through my own ego?

Thanks for listening!! :grouphug:

SM
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God speaks to us in multiple ways. He can place a yearning in your heart for something. He can put the right person in your life at a time of need. He has your Guardian Angel doing things for you constantly, even though you are usually unaware of this at the time. And He can speak to you directly in human voice. All of these ways of God speaking to me I have experienced. You need to keep God as your constant companion, and you will become aware of Him speaking to you. When God wants you to know that He is saying something to you, He leaves no doubt in your mind of this.
 
I have received short msgs I hear in mind when I least expect them, not thinking of the situation they pertain to. But I take them as messages from God and I obey them with out question. They have guided me in making decisions and help me in understanding my questions I have asked him in prayer. At first, they caught me off guard, and i wonder why i thought that, then I realized it was the power of prayer. At least this is my belief. I didn’t have these messages until I became very close to God and fully gave him my faith and let him lead me. Its amazing, and mysterious. But true. If its happened to you, you know exactly what I mean.
 
I have received short msgs I hear in mind when I least expect them, not thinking of the situation they pertain to. But I take them as messages from God and I obey them with out question. They have guided me in making decisions and help me in understanding my questions I have asked him in prayer. At first, they caught me off guard, and i wonder why i thought that, then I realized it was the power of prayer. At least this is my belief. I didn’t have these messages until I became very close to God and fully gave him my faith and let him lead me. Its amazing, and mysterious. But true. If its happened to you, you know exactly what I mean.
 
He talks to me when I’m in peace, giving me random thoughts. They’re short, sweet, and to the point.

Like right now, usually around this time, I’d have a random thought saying “Go to bed.” Not even kidding. 😃

And sometimes, when I don’t listen, another figure of authority comes around and tells me to do the exact same thing.

Only rarely has he told me something in my dreams, and its mostly advice for a coming trial. (and yes, I usually have a level of discernment before I take the dreams as coming from God, as in whether they are in accordance with His Law).

There is also sometimes when I read something, and I just feel this abundance of love in my heart that it moves me to tears.
 
God usually speaks to us in his still small voice. To me, it is usually an impression on my mind and heart, it is hardly ever an audible voice. God also talks to us through environment or through other people. God does talk to us.

Prayer is a two-way communication, we talk to God and he talks to us, a conversation between the two. If we think we hear God’s answer for something concrete, we can always confirm it later with the actual result, to know if we heard correctly.
 
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