Listening prayer helps you hear God more clearly. Here's how. (2024)

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Listening prayer helps you hear God more clearly. Here's how.? ›

Listening prayer centers around a clear request for God's guidance. In making our request, we give God's guidance authority over the other voices we hear throughout our daily lives. Then we hit the pause button. We wait on God in a time of silence, giving the Lord opportunity to speak to us.

Praying and listening to the answers God gives you can help you better understand your purpose in life. God will help you understand why you are here and what you can do to return to live with Him after this life.

1 Peter 3:12. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

As I seek to hear You today for instruction, correction and guidance, help me to confirm Your voice through Your Word. You said if I ask for wisdom, You will give it to me liberally, so I am asking for wisdom in the Name of Jesus to hear You clearly and consistently today and every day.

Listening prayer centers around a clear request for God's guidance. In making our request, we give God's guidance authority over the other voices we hear throughout our daily lives. Then we hit the pause button. We wait on God in a time of silence, giving the Lord opportunity to speak to us.

In our hearts we will feel the confirmation that He does hear us, a feeling of peace and calm. We can also feel that everything will be fine when we follow the Father's will. If we doubt that He hears us, we ought to seek guidance in the scriptures and then ask if those things we read are true.

How do you know God is talking to you? ›

This can happen through prayer, contemplation and/or time in the Bible. We begin to discern God's voice over the noise of our world as we give time to these disciplines. The Holy Spirit begins speaking to us. We begin to hear God through those around us, circ*mstances and even our conscience.

To sin is to choose not to live the way God wants you to and shows you in the Bible. The more often you choose to sin, the less willing you're going to be to hear God's voice.

Many people can't hear God's voice because they're unsure if they want to. Deep down, they know they aren't living in a God-honoring way, so rather than coming close to God, they run further from Him.

Pray in tongues often. It will give you ongoing opportunities for discerning the voice of God's Holy Spirit. Expect to hear precise, clear information — not just “inklings” — from the Holy Spirit. You may hear God's voice especially clearly during times of worship, fasting, prayer, or bible reading.