A Practice That is Changing how I Pray (& Hear God's Voice)

Asking Jesus questions.
Friends, this has become a game changer in my prayer life.
It is a practice that is deepening my relationship with God.
Jesus, what do you think of me right now? Jesus, how are you loving me right now? Jesus, what do you have to say to me about ________?

It sounds like such a simple little thing. But really, it has been changing me and how I hear God speak to me.

Let me back up a bit to February 2018.

I was in Phoenix for one of the regional Blessed is She retreats. One of the talks was given by a priest. In his homily at Mass, he spoke about the importance of inviting the presence of Jesus into every area of our lives, asking Him what He thinks or desires for us in a situation.
Jesus, what do you have to say to me about ________? What do you think about ________?
It made an impression on me. 
I came home from the weekend and kept thinking about that question. So much so, that I even hung those words up on my letter board in my living room.
That was two years ago.
Since then, I have noticed in little ways a heart shift within myself. If I start to worry or feel anxious about particular situations, I try to catch myself and ask that question, Jesus what do you have to say to me about this?
It slows me down, settles my easily rattled heart.
It is not a fool-proof method, but I am finding myself being more aware of my inner thought life as I live each day.

This practice of asking Jesus questions has helped me nurture and make time more for silence when I pray in the morning. 
When I get distracted in prayer (which is often!), I will go back to asking Jesus and just sitting in the silence, listening...waiting.
With asking Jesus these and various types of questions, it has also more deeply developed my ability to hear the voice of God in my life.
When I was new to growing in my faith, I felt so confused about how to know if this was God speaking to me or not. I over thought it and sometimes got myself worked up into a tizzy.
The older I get, the more I mellow and settle in my spirit; especially in a spiritual sense.

Asking Jesus questions helps me listen better and see the need for silence in my life. It is teaching me new things about the nature of God and how he personally speaks to me.

What are the spiritual practices changing you in your life right now?
What is God doing in you and where is he moving in new ways?


Ask Jesus a question and see where it takes you.