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Conversations with God should be the norm. They should come naturally. And yet, they don’t always come naturally. Why?

We live in an ungodly world. If you watch TV, you won’t see people having conversations with God. You may hear about people talking with other people, talking to themselves, or even having conversations or getting advice from demons, but you won’t see them having a conversation with God. If you listen to the radio, the same thing happens. The media and education system work together against God, and that’s not entirely by accident. They don’t mind religion, but they don’t want the true God. Even many in the church stopped talking about having conversations with God. Some Christians even fear seeking God. They say they believe the Bible, but they don’t believe the Bible when it says that we need to listen to Jesus Christ. During this course, we went through the Scriptures that say this. No one who seeks Christ sincerely will receive anything other than Christ. Here are some Bible verses you can look up, but there are many other verses in the Bible on this subject: John 10:27, Matthew 7:7–11, Jeremiah 29:13, Luke 11:13, Proverbs 8:17, Hebrews 11:6, Revelation 3:20, John 8:47, Luke 6:46–47, and John 10:16.

The Bible says God speaks to every person. Jesus is the Light, and He gives light to every person (John 1:9). ALL wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Him (Colossians 2:3). And He gives wisdom and knowledge to every person (James 1:5, 1 Corinthians 1:30). Some people refuse to thank Him or even give Him the credit for the wisdom and knowledge He gives, and the Bible tells the consequences to those who don’t thank Him and give Him the glory (Romans 1). When God gives people understanding, they usually take the glory for themselves.

So, why don’t people speak about their conversations with God? The culture of the world is fallen under the control of Satan and opposes God’s leading. It encourages pride. It mocks those who listen to God. Even some Christians mock the truth that God is the ONLY Source of ALL wisdom and knowledge of the Truth. Jesus is the Truth, and He is the ONLY Truth. So intimidation is a factor. Conditioning is a factor. Habit is a factor. And the influence of demons and the fallen carnal mind is a factor.

These are some of the reasons conversations with God are not the norm. There are no good reasons.

Now, you can have conversations with God. Here’s a short, concise explanation of how to do that. The “Reflection” portions of the lessons in this devotional also teach how to have conversations with God. You can do it by asking questions, although you aren’t limited to asking questions. You can tell God you love Him any time you like. You can praise Him and thank Him for all He gives you. And you ought to do that all the time. It’s good to set aside some time every day to seek God to listen to His voice. If you do that, He will speak to you. He will lead you and teach you. He will even correct you from time to time. And you can look to Him regardless of what you’re doing. Why wouldn’t you want to live your life flowing with the wisdom and knowledge of the One Who knows all things and has all knowledge?

Your conversations with God will continue to go deeper and deeper as you continue to spend time in God’s presence. When you work, let His wisdom flow through you. When you’re trying to solve a problem, let Him council you. If you lose something, ask God to help you find it instead of stressing over it. Ask Him to answer the hard questions. God will reveal all the hidden secrets of truth to you. With truth comes freedom and power for righteousness. Keep in mind that God doesn’t want you to ever disconnect from Him. He wants to flow through you constantly in knowledge, wisdom, and love. God designed you to be connected to Him. Without that constant connection, nothing works right. Learn to stand in God’s presence and hear His voice. Then teach others to do the same.

Ask God to answer these questions.

1. Why don’t you talk to God more than you do?
2. What does it mean that you live in an ungodly world?
3. Why don’t people talk about having conversations with God as much as they should?
4. What are some of the ways God speaks to every person?
5. The Bible says Jesus is the Light. What does that mean?

Bonus questions:

1. Why do some people take the glory for the wisdom and knowledge God gives them?
2. What are some of the reasons people don’t have conversations with God?
3. How can you talk to God and listen to Him in conversations?
4. What kind of things can you tell God when you talk to Him?
5. What kind of questions can you ask God when you talk to Him?

1. Pray for the Lord to protect you and keep you in His presence and His presence only.
2. Direct your mind toward the Lord only.
3. Ask God what He want’s to talk about.
4. You can ask God any questions. In all of this, be led by the Holy Spirit. God promises that He will answer you if you ask Him.
5. Do not edit or change what God says even if you don’t understand it.
6. Reject the lies and receive the truth.
7. Take notes.
8. Transfer your notes to your journal without editing what God said to you.

Fishbone (Cause and Effect) Diagram Exercise

Draw a cause and effect diagram that makes sense for this unit. You can read more about cause and effect diagrams in (Fishbone Diagram Info). This simple tool can help you understand how to make things work, why things aren’t working, or why things are happening in a certain way. Review the article and find the most important effect you want to look at and put that in the box on the left end of a line. From the center line, draw one branch for each cause. Think of the branches as streams feeding into the main river that leads to the effect.

Let the Holy Spirit lead you in this. (Romans 8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.) Take what you learned, your notes or what you produced and videotape yourself. Be a kid influencer for Christ with your own social media platform by uploading your video as God leads.