Learning To Listen To God

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Prayer is dialogue with God. A dialogue means that two people are talking and listening to each other. The new Christian needs to learn to listen to what God is telling her.

Encourage the new Christian to read one prayer each day. Ask her to think about the prayer, the circumstances in which it was prayed, and how it can be used as a model for her prayer life. When she comes for the next, discuss her reactions and thoughts regarding each prayer read. These prayers were chosen for study together to illustrate the many different situations that arise and need prayer.

Many times God uses His word to help us know His will. Therefore, prayer time included with a devotional time of reading and meditating on God’s word is important. God’s answer is always consistent with His written word. The Christians needs to learn to compare what she believes God is telling her with the Bible. However, the teacher should explain the danger of proof-texting: selecting a verse out of context to prove a point.

The study section of this lesson is purposefully short. The teacher should plan to spend at least half of this study session as a model of prayer, Bible study, meditation and prayer. Help the new Christian to understand what God is saying to her. This is not going into a trance or a mystical experience but rather is a time of trying to apply God’s word to her own life.

You might also want to spend a few minutes helping your disciple prepare a prayer journal. You could suggest keeping a record of prayer request, when each was prayed, and the answer from God. Remind her that’s God answer may be “no” or maybe “not yet”. Prayer is not bargaining or commanding. As Christians, we accept God’s will in faith.

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