Dialogue With God
adapted from Teresa Seputis, godspeak.org
EXERCISE
Set apart 15 minutes each day. Spend the first 2-3 minutes praying the prayer below (or substitute your own prayer which consists of a confession of your faith, then take authority over enemy interference and invite the Lord to speak to you).
Spend the next 2-3 minutes praying to stir up your spirit or waiting silently before Him.
Then ask the Lord the question for the day and spend the next 10 minutes recording anything He speaks to you about it during this time.
PRAYER
Dear Lord - In the name of Your son, Jesus Christ, I come before Your throne. I am washed by the blood. Christ lives within me. Not just in part, but in my whole being. I bring every thought of my mind and soul into captivity to the mind of Christ. I will listen to what You have to say to me, trusting You to communicate with me. As I am writing, I will not question it, I will write it down as I hear it and then I will trust You to confirm or correct it later on when I prayerfully review it with You. I am a believer and I expect to receive. I thank You for speaking to me.
In the name of Jesus, by His power and authority, I take authority over every interfering spirit, and I forbid any enemy activity in this exercise. No demonic power may interfere in this or imitate God’s voice to me as I open my heart to hear the Holy Spirit. I take authority over fear, anxiety, doubt and unbelief in the name of Jesus and I tell them to go now. I bind any negative or critical or condemning spirit in the name of Jesus and forbid them to interfere or to imitate God’s voice to me.
Lord, please come and be in charge of all that is happening here. Please speak clearly and powerfully to me.
QUESTIONS
Week 1 - Discerning Our Own Heart
Lord, please tell me what You see as one of my greatest strengths? Why did You give me this strength and how would You like me to use it for your glory?
Lord, please speak to me about any blind spots in my life. Would You show me something I did not know about myself and help me to see it the way You do?
Lord, would You please reveal to me areas in my own heart where I do not love myself or where I am unable to receive Your love? Also, will You show me how You really feel about me in these areas?
Lord, what do You think of my greatest fear? How can I put that under Your lordship?
Lord, how do You feel about me?
Week 2 - Discerning Our Relationship with God
Lord, what is the thing that most pleases You in our relationship together?
Lord, are there any areas of my life where You want lordship, but I have not given it to You yet? Would You please show me how to give this area to You?
Lord, please show me how You have been speaking to me during my day over the past few weeks. How might I be able to recognize Your voice even more quickly?
Lord, how can I draw even closer to You? Is there something You know that would help me draw nearer to you?
Lord, what question do you want me to ask You today?
Week 3 - Discerning Our Relationship with Others
Lord, is there anyone I need to forgive? I choose to release them. How do you want me to pray for or bless them?
Lord, please show me if there is anyone who I am hurting or treating poorly or misjudging. Please show me Your heart for that person.
Ask the Lord to review the past two weeks with you and to point out two things to you: those times you acted in His love towards someone and those times you reacted to someone in the wrong spirit. Then ask, “Lord, would You speak to me about these things? Tell me what is in Your heart about this.”
Lord, is there someone You would like me to encourage this week? Show me Your heart for this person.
Lord, how do You want me to show love to others more?