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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Asking God

What are the different ways that God answers your questions? And how do you know it's God answering them?

4 Comments:

Anonymous said...

For me if things run smoothly I figure God must approve. And sometimes I do feel like a voice does direct me. I am not sure I have ever directly experienced the Voice of God answering a prayer/question in my life though

Anonymous said...

A couple of things work really well for me, and I wonder why I don't use them more often.

One thing I have done several times is I have plopped myself down in a chair or on the bed, and said... OK I'm going to sit here and listen and wait until you directly and clearly tell me what to do (or answer my question... etc).

And then I just sit there with my eyes closed listening, with the idea that I am not getting up even if I never get an answer. If I have to die of thirst and starvation, that's ok - I'm not leaving this spot until I have my answer.

Obviously, I haven't died of starvation yet... LOL

Usually it takes more than an hour, once it took 3 hours, but eventually a really surprising thing will happen. I will begin to actually see something in my mind, an image, a scenario, something visual and surprising. And I will know beyond a doubt that this is my answer.

How do I know it's God answering me when that happens? Because I what I "see" is always unexpected, and I will have a "knowing" that this is the answer, and it feels really good and safe. If I see something "expected" or something that i have doubts about, or if it makes me nervous, or unsettled, I figure it's just my overactive imagination.. and I continue to wait.

Another thing that has worked well for me is to do the same sort of thing, only this time, going outside and laying flat on the ground on my stomach. Instead of listening, I think of myself as sending tendrils of "me" down into the ground like roots, and shoots of "me" up toward the sky like leaves and flowers, and I just sort of merge with mother earth below and father sky above. Then, when it feels really comfortable and good, my answers come.

That sounds really really healing and nice.. I wonder why I don't do that one more often.. like every day or something!!! Like RIGHT NOW!!

Anonymous said...

I'm not sure if it's an answer or not, more like a set up, but I do sometimes get the feeling that God is responding, (and laughing uncontrollably at the same time). I try to follow my intuition. I have always made the point that intuition is God talking to you in your own language, but it could be just gas. it doesn't stop me from praying, or believing in the divine energy that i feel is there. just like the fact that i rarely win anything doesn't stop me from buying a lottery ticket. maybe you just have to ask God the 'right' questions. I'll keep trying. If He ever stops pointing at me and laughing and starts answering prayers, I will let you know.

Anonymous said...

I am a hopeful agnostic. I pray and write it down and I am amazed especially lately how I have been answered. More and more I feel that a path is being laid out for me and it's up to me to follow it!
The signs are already there in so many ways..I notice that the more I give, the more I get back in non material ways.

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