Stop Talking Start Listening

God has been trying to speak to you but you keep interrupting with requests.

Prayer has been backwards for most of my time as a Christian.

I treated God like a cosmic vending machine. Insert requests, expect results. Monologue at Him about what I needed. Perfect way to impose my will instead of seeking His.

Then a friend taught me something simple: Sit quiet. Ask God what He wants to tell you. Write down everything that comes without judging it.

The first time I tried it, I wrote for twenty minutes straight. When I read it back, half was clearly my anxious thoughts. But the other half? Different voice entirely. Calmer. Wiser. More loving than I am to myself.

Most of my spiritual life has been me talking at God, not with Him. Broadcasting instead of receiving.

In my experience, God speaks in the still small voice that gets drowned out by your phone, your plans, your endless internal chatter.

The writing matters because your brain processes faster than you can think. When you write by hand without editing, you bypass the mental filters that block divine communication.

Some sessions produce nothing useful. Others deliver guidance so specific it's unsettling. Call this person you haven't thought about in years. Stop this project that's draining your soul.

The test isn't whether it sounds mystical. The test is whether it leads to love, truth, and peace.

Stop talking. Start listening. Get a pen and see what happens when you actually let God get a word in.