{"id":52,"date":"2009-08-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayerplainandsimple\/2009\/08\/god-talks-too-i.html"},"modified":"2009-08-03T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-03T08:00:00","slug":"god-talks-too-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2009\/08\/god-talks-too-i.html","title":{"rendered":"God Talks Too i"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prayer is just half of the equation. A relationship with God – a “friendship” as I’ve been defining it – requires communication. And communication must be two-sided. We talk with God in prayer. God hears. We believe this; that’s why we pray. But in the communication process, does God talk back? If so, can we hear him? <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Have you ever heard God speak? No, we won’t automatically think you’re crazy!  <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

My second book, co-written with Jennifer Schuchmann, Nine Ways God Always Speaks<\/a><\/i>, explores this flip side of the prayer dialog – how does God talk to us, and how can we hear him? Here’s the excerpt from the first chapter: <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Right now you are being bombarded with hundreds of thousands of electronic signals. You can’t see them but they’re constantly swirling around you. Each signal has a specialized frequency. The electronic current has variations depending on whether it is an AM or FM radio, UHF or VHF television, cell phone, cordless phone, walkie-talkie, Wi-Fi, pager, or satellite signal. <\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>At any time, you can tap into any<\/i> signal that you want. All you need is the proper decoder. Want the signal sent out by the American Broadcasting Company? <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span>Take your decoder and choose a channel that amplifies and decodes the signal into a television picture. For most of us, this means turning on the TV and using the remote to find our local ABC affiliate.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>Want to talk to your mom? Pick up your handheld signaling device; enter a series of codes that will then be transmitted into an electronic frequency, and somewhere in Omaha your mom’s phone will ring. (Assuming, of course, that Mom lives in Omaha.)<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Want to trade chapters with your co-author but one of you is at a <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span>Caribou Coffee in <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span>Minneapolis and the other is at Alley Beans in Canton, Georgia? With a couple of keystrokes, and through the magic of a connected computer, an electronic exchange of information takes place in less time than it takes to order a latte.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>What if communication with God worked similarly?<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>What if there were divine signals constantly swirling around us? <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span>Is it possible that, like an electronic signal, we can tune into certain channels and hear God speak? <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>What if he is speaking to you <\/strong>right now?<\/strong> <\/i><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

<\/span>Could God be “beaming” a message to you right now? What “frequencies” might he be using? Can you tune in? How would this change your prayers? <\/font><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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