I grew frustrated. I had been doing devotions through an app and every day it asked me how I heard God that day. What did I hear Him say? Each day I grew in defeat since my answer always was that I didn’t hear Him.

Why wasn’t I hearing Him? Along with just hurrying through my devotions I also noticed that I didn’t know HOW to listen for God. Something needed to change.

I remembered that around 2 years ago through a church book club I read How to Hear God by Pete Greig. Greig states that “learning to hear God’s voice is the most important task of a disciple of Jesus” and “hearing God’s voice is the key to everything”.

I wanted and needed this type of relationship with God. But how do I hear God? Greig breaks it down to these ways of communication that God uses:

• Hearing God’s Word in Jesus
• Hearing God’s Word in the Bible
• Hearing God’s Word in Prayer: Lectio Divina
• Hearing God’s Word in Prophecy
• Hearing God’s Whisper
• Hearing God’s Whisper in Dreams and Unconscious
• Hearing God’s Whisper in Community, Creation and Culture
• The Word, the Whisper and the Way

I have decided to re-read this book and put to practice listening to God through the recommendations of the book. And since I am sure others struggle with hearing God, I am going to share this journey! Each week I will post a recap of a chapter and how I practiced it in my life for the week. My hope is that by sharing my journey it will help others grow close to God and hear His voice as well.

I can’t wait to see how much I grow closer to God through this journey!