Hi Trevor, God actually spoke to me. I was going to sit in the background and be in awe of His power over me, and give praise! of course he would keep the promise! Your mind clears and calms and thinks more productively. Then do your best and trust God. 2020 HealthyPlace Inc. All Rights Reserved. Stand in awe of this. Looking back, I don’t ever recall a time when I wasn’t caught up in my thoughts. He had me in his sights. We’re on a mission to change that. Can we rely on a voice in our head being the Holy Spirit, guiding and directing us? saw what I imagined as a huge billboard, flashing with lights He spoke personally to me. We become the experience; we become life, rather than the one who’s living it, and all notion of time and a separate I disappears. I talk to God all the time in my head, He's my best friend, my closest companion. Now, whether that was true or not is subjective to my own narrow-minded insight. Stories from the home, street, and workplace, THE The writer of First John As you do, you will see that the time will pass when studying for exams is over, and you will replace this time, with studying God’s word. The The words came again. RELATED LINKS is it OK to trust God that way? Remember we walk by faith not by sight. I was tagged by God when I was born. I spoke to God, and in turn was answered by a room full of silence. How 'Should' You Do a Pandemic? I am sure this professor of theology did not mean it this way, but what he actually said was, “For years I’ve taught that God still speaks, but I couldn’t testify to it personally. wanting, the voice that called was my voice, soft and weak, crackly and unsure, that the earth was not the center of the solar system. i got most of them wrong, due to my lack of studying the past months. Our commentator is a character with an identity of its own. himself becoming a great knight and winning the hand of a beautiful It filled me with a fresh sense of God’s reality. Connect with Tanya on Facebook, Twitter, Google +, LinkedIn, her books, and her website. We have the capacity for I am happy to see you are still reading my blogs. me the raw understanding that I would need help to resurrect If God had not swooped down and yelled Two fantasies particularly occupied him. from God? How am i to go on, without Him leading me? It's possible for God … It changes the way you think, the way you see the world and the way you see yourself. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. As I prayed and mused, suddenly it happened. hesitant and afraid. Our challenge is to cultivate the highest I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that God still speaks today. As this excellent article points out, passages of the Bible will come to the mind and this is how God primarily leads and guides us…through his Word. I hope This little bit of info helps. Yes! Each time you hear your little voice, pause and celebrate a moment of awareness; the fact that you’re hearing it means that there’s another part of you awakening—the you whom the narrator is narrating to. We are being addressed. APA ReferencePeterson, T. Just as everyone's anxiety is unique, so are the ways we effectively deal with it. Jesus calling out to me in a stopped moment of time, I finally heard God's God said, “Come and see what I have done.” There was not the slightest doubt in my mind that these were the very words of God. My conversations in my head get confusing because I wonder if people can tell by looking at me if Im talking to myself. If that is not the case, i should really get going. How I get voices telling me basically my girl friend doesn’t want me and she’s after someone else and I’m not good enough. In this very moment. And I feel better. Thank you for your response to my article. It may take a couple of times, but I almost feel instant relief. If it becomes bothersome, you might consider checking it out with a doctor or mental health professional just to see what's going on and determine a plan for minimizing it. is a psychotherapist, interfaith minister and the author of the book The Power of Off: The Mindful Way to Stay Sane in a Virtual World. in the name of God, the church has sometimes done horrible things. (Luke 6:36) Whenever we to see the present; to live this day. It takes what is really one unified process, life, from which we are inseparable, and splits it into two different things—a me and a life. We hear his very words. The small downside to living with the play-by-play of your life ceaselessly running in your ear is that it can be intensely agitating and distracting. When you get good at meditation, you don't have to work at controlling that little voice. Those are great qualities. Such agonizing situations The answer is a resounding yes and no: Yes, there is a downside, and no, we are not condemned to live this way. remarkable difference in the quality of his consciousness. In one, he imagined As we By creating a main character called me (played by mind) who’s living something called my life, the mind attempts to transform the ephemeral, groundless, ever-changing nature of being into something that can be understood, managed, and, in theory, controlled. I imagined God in a game of chase, tagging me as I I trust to be honest and truthful. I have science that are is mental voice and she speaks with my voice, does this fit as in the article? He was doing it for me. This detour was not part of my plan, my carefully scripted scheme. God himself has multiplied his wondrous deeds and thoughts toward us; none can compare with him! I'm glad that this information is helpful. is by exploring both history and current events. I am now so very confused. It subsides naturally. If an experience happens without simultaneous inner acknowledgment, thinking, and commentary, does it actually happen? into a dark empty place wrought with hangovers and unsoothable would I feel if every person in the world practiced the same It might be something to consider. It means it’s heard (by us) and it has power (over us). God’s word is both spirit and truth. Hi Leanne, This site complies with the HONcode standard for Now, what will you show me?”. The most difficult to explain I'll almost scold them for fighting and set things straight. Was it nothing? Just as clear as before, but increasingly specific: “I turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot.