Session 7

Listening

Questions

  • What did you find most helpful or most challenging in the video?

  • Do you feel like your connection to God’s voice is like “wi- fi”, “cell phone” or “snail mail”? Do you find it’s obvious when God is speaking to you?

Pete Grieg mentioned that we all hear God differently: “It’s okay to hear God the way he’s made you.”


  • Do you experience hearing God’s voice in a specific way? If so, how?

  • Pete suggested two ways we can tune into God’s voice: “Slow down”

  • What practical actions could you take this week to make time for listening to God?

“Soften up”

  • How can we encourage one another to “keep our hearts soft” in the busyness of our daily lives?

Reflection & Prayer

Practise listening to God There are a few different ways you might like to do this.

Apply the “ABC” acronym for anything you think God is saying!

Practise the Lectio Divina. You might like to explore the teaching of Jesus in Matthew 5:13-16

Remember to:

Read it – Familiarisation

Explore it – Imagination

Pray it – Conversation

Enjoy it – Celebration

Resources

Listening Resources

These can be found at prayercourse.org/toolshed

  • How to do the Lectio Divina

  • How to Journal

  • How to turn Parenting into Prayer