Love Letters: Questions of the Heart

Love Letters:  

Questions of the Heart
#8 in the Series: Daddy, It's Me--Conversations of an Ordinary Person with an Extraordinary Heavenly Father 

Sometimes, especially when I’m weary of life, my husband will say something about how lucky he is to have me in his life or to have my love.   And I will reply, “Really?”  It is not so much that I doubt him as that I just need to hear it again.

Our Heavenly Father, Jesus, and Holy Spirit often will confirm the words of scripture in amazing and personal ways, if we will ask. 

It seems that these types of questions are best asked out loud, with eyes closed and then be quiet and “hear” or “see” what he says in your thoughts or mind’s eye…write it down. This the beginning of your dialog with him!

For example, here is another way to pray back the scripture from last time:

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1:3-5‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Ask:  Father, you say here that I am blessed with every spiritual blessing.  Please tell me more about that.

Or ask Jesus:  Jesus, it says I was chosen in you before the creation of the world.  Sometimes I feel so alone and left out.  What do you say about that?

What about the echo prayer you said/wrote last time.  Is there a question you want to ask Father or Jesus or Holy Spirit…You might be surprised at the answer.

A couple of guidelines: 

• It is better if it is an opened ended question...not just a yes or no

• It is better to ask questions about your desires.  Desires are usually based around needs for connection (worth, joy, love, acknowledgment); stability (belonging, comfort, security, peace); competence (finishing, goodness, recognition, approval); or achievement (justice, challenge, significance, freedom).*
• Because you are God's child, the sheep of his pasture, he says you hear is voice.  (John 10:27)  If it sounds like Jesus, believe it is Jesus. 

Give it a try.  It gets easier with practice and the conversations are personal and intimate.  Much more on this later...and watch freedom come to your mustang heart.

*From The Desire Wheel in The Invitation by Tony Stoltzfus, 2015.  Coach22 Bookstore, LLC.  Redding, CA.  www.coach22.com