Why start with “wow” in every chair time? Scripture tells us that the fastest way into His presence is through praise and thanksgiving. “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless His name.” Psalm 100:4 (KJV) If you are going to take your seat in your chair in the front row of the throne

I started my 30 minutes of chair time with about sixty seconds of “Here I am, Jesus – please speak to me” and then I went silent.

“The one who knows the most about the subject being discussed should do most of the talking in any conversation.”

If I have heard from God in my chair time that day, my “how” time wrap up changes to something like this: Jesus, thanks for speaking to me today. Thanks for helping me to hear You. I want to apply what You have said to me today. So please show me what to do about what I heard from You. Your book promises that You will give wisdom when I ask for it.

Hearing the truth is only half the battle. Obeying the truth is where the battle is real!

“How” time comes after I have heard God speak. It is the wrap up phase of my official chair time, but also leaves the door open for me to continue to hear from God throughout the day. The focus of this “how” time is, “What do you want me to do about this?” In other words, “how” time is about the second of the two big questions we discussed earlier:

The biggest factor in us hearing from God is not whether He is speaking. The biggest factor is whether we are listening. God is always speaking.

The point of chair time is not to reflect and think – but to clear your mind and heart so you can hear from God. I

It is not hearing from God that changes our lives. It is applying what we hear from God that changes our lives.