God Talks: How to Have a Friendship with God (Even if You’ve Made a Million Mistakes) is by Ed Rush, published in spring 2023. It is self-published.
What the book teaches
The method is simple and it is the whole book: bring God a specific question, write it down, then write down what comes back, and act on it. Rush gives step-by-step instructions to follow across seven days, so it functions as a short guided experiment rather than a book you read straight through. There is a bonus section listing more topics to bring to God, a question-and-answer section at the back, and an audiobook version.
The tone is conversational and funny. Rush writes about his own failures freely, and the subtitle is not a marketing line. A good chunk of the book is aimed at people who assume they have disqualified themselves.
Something to weigh before buying
This book sits deliberately at the crossover between Christian spirituality and secular personal development. The pitch includes using what you hear from God to get clarity and improve your life and your results. That framing will land differently depending on who you are.
If you find that language useful, the book is practical and easy to start. If you are wary of anything that treats prayer as an input that produces better outcomes, you will feel that pull here, and you should know it is present rather than discover it in chapter three. Rush is not teaching a prosperity gospel, but the vocabulary of success and results is part of the book’s DNA.
Worth pairing with something that grounds you in Scripture rather than in impressions. The strongest safeguard against mistaking your own thoughts for God’s voice is knowing the Bible well, and this book does not do that work for you.
Readability
Short, light, quick. Chapters move fast and the seven-day structure means you can be finished in a week while actually doing the exercises. Nothing here is theologically heavy.
Who it suits
A reasonable fit for someone who has never had a real prayer practice and needs a concrete place to start, or for someone carrying enough guilt that they have stopped trying. Rush is genuinely warm on that point and it is the best thing about the book.
Less suited to a reader who already prays regularly, or who wants careful teaching on discernment and how to test what they think they are hearing. For that, a book built on Scripture rather than on method will serve you better.
Bottom line
A short, friendly, practical starting point for talking to God, especially if shame has been the obstacle. Go in aware of the personal-development framing and keep your Bible closer than the notebook.
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