How do I know if God is talking to me?

[researchguy]

I had an experience while deep in prayer last night where I either heard (or imagined? I suffer from maladaptive daydreaming and sometimes have a vivid imagination due to asperger's) Jesus telling me about how to earn the favor of the Father in heaven, and that I need not worry too much about things (I was worried that due to my codependency with my muslim mother, and depression, and social phobia, I wouldnt be able to find a christian wife), and he told me around when and how I would meet my future wife. It was all very surreal is this a false experience or is this consistent with what others experience when Jesus or God talks to them?

 

[researchguy]

oh I couldve just done a quick google search, nevermind.

 

[tturt]

You can also ask covenant keeping God for confirmation.

 

[bling]

Whatever the Spirit says has to be consistent to scripture.

 

[Richard T]

I do believe you can get some of the mystery out of when and where you might meet a spouse, a job, or a new place to go. By faith you do not need all the pieces of the puzzle either. Just enough to be able to move in God until you see the next instructions. For a spouse, I think that if you pray further you will have some sign of recognition even. Don't expect everything to be fleshly (exactly what you want in looks).

 

[Strong in Him]

I had an experience while deep in prayer last night where I either heard (or imagined? I suffer from maladaptive daydreaming and sometimes have a vivid imagination due to asperger's) Jesus telling me about how to earn the favor of the Father in heaven,

God loves you, even though you have sinned. You do not need to DO anything to earn his love, acceptance or favour.
I do not know what you were "told" in this dream/vision, but if it was "God will only love you if you please him"; it's false.

and he told me around when and how I would meet my future wife.

Maybe. That remains to be seen.

It was all very surreal is this a false experience or is this consistent with what others experience when Jesus or God talks to them?

God can speak through anything and use anything to get our attention. But if you are told anything that contradicts Scripture, it's not true.