Stokes signed a four-year contract with Celtic on transfer deadline day from Hearts' Edinburgh rivals Hibernian in a reported £1.2million deal.
The 22-year-old, who scored twice against Hearts last season, is hoping to find the target in his first appearance for the Bhoys, if he can convince Lennon he should be selected ahead of his rivals for a forward place.
"The gaffer just wants goals," Stokes said on Celtic's official website.
"He just said to me to do what I did at Hibs, stay in the box and get on the end of things, and it's up to me to put him in a position where I have to play.
"I know that at a club like Celtic there's competition all over the pitch.
"It's down to me to do well in training and force the gaffer into a decision."
Source: PA
