Our monthly Encounter God meeting begins tonight. We chose the name purposefully. This isn’t just going to be a prayer meeting or ministry session, though there will likely be prayer and ministry. The difference is that we can pray for and minister to each other and not encounter God.
I remember a rough looking worldly young man who visited youth once. He couldn’t have been less interested in my teaching. About half way through worship the presence of God got really strong, and I noticed this young man was down on his knees and face. I went to check on him. He lifted his head, said, “Dude, God’s here”, and put his head back down. I left him alone.
We can’t change ourselves, even with help. God has to change us. We all need a place where we can have an encounter with the living God. Sometimes we have to put ourselves in the position of waiting on Him for awhile before He encounters us. We’re simply trying to create an atmosphere at this meeting where that can happen.
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