Prayer - Pt. 3

Encounter of Prayer

4. The Encounter of Prayer

A couple quotes regarding encountering God in Prayer.

Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God Keeping Truth and Experience Together

If doctrinal soundness is not accompanied by heart experience, it will lead eventually to nominal Christianity—that is, in name only—and eventually to nonbelief. The irony is that many conservative Christians, most concerned about conserving true and sound doctrine, neglect the importance of prayer and make no effort to experience God, and this can lead to the eventual loss of sound doctrine. Owen believes that Christianity without real experience of God will eventually be no Christianity at all.

Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God The Cost of Prayer

Conversation with God leads to an encounter with God. Prayer is not only the way we learn what Jesus has done for us but also is the way we “daily receive God’s benefits.” Prayer turns theology into experience. Through it we sense his presence and receive his joy, his love, his peace and confidence, and thereby we are changed in attitude, behavior, and character.

We become what we worship.

We are changed by His presence in prayer.

What I mean by Encountering God in Prayer

It isn’t a feeling, it isn’t a buzz that we feel or goosebumps. If that is our purpose of prayer - to feel something - we will miss God’s Encounter. (Now we can feel Him sometimes but whether we do or not matters not).

An Encounter with God doesn’t even necessarily change your circumstances - it changes YOU!

And always commissions you to Evangelism. Or “Freely you have been given - freely give.”