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Micah 6:8.  The theme of this meditation from Micah 6 is knowing what God requires of you. When you know beforehand what is required and expected, you can complete divine tasks with confidence. Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider giving! Is there a situation in your life requiring discernment before you act?

1 Peter 4:8 The theme of this meditation is the fear of the past.  If you're afraid your past will come back to haunt you, enjoy this reminder that God's love covers all of your past sins.  Does Encounter help you find calm and courage?   Please consider giving! What makes you afraid?

Romans 8:6 The theme of this meditation from Romans 8 is transformation.  I pray this contemplation will help you encounter and be transformed by the Holy Spirit. Does Encounter help you encounter the Holy Spirit?   Please consider giving! Which secular motivations need to be shifted to ones that are sacred?

Isaiah 43:2 This meditation will walk you through the divine tension between moments of peace and sudden panic and help you receive the blessing of God's grace to weather the storms. Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider giving! What forces in life are trying to push you over?

1 Corinthians 13:4-5 The theme of this guided audio meditation is love. I pray it helps you discover the true love that the Creator of love wants you to know.  Does Encounter help you feel the love of God?  Please consider giving! How might God use you to be an example of His love to others?

James 1:5 This meditation from James 1 will help you remember that when we lack the wisdom to simply ask, God provides generously, liberally, and without reproach.  Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider giving! In what area of your life do you need God's wisdom today?

Psalm 27:14 Waiting is a very active part of living.  This meditation will help you stop minding the time and cast your cares on Him who created time. Does Encounter help you find patience?   Please consider giving to us! How can you be an example of patience to those around you?

Matthew 5:10 The theme for this meditation is being known and becoming free from persecution. Does Encounter help you feel known by Christ?  Please consider supporting us. Have you felt alone and persecuted for doing what you thought was right?

Matthew 5:9 I pray this meditation will help you navigate times of distress when hope feels lost in resolving the family conflict-- that those family members will come closer as they come close to God. Does Encounter help you find restoration?  Please consider giving! Which conflict in your life is in need of God's wisdom?

Matthew 5:8 This meditation is a reflection on living your life in such a way that you see God. I pray you will experience a life open to the treasure of God's blessings, not only for eternity but also here and now. Does Encounter help you spend time with the Lord?  Please consider donating. What do you desire the most? What are you living for?

Matthew 5:7    The theme for this meditation is showing mercy to the least of those around us. Does Encounter help you spend time with God? Please consider donating.  How can you more intentionally see others as God sees them today?

Matthew 5:6 There is a kind of hunger that food cannot touch. You may know the feeling of sitting down to a full table and still walking away with something hollow in your chest. We reach for more, scroll for more, fill the space with more, and still something aches. That ache is not a problem to fix. It may be the most honest thing about you. Does Encounter help you satisfy your hunger? Please co...

Matthew 5:5 It is my prayer that this meditation will bring you closer to the Lord to discover that He lives in you.     Does Encounter help you draw closer to the Lord?  Please consider giving! What words would you choose to describe Jesus? Do they describe you, too?

Matthew 5:6 This meditation is about hungering less for what the world provides and more for what nourishes us eternally-- the heavenly nourishment that will never leave us hungry or thirsty again. Do you enjoy Encounter?  Please consider donating.  Thank you! What do you turn to for comfort when you are hungry and thirsty?  

Matthew 5:3 He doesn't say, "Blessed are those who have it together." He says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit." This meditation sits with that word. What does it mean to be spiritually poor? And why on earth would Jesus call that blessed? Does Encounter help you accept God's blessings? Please consider giving! What would it feel like to let go of the need to appear spiritually sufficient, even for...

Psalm 42:11 The Bible has much to say about depression. It can be hard to seek God as your help when you're experiencing depression, but by choosing to be here, you are taking an important first step. Does Encounter help you find hope in hard times?  Please consider supporting us. Where are you emotionally right now?

2 Corinthians 12:9 Our theme for this meditation is having all you need.  Not wasting your life by finishing tasks yourself, but by God's grace, having immediate access to all He has and all He is. He lp us transform lives with God's peace. Please support us. What do you most want out of life? How is God providing?

Isaiah 1:17 There is a kind of goodness that stays safely inside the walls of a comfortable life. It means well. But it never quite gets its hands dirty. That is the ache at the center of Isaiah 1:17. Not a call to try harder at religion. A call to let faith move through you and into the world around you. To learn, actively and intentionally, how to do good. Does Encounter help you live more inten...

John 15:5 If you're feeling cut back, this meditation will help you understand why God often seems to prune us back, even in the cold winter days of our lives.  Does Encounter help you find hope?  Please consider giving! In what areas is God pruning your life now?

Proverbs 9:10 This meditation from Proverbs 9 is a reflection on fear. I pray you will discover that fearful emotions and anxiety can be the beginning of godly wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. Does Encounter help you find wisdom?  Please consider giving! What is your typical response when you are afraid?

2 Corinthians 9:6 This meditation is a contemplation on paying it forward, remembering to see Jesus as your example of a humble servant. Does Encounter help you find God's purpose?  Please consider donating. How will you "pay it forward" today?

Philippians 2:5 This meditation is a reflection on examining your thoughts and pondering what it means to deconstruct any random swinging thoughts.  Does Encounter help you focus on Jesus?  Please consider giving! How do you banish swinging thoughts to stay focused on Jesus?

Psalm 23:4 This meditation is a contemplation on relying on divine protection, care, and comfort that can only come from God. Does Encounter help you experience the care of God?  Please consider supporting us. Where do you turn for protection and comfort?

Acts 4:12 The heart of this meditation is about remembering, loving, and cherishing the most critical name under heaven given among people to be saved. Does Encounter help you spend time with the Lord?  Please consider supporting us. Do you know someone who needs to know the name of Jesus?

Acts 1:8 I pray this meditation will help you be at peace in rediscovering the power and peace that can come from a conversation with the divine Companion.  Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider supporting us. What questions do you have for God today?