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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?

Romans 10:10 The theme for this meditation is allocution.  In it, we'll focus on calling out to the Lord for his mercy and calling on the Lord for his salvation. Does Encounter help you experience the grace of God?   Please consider giving to us! How can you be the hope and voice of God to someone today?

Proverbs 1:7 I pray this meditation from the first chapter of Proverbs will help you begin your voyage towards knowledge by first taking a step towards God. Does Encounter help you move closer to God?  Please consider giving! How might your attempts to achieve wisdom make you wiser?

1 Peter 5:6 Joyce Meyer said, "Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting."   This meditation from 1 Peter will help you stop minding the time and cast your cares on Him who created time. Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider giving! What worries do you need to leave with the Lord today?

Psalm 1:1 This meditation from the first chapter of the Psalms will help you steer away from the counsel of the ungodly and delight in the law of the Lord. Does Encounter help you find God's truth?   Please consider giving to us! How do you feel when there is no one to help you?

Luke 1:37 This meditation from the first chapter of Luke will help you find hope when hope seems lost and courage when facing the impossible. Does Encounter help you find hope?  Please consider giving! Why do you need hope and courage today?

Proverbs 21:21 The theme of this meditation is learning to avoid some of life's nonsense so you can discover the good gifts of God. Are you enjoying Encounter?  Please consider donating. What good gifts has God given you lately?