Dwelling in the Land of Encounter

(NKJV) Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.

Another word you could use here for filled is encounter.

God is in the business of encountering people if you haven't realized that you should probably try reading the Bible some time.
Over and over the Bible tells of ordinary people with ordinary lives who had an encounter with God (usually more than one) and were transformed into heroes!

Encounters and revelation from God can't be earned but are pure gift from God .Grace empowers  us to live at another level and in return we have a greater impact on the world around us.

Increase comes through encounter!

Being poor in spirit is a magnet for encounter.

When you are poor in spirit you become hungry in Spirit. If your hunger is paired with a promise from God than you begin to feed on His Faithfulness. If you feed and you taste and see that He is good you will continue to feed. When you continue to feed you will get Filled! Boom Encounter! Ps. 37:3

If you have a realization of need  but for you it doesn't result in an increased hunger for God than it's unbelief not poor in spirit. It's realizing the need without believing that God will encounter you.

 If you feed and grow weary and quit it's unbelief that you will get filled, or unbelief in His Goodness.

Remember: (NKJV) Hebrews 6:12 that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Another  enemy to encounter is lowering the standard God set to something that you can obtain without God showing up. Chore check list Christianity! No supernatural intervention needed here just some good old fashion human will power to do a couple good deeds so the big man upstairs doesn't get cranky.

Yuck!!

This is so wrong because it is actually a set up to avoid encounter and is the sin of substitution. This behavior is also rooted in unbelief in that the individual doesn't believe that God wants to encounter them or that they don't believe an encounter with God is really necessary.

So if you have fallen into these traps and want out there is great news for you! You are not disqualified by your past! If there is breath left in your lungs God is ready to give you a fresh start! He's in a good mood and the Kingdom
Of God is at hand, so reach up and lay hold of your encounter!

Peace In, I'm out!
                                                     

- Tyler Worley