Why listen to God?  God says to listen; we ache to know God and to be known and loved by God. The God of all things wants to talk to you. To hear that He loves us; to be intimate with God; to know that you matter to God. Guidance; clarity in place of confusion. When we hear and obey we experience miracles and answered prayer. Spiritual and personal growth and maturity; a rich inner life.  

Imaging prayer can help you to walk in the pages of the Bible. You can talk with Jesus, laugh and cry with Jesus. God isn’t bound by time. When we see ourselves speaking and walking with Jesus, we really are. It’s really happening. Meeting Jesus in this way is a very old form of Christian prayer: simple, powerful, and life-changing. This kind of prayer, imaging prayer, can help you to: Personally encounter Jesus. Experience healing and restoration. Break through your blocks and resistance to Christ’s work in you. When we were children, our imaginations were on fire. The richness and depth and possibility of life were amazing, astounding. It was…

I’m reading the Rev. Mark Batterson’s The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears. Terrific book. I’m finishing it up and loved the following passage from the next-to-last chapter, pp. 207-208. By the way Batterson is quite orthodox and I have taken the passage a little out of context, so ignore any “woo woo” factor. This is Christian doctrine at its best: “So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” (Is. 55:11) All prayers are prophecies, and God Almighty seals them until…