 "May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance." 2Thess.3:5 |
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JUNE 2009
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Why should we soak?
by Bill Stephenson
(Deeper Christian Life International Soaking Centers) The first one is the MOST important. If you, simply want to have more intimacy in your love for your heavenly Father, soaking can take you deeper. Dr. Bill Stephenson: "You will never know the Lord intimately until you discover that quiet and still place of God within you and then practice His living presence inside of you in that very stillness until you have continual and unbroken fellowship with your Lord." If you are spiritually dry, soaking can revitalize your spirit. If you long to move more powerfully in the gifts of the Spirit, soaking can help you hear God clearer. If you are looking for fresh vision and direction in life, soaking can bring it. If you are hurting inside, soaking can ease the pain. If you are about to start something new and need the Lord's strengthening, soaking can refresh you. If you are searching for an answer to a problem/situation, soaking can help you find the way. If you carry responsibilities, soaking can lift your burden. If you are trapped by habitual sin, soaking can empower you to break free. If you are having relationship difficulties, soaking can give you new resources of grace, patience and love. There is a deep need in every one of us to be close to God. Experiencing God is something to be sought after and not avoided. While we base our theology on God's Word, our experiences with God make it all come alive. The Bible is a book of experiences of men and women of God throughout history, whose lives were changed through divine encounter. Your life will be changed as well as you encounter Him. Bill Stephenson (Deeper Christian Life International Soaking Centers) Reproduced with permission. Dr. Bill Stephenson, has been practicing stillness and soaking in the presence of the Lord in him for over a quarter century. He leads soaking schools and is connected to soaking centers on 6 continents. 
BLESSING
"May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and gave us, by his grace, encouragement eternal and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word."
(2 Thessalonians 2:16)
Note to artists: if you have released new music,books or artworks since we last corresponded, and would be interested in sharing a song or two on Soaking.Net, please send me an email to let me know.
Contact: soakingnet@gmail.com
I'm also seeking short devotional and edifying writings from our artists to include in our future newsletters. Let me know if you have material, or are interested in contributing in the future. |
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