I have been reading “The Pursuit of God” but A.W. Tozer. He uses the world “mental intercourse” and points out that like encounters with people, we can’t get to know the personality of God in one encounter.
I work with and around sex addicts all the time. Tozer’s statement helped me make the comparison of religion and sex addiction. Just as anyone can chose to participate in the physical act of sex in many different ways, so can people choose to participate in religion. Anyone can attend a church function, or walk that isle and give their lives to God. It isn’t one single act that transforms us. It isn’t what we are seeking. It isn’t fulfilling.
We are seeking that satisfaction that comes from a deep relationship. That “mental intercourse” that Tozer points out is so necessary. By surrendering our mind, body and spirit to the will of God and his purpose, amazing things happens. To stick with the comparison here, to submit completely to the process of experiencing God, is to reach an orgasmic enlightenment. This is what draws the line between spirituality and religion that so many talk about. We are aiming for the spiritual, not the religious. We are seeking an entire relationship, not just an encounter.
When was the last time you had a fulfilling encounter with God? Have you taken the time to be still and experience Him?
A Grateful Believer in Jesus Christ
Johnna
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