Quotes about Encounter
‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
- Acts 26:15
And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.
- 1 Corinthians 15:8
since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
- Philippians 1:30
For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,
- Colossians 2:1
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
- Revelation 1:17
We are travelers on a cosmic journey,stardust,swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.
- Paulo Coelho
No heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.
- Paulo Coelho
Every second of the search is an encounter with God. When I have been truly searching for my treasure, every day has been luminous...I've discovered things along the way that I never would have seen had I not had the courage to try things that seemed impossible for a shepherd to achieve.
- Paulo Coelho
Every moment of searching is a moment of encounter.
- Paulo Coelho
An encounter with the superior energy is open to anyone but remains far from those who shift responsibility onto others.
- Paulo Coelho
Christ changed every human being he ever met. In fact, He changed history, splitting it open like a coconut and inserting eternity into the split between B.C. and A.D. If anyone claims to have met Him without being changed, he has not met Him at all. When you touch Him, you touch lightning. Socrates is puzzled because he is looking for the burn marks.
- Peter Kreeft
To really know God, you have to wrestle through pain, struggle with honest doubts, and even live with unanswered questions. So while I won't promise you that God is your copilot or that the Bible says it and that settles it, I will promise you this: if you wrestle with him, seek him, cling to him, God will meet you in your pain.
- Craig Groeschel