Written by My wife is currently reading a book on imaginative prayer (Seeing is Believing: Experience Jesus Through Imaginative Prayer by Greg Boyd). She loves it, and I’m planning to read it next.
We did some imaginative prayer exercises at our last Pastors of Excellence retreat, and it was a great blessing to me. Basically, it is using your imagination when you pray — thinking of Jesus being in the room with you, talking to Him, and listening to what He has to say to you. It might sound ‘New Age’ but its really not. God gave us our imagination, and if it can help you in prayer, you should use it.
I often use my imagination in worship. I will imagine being in the throne room of God, experiencing His goodness, majesty, power, holiness, etc. I imagine the 24 elders laying their crowns before the throne and being completely blown away by the presence of God. The times when I can really focus on that vision are times of powerful, convicting, life-changing worship. I’m still learning about imaginative prayer, but I plan to make it an important part of my prayer life.
I’ll have more to say after I read Boyd’s book.
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