When God Draws Near: How Everyday Worship Renews Your Soul and Transforms Your Heart
About this ebook
In When God Draws Near, beloved pastor, teacher, and bestselling author Dr. Charles F. Stanley invites you to move beyond religious routine into a genuine, life-changing relationship with God by discovering worship as a daily response to His presence rather than merely a Sunday practice.
Many believers faithfully attend church, pray, and read Scripture, yet quietly wonder why God still feels distant. They long for something deeper—a genuine awareness of His presence, a faith that moves beyond routine, and a worship that transforms everyday life.
In this timeless work, Dr. Stanley helps you see that worship is far more than music, church attendance, or religious habit. It is the beautiful invitation to know God personally, experience His nearness, and become so captivated by who He is that every part of your life is changed.
Drawing from Scripture, personal stories, and decades of pastoral wisdom, Dr. Stanley will help you:
- Discover what true worship really is—and what it isn't
- Experience God's presence with greater confidence and intimacy
- Learn how the Holy Spirit leads you into a deeper relationship with the Father
- Overcome distractions, fear, guilt, and feelings of unworthiness that keep you from drawing near to God
- Develop a daily lifestyle of worship that brings peace, joy, strength, and renewed purpose.
- See Jesus more clearly and grow in wholehearted trust and obedience.
When God Draws Near is a wonderful gift for friends or loved ones to help them know and experience God more deeply.
Whether you've followed Christ for decades or simply long to know Him more deeply, When God Draws Near offers a gentle invitation to discover the life-changing joy of worshiping God in spirit and truth. As you learn to fix your heart on Him, you'll find that the God you've been seeking has been drawing you to Himself all along.
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About the author
Dr. Charles F. Stanley was the founder of In Touch Ministries and pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia, where he served more than fifty years. He was also a New York Times bestselling author of more than seventy books. Until his death in 2023, Dr. Stanley's mission was to get the gospel to "as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God." This is a calling that In Touch Ministries continues to pursue by transmitting his teachings as widely and effectively as possible. Dr. Stanley's messages can be heard daily on In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley broadcasts on television, radio, and satellite networks and stations around the world; on the internet at intouch.org and through In Touch+ and the Charles Stanley Institute; and via the In Touch Messenger Lab. Excerpts from Dr. Stanley's inspiring messages are also published in the award-winning In Touch devotional magazine.
